Aunt Alla and Uncle Roman visit in the hospital.

My aunt Alla and uncle Roman showed up a little after my grandparents Liza and Grigory.

Well, one thing I have to say about my aunt Alla, is that she certainly did not come empty handed. She brought with her a huge bouquet of flowers for my mom, with a whole bunch of balloons. There was even supposed to be a talking balloon, but the flower shop screwed up the order a little -- my mom was quite grateful .

No digital pictures with Alla or Roman from that morning, but here is a picture of me with Alla from later in the week.

The string on the pacifier is also curtesy of Alla.