Sashenka update from Mary-Kay

We're not sure 100% what is going on, but his blood work showed an infection, and x-ray showed inflammation in the hip joint. There are 2 possible types of arthritis that it could be, and we are hopeful that it is the less serious of the 2 which can be treated and will go away. Fortunately today some American drs. will be at the hospital, everyone was off on Sun.

The baby is now limping like he has a wooden leg. Often he wants to be carried and not use his leg at all, and it's always worse after sleep. Hopefully he'll wake up this morning and be more himself. The dr. didn't say it was a caused by a cold, he said that it could be from a bacterial virus. He wants to watch the baby for 2 more days to be more clear.
We feel good we are here bc they are doing everything well, at a high level.

It's5 AM here and was woken up by the Muslim call to prayer, which they blast from speakers around the city. Fascinating really. Istanbul feels like any European capital, but has a lot more ancient ruins, and the huge mosques everywhere remind us we are still east. It really is a beautiful place. We are thrilled bc we had McDonalds.

Baby is waking up now, he is in bed singing.