It's a Robot, it's a Sumo Wrestler, it's Cabbage Boy!!!

Winter has arrived in Novosibirsk, and we have finally made the last few purchases for Samuel's winter outfit: boots and a hat. In Russia, when a person bundles up in the many layers required to survive the cold, they call it капуста (ka-POO-sta)-- the Russian word for cabbage.

Although kapoosta works in describing the layers, we usually end up calling Samuel- sumo boy or robot boy because of the puffiness of his new winter coat. Anyway, all that matters is that he is warm. It does get expensive having to buy new winter outfits for our growing boy every year, but at least we have another baby on the way so we can get more than one winter out of the outfit. Our nanny has already given us some great ideas on how we can change his gear into a more "girly" outfit if have a girl, like pulling the stitched-in cars out of his hat and sewing in some flowers.