Somewhat nervous of the unknown, was how it started. We met out translator at our hotel and she took us to the orphanage. We walk almost everywhere. (Many blisters!) She introduced us and we were taken to a VERY small room with some old mostly broken toys. They talked to us a minute about her physical history and development. They say she is practically perfect in every way. This is expected as they don't really want us to know anything that might be wrong. We will get her thoroughly checked once home! Then they brought her in. As a normal three year old she saw toys and we didn't exist!! LOL But once we started showing her some things and giving her food (who doesn't like someone with food!) she started warming up! It was beautiful out so we went outside for quite a while and played. She loves to swing. She let us hold her and she seemed to enjoy herself. Once back inside they brought her lunch and the caregiver helped me help her eat! That was great!! Then it was her nap time so we went to eat lunch.
In the afternoon we went back and had to stay inside because the weather turned. The room was so tiny that we lasted for about an hour in there and she got sick of it. She did however discover my phone and enjoyed the baby app i have on there for about 30 minutes. She also enjoyed the link blocks they had. Then we chased her around halls and stairs for about an hour. I can't say that was my favorite part. By that time her primary caregiver was with us so we didn't exist again! No food for bribing her to like us!! LOL
Adoption is such a hard thing. We are SO SO excited to have her and give her every opportunity to thrive (and she will). And at the same time, she loves the ladies so much that take care of her now. They are going to be so sad to part each other. They, of course, want her to have an amazing life, even if they are sad for her to leave them. She will not be able to understand why we are taking her away from the only home she has ever known. We can only pray for her and for us. That we may form quick bonds and that we can comfort her. I don't even want to think about how we will get her back to the US. We have a couple of months before we cross that bridge (or ocean)!
Here are your pictures of Day 1!
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| If you have food I will go anywhere! |
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| We see kids all over with this rolling toy |
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| more food |
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| and more food |
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| They must have thought she was going to freeze. It was 65 and she had on a winter coat two layers of clothes and a hat! |
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| stylin |
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| she thought I needed food (evidently she did not notice that I did not! |
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| Our hotel (girls wanted a picture. We are in one of the towers so our room is like a triangle!) |
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| Anyone there? |
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| did not take much to get her addicted! |
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| Don't even try to take this away!!!! |
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