After a very long day and a half of flying and driving, we made it to Tver, without luggage! Our 3 lost bags will apparently arrive tomorrow. Lesson Number 1: ALWAYS carry an extra set of clothing in a carry-on bag. We have been fortunate to meet 4 other couples at the hotel who are also adopting, so we’ve been having a blast and even scored some clothing donations.
This morning we had a wonderful but short visit with our daughter-to-be. The orphanage is about an hour’s drive from Tver, in a town called Konakava. We shopped for a few toys since the toys we had bought our sweet little girl were in our lost luggage. The orphanage is in a small park-like setting, with a little path around the building, full of flowers and trees. We waited about 5 minutes, and in she came with one of the caretakers. She was not happy to see us nor to see her caretaker go, so there were some tears, which was a very good sign of attachment. She carried a little doll, like Barbie, and we just let her take her time to warm up to us, which took about 45 minutes of play and Travis feeding her some Cheerios and Goldfish crackers. Then, out came the smiles and fun. Oh good, another foodie in our family! She was on the floor with Travis playing with food and stacking cups, and I only had time to snap a few pictures and capture a little bit of video until it was time for her to leave us for lunch. Our visit only lasted about 2 hours, but when her caretaker came to get her, she was not sure she wanted to go, so we were very happy to see that she took a liking to both of us. We are on our way to see her again tomorrow, so we’re hoping we get to spend more time with her, as this will be our last day to visit. She is a doll! I can't legally post pictures here, so sorry!
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- Amy
- We've enjoyed 13 fabulous years of marriage, of which several were spent attempting to build a family. But, God had different plans for us, and we began the process of adopting our first child from Russia in October of 2006. We were blessed to have our daughter become part of our family in September 2008. In April 2010, we felt called to adopt another child. This adoption is different from the first, in that we have put all of our faith in God to pull off the financial part of this adoption. Because God is Father to the fatherless, and because He calls us to care for orphans, we are confident that He will provide us with the means to complete this adoption and to share our story with others.
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2 comments:
Glad you had such a wonderful time today and everything went well. Food does wonders to break the ice. Love to you all. Joan
I am so thrilled to hear your visit went well. My cousin apoted two sisters from Russia a few months back and said that it took some time, but eventually things fell into place. I can't wait for you to return so we can see pictures. Love to you all.
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