Hi everyone,
This morning we had to say goodbye to "O" until we can come back to Russia for court. We were picked up this morning and taken to the orphanage. We could only have about 20 minutes with her because we had to get on the road to drive to Moscow. It was REALLY hard to leave her but I knew that the faster we got home, the faster we get back to pick her up.
Yesterday we had two visits with her and they were the BEST day of all. Angie and Kurt, who were there to have court, stopped in with their adorable little girl while we were playing in the room. When "O" saw their little girl being active, she held onto my fingers and just started walking like crazy. This is the first we have seen her walk (with help) that good. She is so precious!
We are in Moscow now and it is completely different than Kaluga. It is like New York City here and Kaluga is such a small town. But, I kinda miss Kaluga. The people were really nice who we were working with. We are staying at the Marriott Grand and it is really, really nice. The internet access is so much better than what we had in Kaluga also.
We went to the Catholic Social Services office here in Moscow to meet with Svetlana and Irena. They asked if we had pictures and Joe whipped out his laptop and showed them the videos we took. They loved looking at them and were VERY happy that we accepted her as our daughter.
Our driver, Vladimir, will pick us up tomorrow at 11:00am to take us to get our physicals and then tomorrow we will head for home.
We can't post pictures of "O" until after we court and we get her, so I will tease you a little.
paka,
Renae and Joe
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It is so hard to say goodbye and have no idea when you'll be back. We'll be praying for a "Miracle Monday" for your family! "O" sounds adorable. Can't wait for your post that says you have a court date! Good luck with the physicals tomorrow. Unless something has changed since we were there in March, the medicals are a breeze.
Ahh. You ARE a tease!
Now we start praying for an amazingly fast court date.. Thanksgiving would be a real wow. Before Christmas would be Wonderful too. I bet she would look great under the tree (making a mess like a normal baby).
I cannot wait to see pictures!!!!!
I bet she'll like chocolate ice cream with gummy bears!
Hugs!
Karen
Sounds like this has been a most wonderful trip for both of you. Your daughter sounds so sweet. Use the time on the airplane to start making your lists!
I cannot wait to see pictures!!! Have a safe trip home and stay safe.
Stephanie
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