Today has been a day of extremes. A few hours ago we were trying to chase down an officer at the National Visa Center (it's nearly impossible to talk to a living, breathing human being) in fear that our documents had been misplaced.Indeed they were misplaced! We could not track them down because they were already in Peru sitting at the Embassy desk....Yay!!! We were told that we may be able to travel as early as next week. We are still waiting for the official, final approval before purchasing our tickets though. We are so happy!!! For nearly two years we have been training our little hearts to just keep patiently waiting. The fact that the waiting is almost over just doesn't seem real.
And to make today even better, we received passport photos for our hearts to dote upon until we see her sweet little face in person.
Sorry peeps, I still can't get the blogger link tab to post properly but here it is anyway.
http://www.picturetrail.com/gid23435082
Being Mommy
September 7, 2010
No major news. We're still patiently waiting for Embassy approval so that we can travel. I did get a chance to speak with a lady who adopted a little boy from the same orphanage that our daughter is from. The lady remembered seeing our daughter when she was there with her family in April of this year. Lilyanna would have been 6 months old at that time. She pretty much confirmed what we expected of the orphanage....a poor environment with lots of love!!! Few toys, few clothes, no heat, average food, but not lacking in loving care. There is one "mom" for every "casita" which usually houses about eight children, ages 1-13. Lilyanna was the youngest in her "casita" and is probably pretty attached to her "orphanage mom". This is good news! I was reassured that the orphanage staff provide a very loving environment for the children, which I was very happy to hear.
I also read an article today about adoption that touched my heart. Here is the link.
http://www.troubledwith.com/Transitions/A000001214.cfm?topic=transitions%3A%20adoption
No major news. We're still patiently waiting for Embassy approval so that we can travel. I did get a chance to speak with a lady who adopted a little boy from the same orphanage that our daughter is from. The lady remembered seeing our daughter when she was there with her family in April of this year. Lilyanna would have been 6 months old at that time. She pretty much confirmed what we expected of the orphanage....a poor environment with lots of love!!! Few toys, few clothes, no heat, average food, but not lacking in loving care. There is one "mom" for every "casita" which usually houses about eight children, ages 1-13. Lilyanna was the youngest in her "casita" and is probably pretty attached to her "orphanage mom". This is good news! I was reassured that the orphanage staff provide a very loving environment for the children, which I was very happy to hear.
I also read an article today about adoption that touched my heart. Here is the link.
http://www.troubledwith.com/Transitions/A000001214.cfm?topic=transitions%3A%20adoption
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