The Countdown Has Begun
Only three more visits to Umit Baby House until I can take my munchkin out of there forever! I can’t believe I’m this close to having Alina with me for the rest of our lives. Only eight teeny tiny more days!!!
I’m so excited that my parents will be arriving Sunday morning. We’ve just started to video call each other and it’s been so good for me and I hope for them too. It’s so different knowing that I’m 7,000 miles away from them than only 420 miles away. We both were commenting on that today. We know we could get to each other if we had to but being only 420 miles away is more comforting than 7,000. This is the furthest apart we’ve ever been and I know they are anxious to get here not only to be with me and to share in this amazing/frustrating/crazy adoption experience but, of course, to be able to meet Alina for the first time and visit her birth country. I’ve been trying to prepare them for a few weeks now as in what to expect and what not to expect. They’ve never been to a foreign country and I just don’t want them to be in too much culture shock. It’s going to be a trip of a lifetime for them just like it has been for me.
The visits to the orphanage are becoming a routine for me. Outside the hotel by 9:15 am, get picked up by Janette and driver, pick up Shirin near her house, arrive at the baby house and go on the hunt for Alina, go to gazebo, snack time, play time, take her back to her group, then leave. I’ve been doing it for almost two months now and I want it to stop. Soon…very soon indeed. I was meet by a weepy little munchkin today. She hasn’t done that in quite a few weeks. It didn’t last long…maybe a minute or so and then all was well. She did tell Shirin that she had missed me. It’s been two days since I visited last because of the weekend. I missed her too but she doesn’t know that in a little over a week, she will be able to see me everyday! I don’t know if she realizes what is going to happen. There will be so much change in her life after this week. I just hope I can help her understand what’s going on. Thank God my parents will be with me to help in these very critical first few days that so much change is happening for her. I don’t know what I would do without them! I could do it alone but I so value their wisdom, help, and guidance. My parents ROCK!!! Alina is so lucky to have such great grandparents!!!!
I’ve made a new friend at the hotel. His name is Fred (a name I gave him). He is about 11 months old, gray/white/black fur, and loves to be petted. Yes, he is a cat. He’s sooo cute and needs to be loved. He’s a street cat but has taken to staying around the hotel because of the outside café. I’m sure he gets plenty to eat hanging out there. He even sleeps on the steps to the hotel. Every morning he’s waiting for me to come out and sit on the bench while I wait for my ride to the orphanage. He’s very friendly and he gets lovin’ while I get my cat fix. I sure am missing my two. I hope they remember their Mama when Alina and I get home.
Things seem to be winding down here. I’ve started having lunch AND dinner with Ave, Vicente, and Maria last week. I still must dedicate an entire post to these two, now three with the addition of the sweet Maria. We have a great time together.
Until Wednesday….
Cheers,
Kim and Alina Jean
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