Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The first few days




This is Marianne logged in on Joel's laptop. Okay, to give you all a quick run-down of the past few days I'll try to keep it brief and show a few pictures. We'll be getting a walking tour of the capital city tomorrow, then the next day we'll be in Darya's city. There will be more exciting pictures then!

We arrived without much of a hitch on Sunday afternoon, aside from our lost luggage. We did get it the next day with nothing damaged or missing, thankfully. Yesterday (Monday) we were thankful to have a day to rest and try to get adjusted to the time change. We met up with another adopting couple that we met on the plane and spent the afternoon and evening with them. This is their second time here so they were helpful in showing us around. We had a nice time!

Then today we had our SDA appointment. "Uncle Niko" (our driver - super nice and helpful man!) picked us up and drove us there. Outside we met Yulia and Serge. Then Serge escorted us upstairs with a dark-haired woman. We sat down in her office, she pulled Darya's file, gave us some brief info (we found out she has a heart defect, possibly ASD? and something with her eyes - both very common with DS, but we'll get her checked out when we get home). We were able to exchange a current photo of her (from the RR site) with her baby one which I'll show below. Serge and the lady talked in their language for a few minutes. Then that was it. We left.

After we got back to the apartment we decided to go get some lunch. We decided to get some lunch. As we were walking into the cafe, we ran into Lyndi Shupp and Fedya! We sat down with them to eat. Fedya is ADORABLE though I'm sure he wouldn't want to be told that. They looked so happy together. Afterward Joel and I decided to walk around and explore. It is so pretty here! There is so much shopping (we just browsed) and there's even a whole labrynth of underground shops. On our way back to the apartment, we ran into Mallory and Peach's parents. So fun! We are having an awesome time and are excited to meet up with other RR families here in about 15 minutes (at TGIFs). But the best part is yet to begin when we finally get to see Darya!

Well, I'll leave you with a few photos, but plan to post a bunch more later one when we're in Darya's city. Thank you everyone for your continued prayers! We are so thankful :)





7 comments:

  1. It looks like everything is going well - how cool to meet up with so many people! I can't stop thinking about you guys and have been checking the blog non-stop. We miss you and can't wait to see/hear all about Darya and her city! Keep posting! :)

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  2. I am so excited for you!!!! I have the chills after reading your post knowing you will meet your beautiful little girl tomorrow!!! Oh my!!!! Your pictures are lovely and thank you so much for sharing!!!

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  3. Its so crazy that you ran into two people you know in an entirely different country! Thats nice though. Hopefully we will too when we are there!

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  4. oh Im so excited for you guys!! Im so glad you are enjoying yourselves more that we did. We didn't get to meet up with anyone and we were so lonely in Kiev, Sounds like a great start to your trip. I can not wait for pictures of Darya, Im sooooo excited!! Praying for you the entire way!

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  5. That must be a popular apartment for RR people :) Many of us have had it.

    The baby picture is adorable :)

    OH I MISS UKRAINE!

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  6. Love all the pics. You look great and happy ! What is the temps like? I think I have to rethink my whole pile of clothing options for myself and the kids :)

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  7. Soooooo excited for you guys!! and so glad you finally get to meet your baby girl! Enjoy every minute! Soon you'll be sharing her with her big brothers!

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