We're home!

We got home today and i'm so happy to be home with the boys! Sorry about the lack of updates, but we didn't have internet during most of our stay, so I will give a day by day run down of how our trip went.

Day 1 ( Dec 15th ): We left Austin Texas at 7:00 a.m. and sat at JFK until 8:20 p.m. ! It was the longest day of my life because I was so upset about leaving the boys. I couldn't stop crying :(. We had an overnight flight and arrived in Moscow mid afternoon ( Moscow time ).

Day 2 ( Dec 16th ) : Our coordinator picked us up from the airport and took us to a train ( along with the doctor who was to evaluate our baby ). We had to ride the train for 6-7 hours to get to the region that we were going to. We finally arrived in NN at 1:30 a.m. and checked into our hotel.

Day 3 ( Dec 17th ): We went to the MOE to officially recieve our referral. I'm not sure why, but I was SO nervous about going to the orphanage, and meeting the baby. Our appointment at the orphanage was at 11:30 and we got there just in time. Then the scary part. The orphanage doctor starting listing all of these medical issues, half of which I had no idea of what she was talking about . Then they brought the baby in. She wasn't feeling well because of a fever and cold, so she was crying. The doctor that we brought along with us examined her and said that she had her concerns because the baby was so small. She said that there weren't any signs of FAS, one of my biggest fears, but she was delayed in her motor skills. We spent about an hour holding her because she wasn't feeling well and then the director told us that our time was up.

Day 4 ( Dec 18th ) : We visited with our baby girl again and she was feeling much better. She was SO cute and SO playful with dh. We signed the papers to adopt her and now the LONG wait for a court date. She's loved the toys and books that we brought in. She also tolerated me putting a hairbow in her hair :). We took a ton of pictures and a couple of videos. I'm still worried about her size (she's in 3-6 month clothing ), but i'm sure that she will grow once at home with her family.

Day 5 ( Dec 19 th ): Our last visit with baby girl :(. She wasn't feeling well again, so we did a lot of cuddling. We were so sad to leave her because we know that she needs so much more then what the orphanage can give her, but we had to say our goodbyes. We took an hour long flight back to Moscow for the night. We got in Moscow at 1:00 a.m. !

Day 6 ( Dec 20th ): Time to go home. Our flight wasn't until 3:45 p.m., so we just kind of hung out at the hotel for most of the day. When we got to the airport, we met another adoptive familyhttp://www.rileyadoption.blogspot.com/ and we took the time to chat with them for a few minutes. Their baby boy is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! We took a direct flight to JFK and got in at about 6:30 p.m. ! We then had to stay in a hotel overnight.

Day 7 ( Dec 21st ) : Flew out of JFK early this morning and got home at 11:30 a.m. today!