Monday was Gotcha Day! We are sweating like crazy in our hot, humid apartment, and have our hands full with Alex, so just a few pictures....a more detailed account when we get home:
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| Saying goodbye to a nanny |
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Susan and Alex with our facilitator, Luda, and the orphanage director, Tatiana,
and the orphanage doctor. |
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| A tearful goodbye with an orphanage nanny outside the gates |
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| In the car on the way to Kiev. Susan and I switched spots halfway through. |
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| In our Kiev apartment |
It was also "Gotcha Day" for our new nephew, Dominic, whose survival was questioned due to birth defects...baby is doing much better than the doctors thought he would, and mom is having a tough recovery but otherwise doing well...their family, like ours, has received absolutely amazing support from their community.
Hooray for friends, families, and good people coming together to do something beautiful for these children!
