Syvette called this morning to inform us she received the final document of approval from the SDA in Kiev, so we are all set to go to court tomorrow at noon. Syvette will return on the train tonight to meet us in the morning to prepare for court. Then we will go to the orphanage to pick up Ana. We are all set to go! Ana seems very happy when we visit. WE have been practicing English words on flash cards, writing her name in English Ana Walk (everyone calls her Nostya here at the orphanage including us, she has agreed to the name Ana as her American name when we get to America short for Anastasiya). Her favorite activity the past few days is playing concentration with I Spy cards. She giggles and laughs and roots against Papa, he hams it up for her and she loves it. She giggles all over. When she wins she is so excited, when he losses he pretends to be pouting, she took his picture after he lost she laughs so hard when she looks at it. Today she got to talk to brother Isaac on the cell phone for the first time. She was shy at first about talking to him and wasn't going to talk to him, but when she heard his voice she lit up and giggled out loud, she loved it! She talked to sister also (her name for Heather since she cannot yet pronounce her name). Before she hung up she said without any help or prompting, "I love you sister." Heather said she was crying at that point. Both brother and sister think she sounds so sweet and of course she is, we can't wait for them to actually meet her. I wish we could bring her home now instead of the ten day wait and then another trip back to the Ukraine.
Syvette called this morning to inform us she received the final document of approval from the SDA in Kiev, so we are all set to go to court tomorrow at noon. Syvette will return on the train tonight to meet us in the morning to prepare for court. Then we will go to the orphanage to pick up Ana. We are all set to go! Ana seems very happy when we visit. WE have been practicing English words on flash cards, writing her name in English Ana Walk (everyone calls her Nostya here at the orphanage including us, she has agreed to the name Ana as her American name when we get to America short for Anastasiya). Her favorite activity the past few days is playing concentration with I Spy cards. She giggles and laughs and roots against Papa, he hams it up for her and she loves it. She giggles all over. When she wins she is so excited, when he losses he pretends to be pouting, she took his picture after he lost she laughs so hard when she looks at it. Today she got to talk to brother Isaac on the cell phone for the first time. She was shy at first about talking to him and wasn't going to talk to him, but when she heard his voice she lit up and giggled out loud, she loved it! She talked to sister also (her name for Heather since she cannot yet pronounce her name). Before she hung up she said without any help or prompting, "I love you sister." Heather said she was crying at that point. Both brother and sister think she sounds so sweet and of course she is, we can't wait for them to actually meet her. I wish we could bring her home now instead of the ten day wait and then another trip back to the Ukraine.
I just need to let you know that I end up crying pretty much every time we read your updates! We're praying for all of you!
ReplyDeleteOh Lori, I am so excited for you. She is very beautiful. You are, just as others have said, perfect for this. She will be sooo happy here in the U.S. with your family! Really I mean that. I hope to meet her some day. I went to visit an orphanage in Ecuador in 2008. It is a very sad place to see children there. But they all seemed to enjoy our visit. You are right, too bad she isn't ready to come home with you this time and you have to go back. What an experience this is. I am happy for you.
ReplyDeleteTake Care, and happy Blessings, Sherry Waite
Lori and Russ we are so happy that things are going well for you and Ana! We pray the ten days apart go by quickly for all of you. Love and prayers
ReplyDeleteTerri and Rodney
She looks so much like Heather!