Today is considered our one year anniversary of the "metcha" day! One year ago today - we met our little O. After surviving an awful overnight train ride - where we got very little sleep, we were still dealing with the jetlag issue and a ton of anxiety from our recent SDA appointment - we made it to Zaporizhzhya, aka the Detroit of Ukraine!
We traveled from the train station to our flat (which we stayed at for 3 weeks) and then went to the city hall to get permission to go to the orphanage. After we received permission - we drove to the orphanage. We spent over an hour or so waiting for the doctor to talk about our referral with Dr. Yuriy. After hearing about test results and early development and all her health history - we were taken to the groupa room.
In they brought a screaming little girl who wanted NOTHING to do with blocks or toys! After answering questions and watching her attempt to complete the tasks asked by Dr. Yuriy, she promptly feel asleep!
We left the orphanage to have lunch and be "debriefed" by Dr. Yuriy on his findings. After a few hours of lunch and discussions - we made the choice to bring this little girl into our family!
It is hard to believe that you can sum up that life changing day into a couple of paragraphs!
Above is a picture of her when we first met and then the picture taken today. 7 pounds, 4 inches (of height) and 5 inches of hair later! She is a completely different little girl!
