Friday, December 24, 2004
Day 9 and 10
We have decided to name our new son Timothy Daniel. Yesterday we spent about half the day waiting for our translator to process our applications for adoption at the notary's office. While we were waiting, we went for a walk. We bought a tape measure so we could measure Timothy for clothes. Our driver finally picked us up and we had to drive to the notary's office to sign the application forms. Then we drove to the inspector's office to have our documents checked. We drove to the court so our translator could try to set up a court date for us. It looks like it might happen on Tuesday if everyone follows through with what they need to do. We went to another office to find out what documents we will need to get a passport for Timothy. Eventually, we made it to the orphanage and spent about 1.5 hrs with Timothy. We brought him a banana, juice and crackers and he ate like he had missed his last 3 meals. He was more focused on food than he was on playing. We left the orphanage and went out to eat before going back to our apartment. We got more than we expected. When we were almost done our meal, Cindy found a bug in her plate. (and they didn't even charge us extra)
Day 10
We went to the orphanage this morning and spent about 2 hours with Timothy. We were brought to a room where we found another family spending time with a two year old and a three year old boy they were in the process of adopting. They were from Israel. Timothy seemed to recognize us and he was happy to see that we had brought more juice and crackers. I was able to quiz his caretakers on his schedule and the foods he ate. I was surprised to learn that they sometimes give these little guys tea. They also get something called milk porridge which is a mixture of milk with noodles or rice....probably whatever they have available. We're enjoying getting to know him. He seems to be a very good baby. We had to go to the courthouse where our translator met with the judge. He said he would try to arrange to have our hearing on Tuesday but there are no guarantees. Our driver brought our documents to the airport this morning so that they would be sent to Kiev for review. Our translator thinks the director of the NAC will be in on Monday and hopefully will sign our documents so we can proceed with the court hearing. The papers will need to be flown back here to us. Some days we are running around and it is hard to get to an internet cafe. It is not as close to our apartment as it was when we were back in Kiev. We will update the site when we can. I wish I could post more pictures. We'll have to try to figure something out.
Day 10
We went to the orphanage this morning and spent about 2 hours with Timothy. We were brought to a room where we found another family spending time with a two year old and a three year old boy they were in the process of adopting. They were from Israel. Timothy seemed to recognize us and he was happy to see that we had brought more juice and crackers. I was able to quiz his caretakers on his schedule and the foods he ate. I was surprised to learn that they sometimes give these little guys tea. They also get something called milk porridge which is a mixture of milk with noodles or rice....probably whatever they have available. We're enjoying getting to know him. He seems to be a very good baby. We had to go to the courthouse where our translator met with the judge. He said he would try to arrange to have our hearing on Tuesday but there are no guarantees. Our driver brought our documents to the airport this morning so that they would be sent to Kiev for review. Our translator thinks the director of the NAC will be in on Monday and hopefully will sign our documents so we can proceed with the court hearing. The papers will need to be flown back here to us. Some days we are running around and it is hard to get to an internet cafe. It is not as close to our apartment as it was when we were back in Kiev. We will update the site when we can. I wish I could post more pictures. We'll have to try to figure something out.
