Last two days in Bulgaria...

Hi, guys!  I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday at all, but I honestly didn't take any pictures.  We were tired, grumpy and ready to go home.  Those of you that adopt and spend weeks upon weeks in your child's birth country, my hat goes off to you.  You are amazing!  It's been 7 days since I saw my boys and I am ready to have them in my arms again!  We are all tired of this hotel room (although, thankfully, it's been very nice and comfortable), we are tired of the food and we are tired of smelling cigarette smoke all the time.  Even Sadie is ready to GO!  If we are hanging out in our room for too long, she brings us her shoes and fusses until we put them on.  Then she brings us our shoes and gestures for us to put them on, goes to the door and bangs on it.  We've taken multiple walks each day, for several miles each.  I will be in great shape when we return home!!

Thankfully, the days have had many sweet moments in the midst of the anxiousness to get home.  Sadie has started kissing us more and more.  She has fallen asleep in my arms several times.  She reaches for me when she is scared or when she perceives that there is a threat that she might be taken away from us.  I watched her climb 7 flights of stairs without stopping (for a kid with DS, she is STRONG), she has been eating great and has been chewing and swallowing better than we expected her to.  

Yesterday, we had our Embassy appointment in order to complete Sadie's VISA.  Our appointment was at 2:30pm, we arrived at 2:15 and finally had our interview at 3:30pm.  Sadie was a champ and climbed into my lap at the beginning of the long wait, laid her head on my shoulder and fell asleep.  She slept until 5 minutes before our name was called.  I was so thankful for this - it was such a sweet blessing!

She's been sleeping well each night, but we've decided that Daddy is much better at putting her to bed than Mama.  I think she thinks I'm there to play.  Daddy sits close, but reminds her that it's "Night, night time" and doesn't mess around.  She goes to sleep much quicker and better if I use that time to Skype with the boys rather than being in the room.  It will be interesting to see how the bedtime routine pans out once we are home, especially since Luke and Sadie will be sharing a room!

We fly out at 6am from Sofia to Germany, have a 5 hour layover and then fly straight in to Orlando.  Our flight arrives around 5:45pm.  Please pray for us as we travel - for safety in the air and for Sadie to do well with the flights!  Pray that she would sleep when she needs to sleep and be content to play quietly the rest of the time.  She can be a LOUD child, so prayers on our behalf and on the behalf of the other passengers would be greatly appreciated!  

My next post should have pictures of this sweet, beautiful girl meeting her brothers!!!!  

Hip hip hooray!!!!!  

Now to get packed and set the alarm for 4:15am...good night to all with much love from Bulgaria!