Gotcha Day

We all ended up waking up at 5:00 am this morning after going to bed at 9 pm.  Not sure if we got up so early because of the time change and jet lag or because of the hard beds that make you feel like you are sleeping on wooden boards.   Later after eating and napping, it was time to get ready to meet Kora.  Our guide, Lucia, picked us up at 2pm to go to the Civil Affairs Office.  There were several other families waiting to receive their children.  After signing a piece of paper, they brought her out.  She didn't have any problem coming to us.  Actually, she never cried at all while we were there.  We found out that she had a cold for the last few days causing her to have a runny nose and cough.  Then we filled out some more paperwork needed for tomorrow, talked to the Social Welfare Institute (SWI) assistant director a little bit about Kora, and then headed out to a supermarket to get formula, diapers, etc.

 

At the Civil Affairs Office with the Assistant Director of the SWI who brought Kora to us