03/30/2007

There was some sort of even in the front of our hotel, so our driver was not able to pick us up from the front. She ended up parking several buildings away and come running up to us so that she could guide us to the cars. We were supposed to pick up the last medication, but now didn’t have time… she had already picked up the shoe cobbler, that we requested make some special shoes for Olivia, since she really can’t wear normal shoes. He came with us to the orphanage and measured Olivia’s feet and will make us some custom shoes. Olivia didn’t seem to mind the process at all.

We met with one of the nurses that said she took care of Olivia as a very small baby, and that she had worked at the orphanage for 33 years. We took her photo with Olivia. We promised we would make her a copy. At the end of our visit they took us into the doctor’s office to meet the baby we had discussed yesterday. We sat down and they handed her to us. She was very happy and smiled and laughed each time we tickled her. She seemed in a great mood for just having surgery. When she laughed you could still see stitches in her lip and all along the inside of her palette. She was a very sweet little girl. They said she loved to play and was happy. We told them that we would discuss her adoption and tell them our decision tomorrow.