Krasnoyarsk Final Days

(These posts are a bit delayed since we lost Internet access)

Gotcha Day was fun. I was picked up at 10:30 and we first went to an office to pick up the official adoption decree. We then drove way to the other side of town to get a new birth certificate. Since E was born in Krasnoyarsk it was quite simple, although not in the central district. Y mentioned that for children not born in the city they sometimes have the place of birth changed in the adoption decree so they don't have to drive to the original district. We were back at the apartment at noon to pick everyone up and we were off to the orphanage.

We arrived at the yellow, Krasnoyarsk Baby Home #3 near 12:30. E was finishing up her lunch and they asked for her new clothes. Orphans typical come to the orphanage with nothing so they leave with nothing. After a few minutes one of E's favorite caregivers came out with her. We snapped some pictures and said goodbye and took E away from the only home she ever knew.

When we got back to the apartment we bathed her. She loved it! We got used to her schedule and sleeping patterns. She is definitely warm to us now and will try to push our buttons.

Over our last few days in Krasnoyarsk we did nothing but stick to her schedule. On Tuesday we walked to the square. It warmed up from -45 to - 15 but the wind made it feel much colder. Tuesday night I was picked up to receive her passport. The passport office was on Prospekt Mira across the street from the courthouse. We walked in and the waiting room was a large closet. I was asked to wait a minute and then invited in to the office. It was simple and a few minutes later we were on our way.

Wednesday morning we arrived early at the Krasnoyarsk Airport. It was kind of sad to say goodbye to Y and our driver, S. There was a long wait for our flight and we got to see the C family and their daughter N. The plane ride seemed long as E was fussy most of the way. Goodbye Krasnoyarsk. Hello Moscow.