Waiting: Day Three

It was a special day for us as all four of us were allowed to visit the orphanage. As an added treat we were going to take dude to the photo studio to have her passport pictures taken. When we arrived at the orphanage we waited in the car as Y our facilitator went inside. She emerged and sat back down advising us that dude was still finishing up her lunch. A few minutes later a caregiver came out and there she was, all bundled up. I was able to hold her as the caregiver climbed into the back seat of the van with the kids. I held her tight as we had no car seat for her and we made the short drive to the photo studio. She was bundled in a purple snowsuit with a hat. She also wore some heavy-duty boots. When we arrived at the photo studio we quickly removed her outdoor clothing and N took a seat on a chair under the lights. Dude sat on her lap with a white background and it was very easy to get her attention to snap a few shots. The photographer quickly uploaded the picture, removed the scratch on her nose, and printed up a few black and white pictures for her passport. What an adventure! N held her on the way home and when we got to the orphanage we briefly saw the S family before they were whisked to another room.

After a short wait we were allowed to stay in the same room as the previous two days. The room was almost complete but there were two workers still in the corner finishing some duties. We removed our shoes for the recently cleaned rug and had a great time, all four of us playing with dude. It was only our second day with all of us together so we really enjoyed the time to bond with her. Our total time with her was just over two hours. Saturday and Sunday would be no-visit days, and Monday the MoE had some meetings so we would be unable to visit as well. So our next visit is on Tuesday!