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We made it! It was an amazing flight over, in fact our flight actually got us in early. We were suppose to in at 10:10 am instead we landed before 9:30 am. 
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Since the apartment was not available for us to check in until 2 pm we asked the Team here before we even arrived if we could see Dagny. So, we headed straight over to the orphanage to see Little Miss D. She was finishing up her lunch and while we waited for her, Craig and I were amazed at how fast time has come and we were sitting on the same blue sofa. V, our driver, told us that this would be a good time to take Dagny to get her photo’s done for both the passport and visas. So, the time came and Dagny came into the room. She is just as beautiful as I remembered. She looked at us with a puzzled look, like I know you from some place. I think what finally triggered it for her was the stacking cups (we got her another set, the other set we left for the orphanage). She definitely made the association with us. It was so great to see that connection made in her little head. We reconnected with her for a short time and then I got her dressed up to go get her photo’s taken. They came out so cute, but how could they not when she is so absolutely adorable.  Tomorrow, Craig and I are going to rest up and finish unpacking and on Monday we have our court session at 10:00am. Hello! Barbara and I can now officially say that our court date has been set for the first of December. We’re so very excited and are working diligently getting all of our things together for our trip to Moscow! Dagny… We’ll soon be together again, this time forever. Mom and Dad love you very much. Here is a little video I put together of my two loves. I am one lucky lady. [youtube]LryhO3qY2SA[/youtube] I love you both so much! In my last adoption story post I talked about the home study process and all of the steps that went into it. Now I wanted to talk a little bit about the final stages that Barbara and I took to finish everything that was required on our end to submit our dossier to the Russian Government.
Dear Dagny, We weren’t able to be together for your 1st Birthday to kiss and hug you and have you blow out your very first birthday candle. So, Mommy and Daddy blew out a candle for you. When you come home we will have a big party with lots of balloons and a big cake with your very own candle to blow out. You will have all your family with you and no more birthdays apart. 
For Dagny
We love you so much and can’t wait to have you in our arms again! Mommy and Daddy are coming for you real soon. Love, Mommy & Daddy This evening, my Mother and I were about to go out for a quick run to Target when I quickly checked my email. To my surprise another couple (N and R) who are adopting from our agency sent a beautiful picture of Dagny! N and R are currently in Moscow meeting their little girl for the first time and what makes it even more amazing is that their little girl is from the same orphanage as ours. And while they were visiting they saw our little one and they took a photo for us. This picture means so much to us because we got to see our little girl on her birthday (11/14). Or at least the day before. Not being there for her first birthday is really hard for Craig and I.  Craig and I want to thank N and R from the bottom of our hearts for sending this picture to us. It really touched our hearts and we hope to be able to repay the favor on our next trip. Love, Barbara & Craig Happy Birthday Sweetheart! Love Mommy & Daddy We’ve received many requests about a registry for little Dagny. So we felt that posting here would be the easiest for everyone.  Please don’t feel obligated Love, Craig, Barbara & Dagny We’ve been home now for almost a week and we have a little bit of waiting to do before our next big round of traveling. So I thought that I could talk a little more about what Barbara and I have done to get to this point. |
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Afterward, we dropped her off and we headed to our apartment.
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