Monday, June 30, 2008

Well, today was the big day. We arrived at the orphanage to pick up Logan forever. We got there and gave them the clothes for him to be dressed in and then we had to meet with the doctor for instructions on his eating, sleeping, meds, etc. What a wonderful moment when they brought him into the office. He was wearing the yellow striped shirt and tan pants and gave us the biggest smile. He actually looked so happy to see us...especially since it had been a couple of days. He came right to us and then we had a couple pictures taken and we were off. So long orphanage forever!

He was a little frightened of the car, but he sat on daddy's lap and just watched out the window. We stopped by a baby store to buy neccessities such as formula, food and of course diapers. He loved playing with brochures in the store and was doing very well with us, what a brave little boy.

We did have one scare on the way to the airport...I forgot the papers from the visa dept stating that we could be in Moscow and Rostov. Usually the officers ask for them before you can leave Rostov and if you don't have them then you have to get them. Man did I start praying fast. I couldn't imagine being stuck in Rostov all because I left that folder at home....of course I could envision it lying on the desk at home where I left it. Guess that's what happens when you only have a couple days to pack for a 3 week trip. So, anyways, we got up to the officers and all they did was congratulate us and play with Logan a little. Larissa told us that we were very lucky...I told her luck had nothing to do with it, I had been praying like crazy in my head :)

Logan did awesome on the plane. He just watched out the window and was playing with us. We were a little scared at the end b/c we weren't landing very smoothly, but I looked down and he was fast asleep in my arms. How good that felt.

When we got to the Courtyard Marriott in Moscow the first thing we did was just let him run around the room and explore everything. He loved the mirror and thought it was so funny to walk barefoot on the carpet. The orphanage was vinyl flooring so were pretty sure he hadn't ever felt carpet before. Then, the couple from America, the Orrs, called and said that we could meet for dinner that evening. It was such a wonderful time to spend the evening with them because well we really missed Americans. They were on there way to Rostov that next morning to meet their two little boys. Logan was loving the french fries and did a great job just hanging out at dinner.

After that we headed back to the room and got him ready for bed. There was a crib in the room so we put him in it and he actually layed down and went to sleep. I couldn't believe it. The next morning we woke up around 7 something and there he was looking at us over the rail of the crib. It was probably the happiest moment of my life...just to know that Brian and I were actually parents to this beautiful baby boy.