Another evening waiting for Ashley. Never did we think it would take this long to bring our child home. We now have the pictures and know her name which makes it both better and worse. Finally we can put a face to our precious child, and now we know her name, where she was found, and how she has developed over the last 17 months of her life. It is so hard to know that your child is in an orphanage and you cannot hold her, you cannot comfort her, you cannot tell her that you love her.
Monday we will be shipping a package to the orphanage for her, we hope that the items make it to her. There is no guarantee. It has pictures of the two of us and some disposable cameras so they can take more pictures of her. (If you know us you know how we are about pictures.) It has a few small toys and a blanket with her name on it, one that we had slept with so maybe she will bond with us quicker when we go and pick her up.
The next few weeks will be tough but well worth it and we have waited 18 months so we can handle a few weeks.
Good night and God Bless you all.