A New Beginning

April 22 - This morning was full of anticipation for us. Our faithful driver, Yosef, picked us up at 9:30. We did some last minute shopping: socks, a cup, a stuffed animal, and a potty for Tigist. We arrived at the orphanage around 10:15. Today was the big day!  Tigist was leaving the orphanage and the nannies knew it. They were so sad to see TG leave, but they were very happy they got to know us a little over the past few weeks. They know TG will grow up in a very loving family and that she will be very happy. We stayed for about a hour; long enough to feed TG her morning snack and to say goodbye.

We arrived back at our hotel around 11:45 and let TG get acclimated. She already seems very happy, but certainly a little confused about her new surroundings. She loves pink, so we blew up a balloon and let her play for a while, then we ordered lunch. After we ate together she went right down for a nap. She's sleeping comfortably now. 

Our scheduled departure from Addis Ababa is 10:00 tonight, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we'll be extending our stay for at least another week. There is an essential document that we have not yet obtained from the local government which is preventing us from scheduling the required Embassy appointment. Our hope is to have that document by end of this week so we can schedule Embassy sometime next week. Then we can all come home together and not have to make a second trip, as we originally planned.