There is NO way to describe what it felt like to pull up to the small cluster of old buildings, walk single-file to the baby house, and enter the room where we waited on a couch for the orphanage workers to bring Nazar out to see us. A nice lady brought him out to the room,
stood him up in front of us, and walked him toward us.Jamie got to hold him first, followed by Steve. He is so tiny! Although he is three years old, he only weighs about 16 pounds. The workers call him the "little mite". (In these photos, he's wearing about three layers of clothing, as the orphanage is cold). He reached out to our faces and seemed to wonder who in the world we were. He was a bit drowsy, as he had just been awakened from a nap, and he sat down a few times to snooze away.
Nazar doesn't talk yet, and was quiet the whole time, although he smiled a lot.
We spent about 25 minutes with him, while our entourage watched and smiled (except for the social worker, who was rather stern-faced the whole time),
and then it was time for us to go. We will return to see him tomorrow, and will be allowed to spend a little more time with each visit.
18 comments:
Ohhhhh! I am so excited for you! He is truly beautiful and looks so sweet and happy. We all miss you and cant wait to meet Nazar when you get him home. You both most be filled with happiness to finally get to meet and hold your little boy.
Gosh, he is a beauty! What a tiny fellow. I hope you enjoy your next visits.
Oh my goodness - Nazar is so cute! I can't believe he is so tiny! Thanks for posting pictures.
Kayla
Jamie!!!
He's beautiful!!! I didnt realize he was that small either! I only saw him once, very briefly and he was in stroller. I know exactly where you are in the pictures - upstairs in the building where our girls lived.
Can't wait to see more pics and updates!
Congratulations!
We adopted almost 7 years ago from and I know Andrea well.
Take care
Lynn
www.anorphansmiles.org
OMG!!! You two have such huge hearts and we just know you will make the best parents ever! Well...next to us that is! Oh we miss you guys and wish you all the best of luck! Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything that we can do! Hope to hear from you sooN!!! All our love and best wishes!!! Mina and family
Steve and Jamie, you must be thrilled. I bet every minute is filled with awe. We can't wait to meet him.
Steve and Jamie,
First, your house is still standing (no smoke rising) and I haven't noticed any further die-off of trees or weed invasion, nor have I heard from your housesitter, so all is well here. Second, Jamie, thank you for your kind note. My pleasure. And third, your blog is one for the books, Steve. Seeing Nazar (who weighs as much as Henry), your descriptive narrative and photos, all the while visiting historical sites, is sensational. I was brought to tears when you and Jamie met him for the first time. That was way beyond a Kodak moment. Following with interest and love, Nancy
We are so happy that you are spending some precious time with Nazar and getting to hold him. He is really cute. So good to see the new pictures of him. Love ya, Aunt Rowena & UncleVic
Nazar is a beautiful little boy. I am so happy for all of you. I am enjoying the history and photos as well. I visited Kiev in the 70's and loved the people and the food.
Thanks for keeping us all up to date. Can't wait to meet him.
Loni
I have read your entire blog 5 times...each time trying to imagine all you are experiencing. What an amazing little boy - you are all so blessed to have each other. Thanks for the great update and all the best as you finalize the adoption.
OMGosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His is adorable!!!! This is so exciting!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your experience thus far and letting all of us be a part of Nazar's homecoming! Much love being sent your way. :-)
thank you so much for saving the life of this angel! I have been following him as he is the child my parents donated money towards and I update them, they are thrilled he has a family! God bless you and I hope he will be home soon! I am a friend of Andrea's originally from GA now living in Colorado.. he is beautiful!!!
He is so adorable!
Why did I not realize you are in Ukraine NOW! What a cutie this little guy is. I hope things continue to go well for you.
Joy,RR
Jamie & Steve - What precious pictures!! My heart swells with love for each of you every time I check out the blog. Can't wait to meet Nazar.
Love, Aunt Karen
How awesome for you! We are so excited for you, and we cannot wait for Monday for you. We hope it works out on Monday!
Don't worry about the weight - Garrett weighed in at 19 pounds in early September, and we have him up to 20 1/2 pounds when we weighed in on Thursday. Nazar will love the American food! We cannot keep Garrett filled up - bananas are his fav...
We have tried to post blogs a couple of times the past week, but no luck, so we hope this gets through! Have a great time with him!
Oh he's beautiful!!! I'm so happy to see he has loving parents now! I've known about him for two years. So happy!
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