The Long Road to Lucy: Gotcha Day and Adoption Day

We were told to expect Lucy around 3 on Tuesday. Well 3 came and went and still no call. At 3:30 I got up and was cleaning the room and Allen slept! Finally at 3:45 the doorbell rang and it was them. We walked in there she sat. Calm and watching. She cried for just a minute and then she was fine. WE did find out she was in foster care not the orphanage. We got our camera back we had sent and a blanket but doesn't seem to be the one we sent. We also go a some gift from the orphanage. Her foster mom sent her favorite snacks and a hard boiled egg. Apparently, she likes them! We also got a surprise because she had a paci and we weren't expecting that. She only wants it to go to sleep. We got her finding ad from the orphanage as well. We spent the rest of the night hanging out in our room. We ordered french fries from room service and tried to order Lucy a boiled egg but got scrambled eggs. It didn't matter because she loved them! She also enjoyed the french fries. So far she is eating great. She has eaten scrambled eggs, french fries, cereal, pizza and puffs! The only think she want take is formula but she is drinking water so we think it is ok.

Wednesday was adoption day! We are going around with a man and his 20 year old daughter who are here adoption a little girl 18 months old. The mom said home with their other children. We are really enjoying their company.We went to do the official paperwork that says we will never abandon or abuse her and will get her a college education! : ) This was all done in a room about 112 degrees. The photos are lovely I am sure!They took a family photo and that was it. She is official ours! But we still can't leave! : ( After that we went to get a passport photo taken and then to Walmart....oh what an adventure! Thankfully our guide drug us around and we stocked up on things we hoped she would like! We did find another bag of the snacks they had sent so we got those. We also spent way too much on formula that we don't think she is going to drink but we needed something and that was our choice. After our adventure there we asked about eating somewhere with American type food. So our guide sent us into the KFC and waited on the curb with the babies while we went in. Well... after staring our unfamiliar images we decided to just go back to the hotel. We were tired and ready to be back to the familiar. We ate in the hotel and I had a ham sandwich and Allen tried about four bites of a hamburger. Then we came back to the room to nap.She was a little less taken with Allen at first but tonight seems to be doing better. We had a pizza party with 2 other families that are here in the play room and that was nice. It was PAPA John's pizza and probably the best I have ever had! WE had a couple from England join us. They are here for their second adoption. Their daughter is 8 and travelling with them. Lucy was quite taken with her and wanted to play with her a lot. We think maybe she had a foster sibling. Which is good since she has 2 at home! Tonight it was nice to talk to others and hang out. We plan on getting together some more this week. Tomorrow we go to the Notary and then sightseeing. Hoping not too much because it is hot here! I will try and post a few photos upload is slow so will just put up a few!