The family is united

Here it is everyone: THE POST.

We met Molly and Zac today. They are truly beautiful children. I don't even know where to start.

1. We couldn't take any pictures today, so I can't post anything even if I wanted to.

2. We still can't get the Skype going. It's disappointing because all we have to do is connect our computer, but the computer lab people won't let us. They say we can only use their computer, but again - their computers don't have what it takes.

3. I'm officially the most tired I've ever been. All I want to do is go to sleep and then blog tomorrow, but I know you'll all go crazy if I don't post something.

4. Molly and Zac are in different orphanages, so we met them separately. We met Zac this morning. The baby home that he is in was quite impressive. They have about 100 children and it is extremely clean. They only have children up to age 3. It was quite different from what we expected. When we came into the room we were (of course) overwhelmed with emotion. All I wanted to do was grab him and hug him, but I refrained so not to scare him. It didn't really matter, because he freaked out anyway. I don't think the kids there see men all too often, so it was a bit shocking for him to see. Nevertheless, Zac was absolutely great. Katie and I quickly came to the conclusion that he's the strongest, smartest and cutest kid in his orphanage. Even though there wasn't a lot of bonding going on today, it was still awesome to meet him.

5. In the afternoon we drove a very long way to Molly's orphanage. Her orphanage was a little more in line with what we expected. There are 400 children at this home and they range in ages from 0-18 years old. Molly too was pretty uncomfortable was our being there. So being honest, it was kind of difficult to leave without really getting a smile or a kiss from either kid. I suppose our experience is much more normal and realistic. For some reason, I had more of a fairy tale in my mind where the children would run to me screaming "Daddy! Daddy! Take me home!"

6. Don't get me wrong, both our kids appear to be extremely happy and healthy. And to be honest, stranger anxiety at there age is a GOOD thing. If they didn't have that, it may indicate attachment disorders down the road.

7. Funny story. As Molly was sitting on my lap this afternoon, she had a "piddle accident". Because she is "in training" they had here in underwear and not a diaper. Therefore, 50% of the pants I have on this trip have been urinated on. (Quick fix: They wash our clothes for 250 rubles here. (around $7 or $8)

8. We are officially wiped out. It is 7:00pm and I'm heading to bed. 4 days - 1 night sleep.

9. Today has been an awesome day. I've now met Molly and Zac. They are both great and wonderful and will be coming home soon. I look forward to the bonding process so that someday very soon they will be running toward me in dream-like fashion yelling, "Daddy! Daddy!"