D Day

Good news, friends! One less orphan, one more Sponseller!

We met D but the orphanage director didn't want to tell him why we were there. She just told him he was a good boy and some people wanted to see him. He came in and she had him draw a picture and count to 10 (he made it to 9 and claimed his other finger was broken) hahah.

There are some delays with his drawing and counting, nothing we are worried or surprised by.

I asked him what his favorite things were he said red cars and, lo and behold, that is what I had bought him.

He was shy, appropriately so, with us but good with the director. And really, it was a very stimulating situation. Maybe 6 adults and this little boy who is being asked to perform. He told us his name he asked ours, he said "Garth" better than just about any other Ukrainian we have met.

 We didn't say anything to him, per request of director, about being adopted. Later, as we were leaving, we saw him getting ready for nap time and they told him then. He told his friend Sasha that we were his parents. We will go back to visit from 4-6. Good luck with that nap, kiddo. ;).

As for the orphanage and director, we were very impressed by both. Director was kind and tearing up, orphanage was cheerfully decorated. Garden was very nice, maintained and imaginative. So far everything here has been a pleasant surprise.