Gotcha Day

After 32 grueling hours of travel, Brent and his mom arrived in Aeson's region around midnight last night.  They spent a lovely, sleep-filled night at the Box Springs for a Mattress Motel and woke bright and early to go spring Aeson from the orphanage.  After a bucket full of coffee, one change of clothes and a handful of photo ops, they sprung him from that place forever!

Brent said the nannies cried as they were leaving which, oddly enough, made me feel good.  They loved him.  They cared for my son.  I hope that at least some of their tears were happy ones.  I hope they know that we will love and care for him, too.  Aeson shed a few tears, too, but recovered quickly.

The car ride back to town was exhausting!

After getting Aeson scanned for his passport, they had lunch at our favorite pizza place.  Maybe now the waitresses there will understand why we were there so often...

Once lunch was over it was back on that train.  Apparently it was a very long five hours.  Aeson had a minor meltdown upon boarding and wasn't interested in anything - iPad, the phone, toys - for more than a minute.  Food made it better (he is, after all, my son!)

 and Brent excitedly texted me when Aeson finally fell asleep...for 11 whole minutes.  =/

They finally made it back to Kiev and got settled in around midnight.  Aeson showered, brushed his teeth and readily got into bed without any issues.  I'm anxious to see how the night goes and how much sleep everyone actually gets.

Tomorrow should be a much slower paced day with just the embassy appointment in the morning and a doctor's appointment in the afternoon.  Everyone is stressed, tired and overwhelmed and could definitely use a restful day.  Please continue to keep all three of them in your prayers.

Here's hoping for a good second day!