The last few days have been fantastic. Yes, Kate is suffering from jet lag and is waking up at 3:30 AM in the morning all raring to get on with the day but the only person who really seems to be suffering is her father, the working stiff. Wendy is tired but her relief at being home with her daughter keeps a big smile on her face.
Kate is adjusting reasonably well. We’ve been trying to keep things simple for her but we have to keep remembering that every moment in Oakville is filled with sensory overload for a kid who’s just arrive from a Ukrainian Orphanage. Having said that, she is already trying to be just like her mother, within a day of her arrival Kate was into her mother’s closet to try on her shoes.
We’re slowly settling in and Kate is getting a bit more accustomed to her new home but there is no doubt she’s still very shy and anxious around strangers.
Hi. In 2010 we traveled to Ukraine to adopt a child. This blog was a chronicle intended for our families and friends but I've left it on-line for anyone else who may find our experiences useful.
"Ivan" was the "working title" we started using for our prospective child. Our adoption process took twice the time we were told it would so we were trying to free Katerina from the isolation of an institutional orphanage to our family. And we were trying to get ourselves back home too.
