Ukraine Adoption

The NAC appointment

We waited nearly 2 hours for our appointment, which lasted about 15 minutes. Girls are hard to find here, there are more boys available. I will hold you in suspense until the end of this entry...

The National Adoption Center is in an old building with dark hallways. We went up to the second floor and sat in a very small waiting room. We met a couple from Toledo who are here to adopt a 12-year-old girl that they know about from some of their friends. John and the man were really chatting things up about owning businesses. I was feeling nervous and my stomach was weak. (MOM: thanks for telling me to always carry a snack. I had a granola bar stashed in my purse) I guess I was realizing that more than a whole year of paperwork and appointments culminated to this very moment.

A dark-haired man in a sweater called our name and we were led to a very long hallway with many wooden doors on the left. We sat on a bench, waiting some more. Employees were coming in and out of the doors, we were wondering how many people could possibly keep coming in an out. It was almost cartoon-like.

Finally, it was our turn. The very nice lady and the psychologist were waiting for us in the last room. They put a book in front of us on the desk, it looked like a big photo album. We flipped through, one page at a time, and they told us that one child has just become available. One that we might be interested in.

If everything goes as planned, we are supposed to visit the little girl on Friday.