Journey to AubriAnna

This morning was an emotional journey! We were able to visit AubriAnna's orphanage. We were a little apprehensive about going because we weren't sure how she would do seeing her Grandma nanny again. We didn't know if she would cling to grandma nanny when we tried to leave. We were thrilled with the opportunity to get to see where she has lived this part of her life though.

When we first got there, we met a few of the nannys & saw another American couple & thier 2 year old little boy they had adopted. After being there for about 15 minutes, grandma nanny came in the room & AubriAnna got real excited & reaching for her. Grandma nanny took her in her arms & hugged her tight. It was so heart warming to see the love she has for our little girl! It also made us a little nervous, wondering how things were going to go.
Grandma nanny took us around showing us where she played, her bed, where she bathed & where she played in the swimming pool everyday. Different nannys would come in & hug & love on AubriAnna, taking her in their arms so proud to see her. She was a superstar today! She would always reach back for grandma nanny. After about 20 minutes, she reached & whined for her baba! Any fears or concerns we had were immediately gone! Our hearts were about to bust! We knew at that moment she was our little girl in her mind also!

Grandma nanny was thrilled also. She started telling the other nannys how she wanted her baba. Over the next 30-40 minutes she would go back & forth between Grandma nanny, baba & me. She was so happy. We met the advisor to the orphanage. We also got to see the vice-president again. We met Dr. Joe, who is the president of the rehibilitation hospital right next door to orphanage. He said she could easily be a music prodegy if given the opportunity to explore it. He said she has always showed love for music & he said she was very intellegent. I like Dr. Joe! heehee

As our visit drew near, grandma nanny held onto AubriAnna even tighter. We could tell she hated to see her go. She made us promise to email pics every 2 months! We said we definately would! She thanked us for giving AubriAnna a loving home & chance to live to the fullest. We thanked her for loving & taking care of our daughter all this time. As we left, Grandma nanny was crying & so was I. AubriAnna was very content.....in her baba's arms walking away!