Still waiting . . . for the Court Order!

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Still waiting . . . for the Court Order!

So, it is now Saturday (10/10/09) and we are still waiting for the court order to be issued. According to the attorney, the judge took "leave" of court today and was not "on his bench" at all today. So . . . we are getting somewhat concerned about next week's return travel on Thursday (10/15/09). If we get the court order sometime on Monday (it probably will be in the afternoon, since the judge usually doesn't begin hearing cases until around 11:00-12:00), that will mean we will be able to make the 1:00 time slot for US Embassy adoption interviews on Tuesday (10/13/09). The embassy reserves that time slot (1:00 p.m.) each day just for adoption cases. We would submit our final documents, including the court order, and then HOPE the visa can be issued in 1.5 days. Yes, we would only have late Tuesday/Wednesday to have the visa issued. We are supposed to leave early in the morning Thursday to fly back home. Will we make it . . . ? we don't know. But, there is no more time and we may have to reschedule our return flights! Not a huge deal, but definitely added expense and . . . we are really ready to go home!!!

So, what did we do today? Made bottles, washed bottles, gave baby a bath, laundry, took a walk, played patty-cake, sat out on the balcony in the cool morning breeze, saw our friend Mr. Lizard, did I mention make bottles/wash bottles? - our normal daily "stuff".

In the early evening, around 5:00 p.m. Sadeem came and we went to a wonderful park. There was a scenic overlook that gave a wonderful, panoramic view of Islamabad. We could spot our guest house, Diplomatic Enclave (country embassy) and other points of interest. I guess we have been here long enough to finally get the "lay of the land"! It was wonderful to get out and walk, stretch our legs on new territory.

On the way back, Sadeem gave us a wonderful surprise! He took us to visit a couple that is wanting to adopt a Pakistani child. Bart (Belgium) and Lorain (Swiss). They are doctors that have worked for the Red Cross for 15 years. It was just a wonderful couple of hours visiting with them about their desire to adopt an orphaned Pakistani child. Of course, they oohed and ahhed over our precious Sweet Pea! The visit ended much too quickly and then we "needed to move" per Sadeem. And . . . back to the guest house we went!

Some pictures of our Saturday in Pakistan . . .

The daily routine of "making the bottles/washing the bottles"! LOL!