Extra ordinary people...

Yesterday (Sunday) was a wonderful day despite being stuck in Hyderabad we got to visit with another family adopting from Haddie's old orphanage.  Amazing thing about this family they are also building an orphanage about an hour and a half from Hyderabad.  They are truly wonderful people and we spent worship and lunch with them yesterday which produced a lot of smiles from one little girl Haddie Moore!

Her first Sunday school and church ever!!  Our girl is learning about Jesus!!!

Haddie has begun blooming into quite the personality!  She knows what she wants and when she wants it but is willing to learn discipline.  Here are some of her firsts:


 First selfie

                                             First time helping someone.

                                              First intense lice treatment

There are some other firsts I will add over time but I would like to set her blog to private in the next week or so.  If you would like to follow it please send me your email and I will add you to the list to continue to follow her and our adoption story.  Drewrachmoore@gmail.com

Pray, Pray, Pray for her passport please we miss the other kids and want to get to Delhi soon.

God is so incredibly wonderful!

The weekend...

So today is Saturday meaning we have two days of extra bonding and no paperwork.  Now I love the bonding but weekends have always been hard since the process has begun because I know nothing is getting done.  Waiting for Monday and business as usual has always been a thing to look forward too in our adoption  process, even now since we are still stuck in Hyderabad.  But this time we have our daughter!!! This in it's self is a miracle and such a blessing.  We have written orders which means that our daughter is our daughter!!!! Four years of waiting and now she is ours forever!  The relief Andrew and I felt when we held those papers was truly amazing.  God has this!  He always has even when we have felt alone in this process, He had it.  And she is home with her mom and dad.

Funny thing Haddie thinks the hotel is her home.  She is used to our routine of talking to her siblings on skype,  breakfast, back to the room to play blocks and do some paper work or work (for dad).  Then for lunch we go down to the bakery she says hi to everyone now as they all know her by name (I mean everyone!)  In only a week she has gone from this terrified little girl to a smiling and bubbly little girl which is truly amazing!  After lunch daddy works out and mommy and Haddie have play time and music time and dirty laundry gathering.  Then daddy comes back and we soon get ready for dinner.  She loves routine and she loves sleeping, which we love too.  Wow is she going to have an awakening when we get home and she sees her four siblings in person.  Oh the possibilities of her growth physically and emotionally and most important spiritually.  Which she does now close her eyes and folds her hands during prayer with a huge smile!

Amazing girl our Haddie Bharathi Moore.  Continue praying we get the passport on Monday please.

We came back to the room today to this yummy cake and a picture of us framed from the Marriott family here, so awesome!!!

Been a couple days....

So many praises and so many prayers.  Praises first-  We have our written orders which is a huge hurdle.  It is over at the SAA office waiting to be uploaded and pushed to the next step birth certificate and passport.  Haddie answers to Haddie now and she is normally all smiles even when she changed her clothes this morning which is a huge hurdle.  She understands almost everything we say so communication has been very easy so far.  Thank you Jesus!  We have stayed healthy for the most part, only a couple days of the tummy bug thank goodness for Imodium :-). Our hotel staff are wonderful and don't stare to much anymore :-).

Prayers-  Haddie still has a cough and runny nose but no fever, please pray for healing.  We miss our kids at home pray for safety and comfort.  Pray for the passport and trip to Delhi to go smoothly so we can get home.  Pray for my mom as she continues to take over our responsiblities at home.  Pray for the bonding time we have with Haddie one on one while we are in India.  Pray for our continued safety and patience in this crazy mixed up process.

Now on to the pictures you have all been waiting for.

This girl loves spaghetti and all things not to hot or cold.  

In need of a manual...

There is no way to fully prepare for an adoption.  You can read all kinds of book, go to many seminars, talk to those who have gone before you and even have gone through it already; but nothing will ever prepare you for an adoption.  It takes walking through it first hand to really understand and even if you have one or two under your belt each child is so different and they carry their own baggage like we all do.  This fact is something we are finding out today.

Haddie woke up crying once she saw us.  Not sure if she thought it was all a dream and then realized we were still there and she was not with her friends or what but she was mourning and didn't want to have anything to do with me.  Andrew has been her comfort and the one she turns too for guidance and love.  Amazing man my husband is, I don't blame her.  I have read that this is normal and of course that didn't prepare me for the emotional blow to a mamas ego.  But she soon got over her mourning and started testing her boundaries.  She began walking away but making sure we were still looking and still there, she would throw things just to see our reaction, she would shake her head no when she wanted to do something that was not safe for her, and so many things you see a toddler do.  Andrew and I had quite the awaking today.  She really gave us a run for our money even with four kids under our belt we have become selfish again and got a quick lesson in selflessness that is needed with younger children.  We are getting old, lol.

So another piece of our story we had today.  Oh and she prayed with us today during lunch!!!  Which was simply amazing.  I can not wait till she knows Her wonderful Father in heaven.  Please continue praying for our written orders, we should be getting them tomorrow.  Then off to get the passport.

Sarai trying to get Haddie to smile this morning!  Oh I miss our kiddos at home!! 

Walls keep coming down...God has this!

Dear Haddie,
    We have only known each other for only a few days but you my girl are so loved.  When we first met you shook like a leaf, scared to even look at us.  The walls came down a little at court after hours of sitting there waiting and playing with books and bubbles.  We have been together for two full days now and the walls just keep coming down.  You went from shaking in fear to shaking in joy and laughter when daddy tickles you.  You went from not talking to trying some English words.  You are so incredibly brave my girl and oh so smart, even had someone comment on you understanding what daddy and I were saying.  You are loved my girl by your family, your friends, and most importantly your God.  Thank you for beginning to trust us little one.

Mama

Andrew and I are so in awe of God.  He is taking so many walls down for Haddie right now it is amazing.  She goes into full laughter moments and smiles at strangers even, only when we are near her though.  I have also noticed her take Andrew to the side so he didn't get run over by a cart.  That is a huge step for her to try to protect her daddy.  She is also so smart she not only knows her ABC's she knows her colors in English and she knows most of what we are saying.  Not sure how because she has had no formal schooling but wow she will outsmart us all.  I know there is a lot of healing and growing to do but she is off to an amazing start.  I can't wait to see how God will continue to help her blossom.  Simply amazing our Haddie girl is.  

Please continue to pray for written orders and her passport so we can get on to Delhi.  Thank you all for your prayers and support I know I say it all the time but we can not do this without your support and prayer.  

Just another day in Hyderabad...

Well yesterday we woke up late and got ready to go to the orphanage thinking we would spend the day there until they allowed us to take her to the hotel.  Well God moved the nessesary mountains and  after three hours at an official office and Haddie with a temperature of 102 we were given custody of our daughter!!! Let me just say all those hoops with a sick little girl was no easy task.  The first thing we did was go to the hospital and had a pediatrician see her.  Thank you to Dr. Suman we were in and out in 30 mins, praise the Lord for allowing us to have such a wonderful contact and friend in Dr. Suman.  After that we took her to our temporary home the Courtyard Marriott.  Here are some pics but keep reading to hear of one of our adventures.

Look at that sweet sleeper!  She slept till 8:00 am!! She loved the blanket and the bed.  She is so incredibly brave.  Everytime I think about how scared and how crazy this must be for her it makes me cry.  Adoption is so hard but so worth it.

On a funny not Andrew drove on a motor bike with our wonderful friend and extreme help to us Kumar.  While I was packed in a rickshaw with three ladies with three babies.  That's just the way we roll.
   

God is so good to us.  He has kept us in His hands throughout this whole week and a half.  Please continue praying for our written orders and her passport so we can get to Delhi and get this wonderful girl home!!!  Thank you so much for your prayers and support.

Yet another holiday in Hyderabad...

Well today is Thursday here in Hyderbad and Andrew and I have spent time in the room a little sick from something we ate, go figure.  We are waiting to get custody of Haddie which will hopefully happen tomorrow.  We didn't get to go see her again today because they have this huge festival of an elephant god.  The roads are blocked and extremely full of cars so we were not able to make it to the orphanage today.  But tomorrow bright and early we are going over to spend time with our girl and hopefully get custody of her.

God is so good to us through this incredibly difficult process.  And wow it has been difficult.  Our court experience consisted of waiting, waiting, moving rooms, more waiting, running around to make copies, more waiting and switching rooms then finally she tells us it is our turn.  When we stepped up to the judge Haddie started crying out of fear and exhaustion.  Her orphanage caretaker led her out of the way and of course a mama looking at her little girl crying is not just going to stand and watch her cry so I scooped her up in my arms and guess what she held on!  My little girl held on for dear life as we stood for ten minutes as the judge spoke to us.  One of the most emotional things I have ever experienced.

Please continue to pray as we wait for custody of Haddie (oh that will be so wonderful), our written orders and passport so we can move on to Delhi and home.

If you know me I would do this anywhere but when in Hyderbad do as they do, ha ha ha.