She's as beautiful as I remember

Today was a big day--got to go to the orphanage and see my daughter again! Finally!
When I got there another American couple was just arriving also and we all went into the same room--we both had interpreters and there was a woman from the Dept. of Education there also so it was a pretty full room. When they brought my daughter in they brought her right to me saying “Here’s mama”. They said that she recognized me but I am not certain. Anyway--she came to me willingly and I got a hug. I just wanted to hug and kiss on her but she wasn’t ready for too much of that so I held back. She did sit on my lap for a while and just looked at a new toy and my photos. The lady from the Dept. of Education asked me questions while she was with me--I guess she will testify about us at the court tomorrow.
After she left our visit got better because we could move around and do whatever my daughter wanted. We played with many toys and she seemed to listen to books. She really seemed to like the photo album of my family and house--she would sit and listen to me say the names of all the people in my family and that is a lot of people. She went back to that book several times throughout our visit. They were washing and renovating the play room so the big fun toys were all stacked up on one side and we couldn’t play with them. The morning seemed to go by so quickly and all of a sudden they came to take her to lunch. She went very happily with her caregiver but it is so hard for me to say good-bye. Gosh she is so precious!
After we got back to the hotel, my coordinator prepped me for court. I think I am ready and she said I have the more pleasant judge so I hope all goes well. Everyone pray for me.
During the next 10 days I will have 2 more visits included in my fees--because the orphanage is so far away. I can go more often but each visit will cost more money so I will have to figure out my finances tonight and get in as many visits as I can afford.
I have actually met 2 other American couples here and we are all planning to go out to eat tonight--it is nice to have people that can speak English around. Because of the extreme cold, we have stayed very close to the hotel for eating--it is easy to freeze when walking too far in the dark. Fortunately there is a good choice of restaurants that are all very close.