We are in Warsaw and officially of a family of 3! The trip to Warsaw was stressful with 2 huge suitcases and 4 year old active little boy. The train car we reserved to sit in had heating issues so we were moved to another and to search for a seat! By the end of the train ride (4hours due to train being behind and then slow) we had to maneuver our luggage and child out the train. I thought we packed pretty light but not light enough for the train. Everyone stared at our suitcases and us(probably because we were talking in English and our child in Polish). Actually on the second part of that, anywhere we go people question why Conor speaks Polish and we don't.
Our apartment is very nice and close to pretty much everything. I highly recommend this apartment(there is link under my travel tips section). The owner is extremely nice and gone out of the way to accommodate us. It is also a plus that a bakery is just below our apartment and it is wonderful!
The court hearing went very smoothly. The judge was very very nice. I was pretty sure I might throw up from my nervousness. The hearing is pretty straight forward they mainly ask questions about how bonding has gone, if feel we feel an attachment to our son, can we provide for him, etc? But we were very prepared for the court hearing from Magda and the lawyer.
Thank you to everyone who has been with us through this journey. Your prayers, hugs, and support has gotten us through this.
Congrats! It has been great to be able to follow you on your journey and even better to see this poriton come to an end! Tell Magda hello for me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, where did you find Dr Pepper? I will definitely want to find it once we are there!
I found Dr Pepper in a little grocery about a 10min walk from our apartment. The grocery is called Mini Europa
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you! Enjoy your time in Poland. Interestingly we never actually had anyone question why our kids spoke Polish and we didn't. We did get some funny looks but no comments about it. I was surprised.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! This is really the best part because you can almost take a sigh of relief that court is over and all your dreams have come true!! So very happy for you! Enjoy your time and take it all in. How is the weather there? We will be there next week!
ReplyDeleteMartha and Lee it is very very very cold. Highs have been in the teens and twenties!
ReplyDeleteIt is DEFINITELY a sigh of relief to get to Warsaw! You can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it leads HOME! I have to agree with Heidi, we got very few questions about Adrian but when we did and explained we adopted him, everyone was wonderful and gave many blessings :) Have fun and experience the city as best as you can (with the cold)!
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