Sofia is being Saved..
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Meet Sofia-soon-to-be-Sanchez… Remember awhile back MGS donated 10% of all online orders for a week long stretch to Hector and Jennifer Sanchez of Sacramento, Ca? They were trying to raise money in an effort to cover the costs to adopt baby Sofia here in Ukraine. Well…… they are there, in Ukraine, meeting with their new daughter, filling out all the required paperwork with the govt, the adoption agency, etc etc…. I’ve been hanging onto each of Jen’s Facebook statuses these last few days as if I need them to breathe or something!! ;c) You can read their full story and details here http://www.savingsofia.blogspot.com They are over there for about another week I think. Poor Jen was chomping at the bit because their trip had been scheduled for about two weeks, then that volcano overseas had shut down just about every airport over there, and Jen and Hector weren’t sure if they were going to be able to stay on schedule with the plans. With God’s grace they made it over there, and finally got to meet and hold and kiss on their new baby daughter, Sofia…… All of us who have been following Jen’s blog know just how special this past week has been for them. Just imagine falling in love with a child you’ve never seen (with the exception of pics), never held, never kissed. Surreal… totally surreal. But not only are they in love with little Sofia, but just about everyone who knows them is in love with Sofia. Sofia has touched the lives of so many people and she’s not even over here yet!! There are hundreds and hundreds of people so excited to finally meet her when she’s able to come over. There are a lot of hoops one has to go through in order to adopt a child overseas. They are over there for another week I think, then they have to come back to the states WITHOUT Sofia, for like a 12 day “grace” period. I’m thinking this is the country’s way of determining whether or not the adoptive parents are really serious about adopting. Will they return to get the child? Well…it’s no question that Jen and Hector are.. and we are all crossing our fingers that Ukraine waives this period of time, because Sofia needs to come home NOW…. Gosh she is cute!!! I can only imagine that this has got to be the best thing that has ever happened to her in her short little life. Here she is, at the orphanage, just waking up every morning, sitting in her crib all day long, eating the same stuff all day long, not getting to go outside..EVER.. and then one day she wakes up and gets to get in the arms of her new mom and dad. Bammmm… her whole life changing in an instant. You wonder, to a baby like that, what could possibly be going through her little mind. If Jen and Hector do have to come back to the states for a grace period, will Sofia miss them? Will she wonder where they went? Are they coming back to get me?? I just wonder. Please, try to find time to read the last few posts that Jen and Hector have made at the blog….. It’s really overwhelming… it’s really touching…. really http://www.savingsofia.blogspot.com
