Back in Sofia

We are back in Sofia, at our hotel. Passport paperwork and photo is done. We've eaten and now Annie is trying to rest. She had a very rough morning. When they brought her to us, she spotted me about halfway down the hallway and ran yelling, "Mama! Mama!" Of course, I scooped her up and hugged her. She hugged me tight and was happy to see me. She refused to go to Evan, she seemed a bit fearful of him. We told her Evan is her Daddy and she would repeat, "Daddy," but she only wanted Mama to hold her.
She was perfectly happy as long as I didn't try to hand her to Evan until I went to change her. She started crying. Her favorite caregiver was there and he finished getting her dressed. At that point she about lost it, it really hit her that she was leaving with us and she cried intermittently until we left. I don't think I have any photos of her smiling. We had to wait while they did paperwork- Toni gave the caregivers paperwork then they gave us some. When we went to leave, her caregiver carried her out. Marty went to get her buckled and all heck broke loose. She started kicking and screaming. It took about 10 minutes to get her buckled, her caregiver took over and he kept having to take her out because she was fighting him so much. He finally had one of the female caregivers come take over and she got her buckled in. Annie kicked, screamed, hit and bit. She bit herself. She tried to bite me. She kicked at Marty's seat until Toni asked me to hold her legs so she wouldn't. She carried on that way for a bit. She would calm down, then she would start again. I think after a half hour or so she fell asleep, worn out. She slept for maybe 20 minutes, then woke in a much better mood and we played quietly until we reached Sofia. It was heartbreaking to hear her cries. I could feel her heart breaking, her fear, her pain. Evan, Toni, and I all prayed for her. It was one of the hardest things I've had to watch- like when your child gets blood drawn and you can't do anything about it, only worse.

She seemed fine afterward, but we are worried how she will do tonight. She is refusing to nap, so we are going to try to find a movie to download for her. She just had diarrhea, poor baby. She is very good at letting us know when she has to go so far! Please pray for peace for her as she goes through this difficult transition, leaving everything she has ever known behind. I will post pictures later.