Ella

Ella is officially home!  After much consideration I decided it was best to have Ella escorted from Bulgaria to me.  I was lucky that a friend from Bulgaria was willing to escort her and honestly it was the perfect solution for us.  

Ella left the orphanage on August 3 and spent 10 days with my friend in Sofia.  She transitioned very well and quickly showed off how smart she is.

Yesterday she traveled on her first airplane and did very well

We met my friend Maria at the airport and we were finally reunited with Ella.  Ella wasn't really sure about yet another transition and leaving Maria (escort).  The car ride back to the hotel and first hour at the hotel involved a lot of crying and being upset.  She was also very tired since she didn't sleep on the airplane.  After a while she started warming up to us well and all we saw was smiles and giggles.  She does cry if anyone picks her up except me.  

Maria is thrilled to be a sister and Ella is very interested in her too.

And she finally fell asleep