We arrived in Canada on May 2nd. The day before we left Bulgaria, we packed up our hotel room and ventured off in a different direction than normal for our afternoon walk. I wish we would have know about the area we toured at the beginning of our trip. It was the tourist area but had so much things to look at! It would have also given Big Sis more pictures for her school report that she had to give when she arrived home! (Side note: Our Bulgarian agency knew about the report and printed off stuff for her to use because they were so proud of their culture! It was such a thoughtful gesture! They helped her with her Bulgarian also as she was determined to start her report in Bulgarian so that her classmates wouldn't know whether she knew her stuff or not ha ha! Silly girl!).
We spent a lot of time walking around our hotel while in Bulgaria. Little Miss just loved to be in the carrier. She always got excited when she saw me grab my coat and the carrier (in fact, she still does!). Having a carrier was the best thing ever! A couple of days before we left for Bulgaria, this carrier went on sale (second hand) for cheap! I had a super expensive one that I purchased a couple weeks before and ended up bringing back because this second hand one fit me much better and was so much easier to get on and off. The sidewalks in Bulgaria are BRUTAL. A stroller would never have survived. We did bring a small umbrella stroller that we used for the airport and hotel, but not for our long walks. The carrier also helped Little Miss bond with me and it helped us IMMENSELY on the plane ride!!!!
The plane ride was FANTASTIC! She barely cried!! She sat mostly on my lap (like she sat in the carrier...head on my chest) and slept through most of it thankfully! I did A LOT of praying that trip and singing to her. 7 out of 8 trips with the same airline, we had great service. The very last trip...number 8 and the longest one at that turned out to be worst. Our flight attendant was AWFUL. She wouldn't let me strap Little Miss to my lap because of her age even after explaining that we had just flown three hours with the same company and they allowed it because of the special circumstances. Mother bear hit me and after challenging the lady, she got "special permission" from the pilot to allow her to take off on my lap. The whole trip, I was basically ignored by this flight attendant but thankfully the male attendant adored us and made up for it as I was sitting alone with one child and hubby was with the other.
When we landed, we did not have any issues with immigration. Little Miss was considered a Canadian Citizen when we arrived. We were soooooo tired by the time we landed. We had been up for over 24 hours. We decided to stay the evening in Calgary before making another three hour trip home. Unfortunately, we were met with snow though and a 15-25 cm snowfall warning! It was MAY...arg! Stupid snow! After a slow drive home, we made it safe and sound and were greeted by the rest of the girls!
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