Where Have You Been?

Well, we went to the orphanage and got to spend some time with our little girl. Twice today, we spent about an hour and a half with her in the play room. At first sight, she put her hands on her hips and said she has been waiting for us. "Where have you been?" she asked! She was upset with us that it took us so long to return to her.

She is walking so good! Her doctor has her doing some kind of physical therapy that really seems to be working. She moves around much faster than before and she seems to use her knees a tad more than last time we visited. But her legs still bend wrong at times and are still flexible like rubber. Monday we will get to talk with her doctor to learn more about what they are doing so we can bring that information home and share with her new doctor.

While at the orphanage we played with her baby (the one we gave her last time we were here), colored, played with stickers, looked through russian magazines and played with a variety of other toys they have in the room. An hour and a half seems like a really long time when you can't leave that room or go outside...some toys get old really fast!

Tomorrow is Sunday and is Easter for Russians here. We will get to go see our little daughter again, but only one time. Many of the shops and businesses are expected to be closed. Monday, we will go to court and make a petition to adopt this child. Our coordinator and translator gave us a bit of information about the process and what we need to do and say. We will go to the court at 10am Russian time. Pray, pray, pray!!! After some typical proceedings, we are the one's who ask the judge to waive the waiting period, so please pray for the right words and for those words to be convincing!!