Day 4 at the orphanage
This morning will be our last time visiting the orphanage. Tomorrow we will pack our bags and travel to the orphanage to pick up the girls and their nanny and travel to a resort near Phan Teit. Our G&R will be Thursday morning at 9 am. Since it is a long drive to the city we will travel on Wednesday stay the night, have the G&R on Thursday and return to Saigon that same day. Friday, we will rise early and fly to Hanoi to start out paperwork. Many new adventures will be in store for the girls since they have never been out of the orphanage or traveled in a vehicle.
As we entered the orphanage the children came running to meet all of us. Vy and Van were next to their nanny as they have been for all our visits. Soon we got smiles and we headed in the entryway of the center. First we pulled out the airplane which is always a big hit and the people to go with it. Vy had some interest in the people but Van only wanted to listen to the song. Today we brought a long a beach ball for the girls to play with. They were quite interested in P blowing up this ball and how it expanded. It took them just a few minutes to warm up to the idea and then the fun began. At one point we had as many as 5 children in the room with only us so I asked T to get the staff to remove some of the kids in which they promptly did. Having to many children around can make the girls worry about losing their possessions and our attention. The only child that remained was X and she was so sweet and quiet. We handed her a color and a page and she was content coloring on her own. This was a big step for her because she has not wanted anything to do with us before now. She is shy like the girls.
The morning continued with more bubbles and beach ball play. Soon it was time for the girls to eat. They rushed off to the nanny but kept peeking through the doorway to make sure we were still there. We slowly made our way into the room as they finished their lunch and started a good game of peek a boo and beach ball throwing.
All around a very good day with the girls with more progress.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Day 4 at the orphanage
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2 comments:
Thank you for sharing so much of your bonding time with the girls! It sounds like you are on your way to an easier transition.
Hi! I just discovered your blog, and am thrilled that I found it at such a wonderful time. Congratulations!!!!
If I'm not mistaken, we've encountered each other online before (I believe you're using the agency we switched out of at the beginning of 2007 -- we were on their online forum for a while).
We are now waiting for the 'official' referral of two preschool-aged girls! We are hoping to have some good news by the end of the month....
I know you are happily busy right now, but when you have a moment you can find us at www.maisyjoinsthepack.com (there's a password request form).
Best of luck, and have a wonderful trip! Congrats again!!
Jen
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