Today we went to the Chinese Shrine and inside we saw a show.
After that Mary and Kristine took us to a village that would probably be similar to where Annaka came from. That was tough. The poverty in the village was unreal. The children followed us everywhere. They were so happy, running and talking. They could say Hello to us and were so excited. Tonight we will be going out to dinner with everyone from our group.
Annaka is doing good. We are seeing more smiles but it is still not all the time. We have noticed a lot of soothing behaviours she uses. When she wakes up in her crib she will move her head back and forth very quickly. It breaks my heart to see this. She will also rock while she sits. This morning she sat on the couch and rocked on the couch. If you know anything about Andrew, you know he does the same thing. We figure they are two peas in a pod. Our couch will be broke in no time. Kristine said that when the nannies fed the orphanes they would either go right back in their crib or in a walker so this is how they handled it. That's hard for us, we want to just love her all the time and take all that insecurity away.
Here are some of the lastest pictures. We are taking a ton of pictures but I can only post 4 at a time for some reason.
2 comments:
Wonderful pictures!
Well at least Annaka and Andrew can keep each outher company on the couch while everyone else sleeps. Sounds like a good deal to us!
Keep those pics coming!
Pa-pa and Na-na
You all look so happy. Sounds like the girls are learning to trust you, and feel at home with you guys!!! Thanks for the pics you keep posting. we love them!! give the girls kisses from auntie michaun!!! x0x0x0x0 love ya!
ps. scott looks like one proud daddy!!
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