Sunday, March 30, 2014
A bit more...
Finally, a few minutes to actually post some of what we have been up to.
Lots of laughing!!! At everything and everywhere!
I wish that I could pop you all into my brain so that you could just know....the bigness of it all.
The feeling when you see this little person that you recognize from pictures and your thoughts and dreams. It is so much like holding your newborn for the first time. They are old enough to have an inkling of what is happening and have never seen you and they still call you Mama and put their trusting little hand in yours and walk away from everything that they have ever known. The amazing feeling that they can be your children with absolutely no difference than those who might have been born from your body.
And the sadness. The tears that you have to hold back as you watch your child struggle to walk because his braces "broke" the day before. (Both of them. At the same time.) So, he wants to walk and run but he falls and falls- always with a smile. Those that come as you give him his first bath and find that you can get your thumb and forefinger to meet around your five year olds leg. Those as you go to kiss your child goodnight and he can hardly contain his joy as you lean down. (If you've seen Pete's Dragon, it's exactly like when Nora goes to kiss Elliot the dragon). Those as he shows you the terrible cavity in his mouth and tells you that it hurts him very badly and you know that it has for a very long time and would have forever. And on and on.... SO much happiness, SO much that is so very hard on the heart.
We spent Sat. getting medical exams. (I'm going to bite my tongue here.) All went well from the boys standpoint. No trouble. Many discrepancies in Kade's file that we will have to deal with but they were expected.
Yesterday, we went to the Chinese/English church service on Shamian Island and then did some souvenir shopping and had "American comfort food". We would just as soon stick to local food! The only food here that we don't love is that geared towards us!
This morning, a trip to the Folk Art museum in a local temple. (It was fabulous.) Then a quick trip to the pearl market and now "home" for a nap. (We are trying to rest up for the trip home.)
I apologize that the posts have not been narrated. This trip has been very busy with paperwork and appointments for two. Hopefully, you are seeing some of what it is like through the pictures. We are done with appointments after this next set and will have more time. If there are specific questions or thoughts, just send us a comment.
P.S. The post about the dishes got garbled. The water is SO bad here that you can wash your dishes but when you rinse them with bad water, you have to clean them with an over the counter "infrared device". My problem is, you wash your hands and then rinse them, too. So, what disinfects your hands?
P.P.S. Mom, I need you to call the dentist, Dr. Trent Savage, and make Kai an immediate appointment for this cavity. They know that we are here and will schedule it with no problem. Also, if you can please call and set up an appt. with Dr. Davis, for Kade, ASAP after we are home so that we can get him some emergency braces. If you could keep checking your e-mail from this point, I can send birth dates, etc. there.
Love to all! The thoughts and prayers are truly felt here. We are SO ready to come home!!!
Keely
Lots of laughing!!! At everything and everywhere!
I wish that I could pop you all into my brain so that you could just know....the bigness of it all.
The feeling when you see this little person that you recognize from pictures and your thoughts and dreams. It is so much like holding your newborn for the first time. They are old enough to have an inkling of what is happening and have never seen you and they still call you Mama and put their trusting little hand in yours and walk away from everything that they have ever known. The amazing feeling that they can be your children with absolutely no difference than those who might have been born from your body.
And the sadness. The tears that you have to hold back as you watch your child struggle to walk because his braces "broke" the day before. (Both of them. At the same time.) So, he wants to walk and run but he falls and falls- always with a smile. Those that come as you give him his first bath and find that you can get your thumb and forefinger to meet around your five year olds leg. Those as you go to kiss your child goodnight and he can hardly contain his joy as you lean down. (If you've seen Pete's Dragon, it's exactly like when Nora goes to kiss Elliot the dragon). Those as he shows you the terrible cavity in his mouth and tells you that it hurts him very badly and you know that it has for a very long time and would have forever. And on and on.... SO much happiness, SO much that is so very hard on the heart.
We spent Sat. getting medical exams. (I'm going to bite my tongue here.) All went well from the boys standpoint. No trouble. Many discrepancies in Kade's file that we will have to deal with but they were expected.
Yesterday, we went to the Chinese/English church service on Shamian Island and then did some souvenir shopping and had "American comfort food". We would just as soon stick to local food! The only food here that we don't love is that geared towards us!
This morning, a trip to the Folk Art museum in a local temple. (It was fabulous.) Then a quick trip to the pearl market and now "home" for a nap. (We are trying to rest up for the trip home.)
I apologize that the posts have not been narrated. This trip has been very busy with paperwork and appointments for two. Hopefully, you are seeing some of what it is like through the pictures. We are done with appointments after this next set and will have more time. If there are specific questions or thoughts, just send us a comment.
P.S. The post about the dishes got garbled. The water is SO bad here that you can wash your dishes but when you rinse them with bad water, you have to clean them with an over the counter "infrared device". My problem is, you wash your hands and then rinse them, too. So, what disinfects your hands?
P.P.S. Mom, I need you to call the dentist, Dr. Trent Savage, and make Kai an immediate appointment for this cavity. They know that we are here and will schedule it with no problem. Also, if you can please call and set up an appt. with Dr. Davis, for Kade, ASAP after we are home so that we can get him some emergency braces. If you could keep checking your e-mail from this point, I can send birth dates, etc. there.
Love to all! The thoughts and prayers are truly felt here. We are SO ready to come home!!!
Keely
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