Metcha Day

I made it to Landia yesterday! And I got to meet the girls today and bring them back to my apartment here. We met the girls in the morning, had a break and lunch, in the early afternoon went to court, and then went back to the orphanage to pick up the girls. They asked me if I wanted to take the girls this afternoon or tomorrow so that I could get ready. Tomorrow probably would have been the logical choice, but I went with my heart instead.
Beach balls and bubbles have been a hit so far.  They just fell asleep after I made a rookie mistake of giving them too much liquid before going to bed. Faith already used her little potty, apparently I am not waiting until we get back to the States to potty train as the orphanage asked that I continue to put them on the potty at regular intervals to not undo their work.
So far they have been so quiet and rather shell shocked. I am waiting for the "scandels" as my translator called them. They are definitely shy and somewhat reserved.  I am guessing that Hope will have a harder time attaching. I haven't gotten any laughs out of her and scarcely a smile either and she definitely avoids eye contact.

Travel Dates

I got travel dates on Tuesday.  I leave for Landia in about three weeks.  This past week I have spent trying to figure out paperwork such as insurance and leave.  Most of it still isn't figured out.  I also sent out an email to lots of friends and family to update them on the current status of the adoption and what happens from here.  This means that I now have readers!

I also bought plane tickets and reserved an apartment for the month that I will be in Landia.  Now I need to finish cleaning and purging items from my apartment, so that I can make room for two more people and all of their stuff.  My mom is visiting next weekend to attend my shower, but also to help with childproofing, finishing some of my home improvement projects, and gardening.