Talked to the girls!

Well, actually, we were only able to talk to Masha and to her orphanage director. It was a great talk with Masha about many questions we had for her. What she wants to be named: she wants to keep her Ukrainian name and not have a middle name. Same with Nastia. We thought we would do this anyway, so it was good to hear that that is what she wants as well.

We asked about their favorite colors and told them a little about how we have rearranged the bedrooms. She and Nastia will be in the basement instead of upstairs where they slept during their visit in October. She was so quiet and didn't talk much. We did ask her the big question, how she was feeling about being part of our family and the response was that she is still excited and is waiting for us. Again, same as last time, this is such a relief. Sometimes you wonder as they sit over there for months on end, whether they even want to be adopted anymore. Have they changed their minds? They don't know what we are doing here to get ourselves over there. Even if you try and explain all of what is happening, all they can think is it's taking so long and they might wonder if we are really working as fast as we can.

I don't know, it is just a hard position to be in. For them and for us. So, regardless, of my fears everything is going well and moving along. It was wonderful to hear her voice and know that she is anticipating our arrival.

We told her we love her and Nastia and we can't wait to see them again. Her response was that she is excited as well. No "I love you's" from her. I am thinking this is something that will come with time and that is OK. We have a lot of transitioning to do, both the girls and us. It will sure be nice to get to that point and to feel like a real, growing family.

We talked to Nadiya for a couple of minutes and she shared that it might take a little longer to get the girls than we had hoped. I'll expand on this later (I mostly wanted to add a short blip for my own record, so I don't forget:)).

I've been tagged by a friend, so here is the picture I am posting from the tag.



This is a picture of Dominican Republic fish booth. We went to pick up my brother from his mission there and saw some pretty amazing (sad, impovished) conditions. It was a real eye-opener. It was a great trip, I'm so glad we went.

For those I have tagged here are your instructions:
Wendy, Ally, Rebecca, and the Horlachers

1. Find your sixth picture folder and in that folder, the sixth picture.
2. Post it on your blog with a caption or explanation about the picture.
3. Tag four others and leave a comment on their blog to let them know they've been tagged.