Another Day at the Funny Farm

These girls are CRAZY!! They have so much fun together. I never saw little girls laugh sooo hard at just about everything. Sometimes Isabella pulls the curtain around her while she is eating because otherwise she can’t eat - laughs to hard and start choking!!! Isabella loves to play store with us. Gets a pair of Stacys glasses on, gets as many supplies as she can and lines them up on the nightstand. They writes out slips of paper and talks with a crazy voice and basically charges me a arm and a leg which she find hilarious!! I pay her in pretend money (she holds it to the light like the shop keepers do around here) and then gives me some change!! We can’t stop laughing. She is just so funny!!
Today was the exam day for the girls. We knew they were going to get shots so before we left, we made the 7-11 run and got them both their own cans of “Cola“ WOOOOOOOOOW is what they said! The exam is a very light check of the girls before we can get their visa to come home. One part of the exam is checking eyes. We knew Keiras were bad but ooooh my, that poor girl can hardly see anything past the first line. Isabella of course, started telling her the answers and had to be told to stop. They then took Keira to a different room where the girls could not “cheat” Isabella told the guide that the teacher at school told the orphanage Keira needed glasses but they did not get them. After the test in the other room (without Isabella) Kelly told Stacy she would get her a appointment at the Eye Hospital to get glasses before we come home. That will be a help because it will be a while before Keira would be able to work with a American Dr. Poor thing, holds things about 5” from her face. She will certainly see a new world with them. Isabella takes such care of Keira, its unreal. While waiting at the exam stations, she has her arm around Keira and whispers to her. Isabella goes first and tells Keira what to do when it is her turn. When Keira has to get redressed, Isabella starts putting on her socks and shoes for her. A big step is that Isabella will “allow” Stacy to help. When it was time for the shots, I got some Kleenex out ready for tears. The two talked together and Isabella went first. What a tough cookie she is - just looked away and never shed a tear!! I started to cry, she did not. They are such tough for little girls. When it was Keiras turn, Isabella pulled Keira sleeve up, sat behind her and but arms around her and was all the comfort she needed - no tears for her either. Just me!! Out we went and they started digging in their bags for the pop.
Later on we needed to do paperwork to get the girls into America. It takes about 1 hour and the girls were very good, quietly playing till we were done. Well that is about all the
sit the girls have in them and so we went for a walk and they were sooo wild. We finally got take-out (restaurants would thank us) and gave them a bath. BIG step was that I was “allowed” to help Isabella. Keira has let Stacy help from the beginning but Isabella would not allow me to help. THANK YOU LORD for this little step today. Sounds like such a little thing but it is really a break through for her. Day by Day she is letting me in just a little at a time. Just amazing when we think about we have had the girls only 5 days. While I would have loved to be getting hugs and kisses by now, I am thrilled that I got to wash her hair and was also able to lift her up so she could see over a counter.
Coty continues to have fun making Isabella repeat things and she is learning so many words. She is very quick to learn things like phone numbers and our room safe number. We have to really guard that because I’m sure she would unlock it, take the stash and hop the first bus back to her hometown. They continue to share everything - clothes, nightees, toys, food, drinks, coats - we will have to switch everything back when we get home.
There have been so many wonderful people placed in our path to help on his trip. Our guide Kelly, restaurant waitress that help so much with the girls (and whom the girls just love) and the other adopting families. They have so much love to give!
Thankful for each day with these little girls and counting the days till we come home and introduce these two little girls to their families!!
Tammy
ps. Yes, I know nothing they wear EVER matches..... they plan it that way just to torture Stacy and I!!


Isabella - cross-eyed and so goofy!!

This is how we have to "unhook" them at bedtime


Isabella playing store


Isabella being goofy in Stacys glasses

Getting the girls ready for Keira to get REAL glasses