Hello everyone!
Well it is Monday morning here. Sunday was a hard day, but the Lord is good always and sustained us through the day. After breakfast, we had to leave for Emmy's medical checkup. We asked for prayers as we worried about the blood draw, but the worst part of it all was when they had to take her picture. It was the first thing they did, but we had to wait for 30 minutes before we started. Most of the kids went in and sat on the chair and either smiled or looked on with interest as their picture was taken.
Once we saw that she had to sit by herself, we knew it may be difficult. As soon as we sat her in the chair, she screamed and arched her back, sliding out of the chair. Our guide tried to explain to her hat they just needed a picture. She wouldn't calm down so we had to go out in he hall while others took their picture.
When she calmed back down we made our way back to the room, and as soon as we stepped inside, she completely melted down. My heart was breaking as I couldn't communicate with her and at least get her to open her eyes. They said it would be fine if she was crying but that they had to see her eyes. So out to the hall we went again. This was probably 25 minutes into the process, and I was working to comfort her, and poor Mike was having to work to comfort me. I was praying for her to just open her eyes.
After a while, we went back in with an idea on how to manage. We covered her eyes until we were about to set her I the chair, and we had he photographer ready. It didn't work. The photographer was saying "not now, calm her down," and Mike had Emmy, and she thought we were leaving, but he said "one more" and quickly set her down, and the photographer snapped a photo. She was crying really hard but you could see her eye!!! Praises were lifted! I was a wreck! We were all so weary after that but the Lord carried us through.
Luckily the next stops - for height, weight, then ears and mouth, then another check and lastly the blood draw - she did really well with all of those!!! It was really crowded with lots of adoptive families because it was the last day they were open before closing for the New Year.
On the bus ride back to the hotel Emmy fell asleep. She was physically and emotionally drained, and so were we. She stayed asleep until we opened the door to our room! I went ahead and laid her down, but she was too hungry to sleep. She ate a huge lunch, and then we all took a nap!!! We all felt so much better after a nap!
In the evening, all of the families went on a river cruise. Emmy seemed to like the boat. It was interesting to see the buffet on the boat and to experience what it was like. When we usually have a buffet-type dinner, the people line up at the plates and go down and serve themselves. Here, it was a free for all where you just run and grab! It was quite interesting to see, and luckily Emmy and I were not in the middle of it. Mike was trying to get plates for us all, and it was definitely a different experience for him.
Emmy was adamant on feeding herself which was great, but I ended up wearing a lot of rice and noodles in the process. After we ate, we ventured out on the deck to see all the sights of the city. It was really pretty as all of the bridges were lit with different colors. Emmy really was lively, walking around a lot and talking and laughing. By the time we made it back to the hotel, she was running through the halls. She went to sleep right away, but Mike and I were not as lucky. Our nap earlier in the day made it harder to go to sleep but gave us time to talk about the day. So thankful for God's grace and mercy!!!
Today is a free day in the morning with some sightseeing in the afternoon. We are excited that we are closer to coming home. Love to all!!!
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