Hello,
Today we went to the Orphanage and it was heartbreaking to see all the
babies. Mommy rubbed a few babies backs. Toyann had names of January babies and took pictures of them for their parents and I learned a
little more about Zoey which was nice and the Orphanage directors signed
my book and gave us certificates. Daddy felt so bad that he gave $100.
and when Sha Sha went back to the orphanage in the afternoon the Director
showed sha sha what they bought already, they bought walkers and mattress
pads for the cribs. The babies are mobile in these walkers one baby
followed us to the playroom. They looked loved and cared for but
still... We left exhausted. I gave them the medicine we brought I hope
it does some good. We now have one less suitcase to carry and an empty
one for more goods!!! The food here stinks I have been eating rice
vermicelli for breakfast lunch and dinner. I have started skipping meals because
why bother. I wanted to go across the street for a piece of
pizza today! I said that and a woman in our group got so excited she
wanted to come. I told her I was only dreaming and she was crushed. Zoey
did not react to her visit to the orphanage. I had her in Sarah's ride
attached to me and she was happy go lucky. I worry sometimes that she is
so good because the other babies cry and are grieving. But not my Empress it is like she saw us and said "where have you been"
"what took
you so long" "I am in like flynn" and she never looked back. I
got
giggles today from her. She is so smart too. You show her something once
and she knows it. I had to hide the musical keys because she kept
hitting the button to play the song and I could not take it anymore.
She is starting to mimic me too. She says babababa and dadadada. She is
just too cute! the other families are nice, I am enjoying their company. We leave our doors open and we walk up and down the hall
visiting and when you don't want to visit anymore you close your door.
Zoey will not go to sleep at night she is a night owl like her mom. once
she is down she will sleep through the night. sometimes peeking to see if I am still there I know this because I am up staring at her too. We
went to the friendship store again in the afternoon and came back and
hung out. I am tired. I get up at 5:30am in the morning I pop up and
that is it. I go into the bathroom as to not wake Joe and write in my
journal and make the bottles for the day.
Tomorrow we go the embroidery institute and Sunday we go to Cloud Mountain. I am out of words I need to go eat a few more granola bars
and go to sleep. Speak to you soon.
Love,
Lisa