Day 5 - Puppets
Day 5 bonding with Polly and today smiles were in abundance. We began our visit by pulling two doll puppets out of the backpack we bring with us daily. Polly picked up on how to put the puppet on her hand and move the character immediately. Laura and Polly then spent quite a bit of time having the puppets exchange kisses and dance. A good time had by both. We also brought the notebook computer today pre-loaded with Raffi children's music. Polly danced with Momma and Pappa briefly but spent most of the time on Laura's lap simply listening to the music. After each song she'd ask Laura to play the music again (Olesya, our translator, hung out in the room with us for a while today translating Polly's words). In addition to more smiles, we also heard her talk a great deal today. Her little voice is so sweet. We look forward to hearing that little voice speak in English!
We lunched again today with our coordinator and who then joined us walking all over town doing errands (which included purchasing circus tickets for tomorrow evening). Brett knowingly ate a horse meat and noodle soup for lunch stating the meat tastes like beef. With horses in the family, Laura's not so sure she can be as daring...we'll see. The weather was a few degrees cooler today than it has been but the sky was blue and the sun was bright, so all bundled up we barely noticed the temperature drop.
It was wonderful having Olesya along with us this afternoon since she is fluent in both Russian and English. The errands were personal for us but she did all the talking. Tomorrow morning Polly will be going to see a doctor outside the orphanage for a "second opinion" checkup so our usual morning visit is postponed until late afternoon. Olesya offered to escort us through one of the local outdoor markets so now with an open morning she will meet us at 11am for an another adventure. We are very fortunate to have someone here who is not only coordinating our adoption every step of the way while we are in Kostanai, but is taking time out of her regular day to make our visit a bit more exciting.
Tonight, we joined the two American families we met a few days ago for dinner again. It's amazing how quickly our days seem to be moving. We brought movies, books, beading projects and games to help us pass the time and we've barely touched any of it (we're obviously not bored yet). The only English speaking channel on television is The Discovery Channel (on occasion) so we certainly haven't been resorting to TV to help pass the time.
We will end this evening by making a pre-scheduled phone call to our International Medical Specialist in Virginia Beach to review Polly's medical history file. She is considered to be in very good health by the doctor at the baby home and hope our doctor at home agrees.
We lunched again today with our coordinator and who then joined us walking all over town doing errands (which included purchasing circus tickets for tomorrow evening). Brett knowingly ate a horse meat and noodle soup for lunch stating the meat tastes like beef. With horses in the family, Laura's not so sure she can be as daring...we'll see. The weather was a few degrees cooler today than it has been but the sky was blue and the sun was bright, so all bundled up we barely noticed the temperature drop.
It was wonderful having Olesya along with us this afternoon since she is fluent in both Russian and English. The errands were personal for us but she did all the talking. Tomorrow morning Polly will be going to see a doctor outside the orphanage for a "second opinion" checkup so our usual morning visit is postponed until late afternoon. Olesya offered to escort us through one of the local outdoor markets so now with an open morning she will meet us at 11am for an another adventure. We are very fortunate to have someone here who is not only coordinating our adoption every step of the way while we are in Kostanai, but is taking time out of her regular day to make our visit a bit more exciting.
Tonight, we joined the two American families we met a few days ago for dinner again. It's amazing how quickly our days seem to be moving. We brought movies, books, beading projects and games to help us pass the time and we've barely touched any of it (we're obviously not bored yet). The only English speaking channel on television is The Discovery Channel (on occasion) so we certainly haven't been resorting to TV to help pass the time.
We will end this evening by making a pre-scheduled phone call to our International Medical Specialist in Virginia Beach to review Polly's medical history file. She is considered to be in very good health by the doctor at the baby home and hope our doctor at home agrees.
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