Yesterday I asked for prayer since we were going to see Sasha for the last time today before we leave. Well, it’s often funny how God answers prayer, sometimes in the most unexpected way. Today was quite a day! As fast as our time went yesterday, it couldn’t go fast enough today. Sasha was tired today and fussy and cranky and we got to see a whole other side of her. Nothing unusual or unexpected from any 2 year old who just isn’t having a good day. I could tell immediately that things just weren’t going her way because she had on some tights and she kept pulling at them. I think any girl that has ever had to spend several hours in uncomfortable tights knows how cranky you can become! Plus she was very tired for some reason. Needless to say, after 1.5 hours of fussy behavior we were actually kind of ready to leave. Only problem is we left thinking, how are we ever going to be able to control her on the long plane ride home??? She has a very good understanding of Russian speech and doesn’t understand anything we say to her. When one of her care givers or our translator speaks to her she obeys very well but not so much when we try to tell her no. Overcoming the language barrier will be a big challenge for us especially on the way home. I do think once we get her out of the baby home and alone with us she will come to realize that we aren’t just people who come to play with her but people that she needs to obey and rely on.
As difficult as she was today, we still learned a few more things about her personality:
- If you explain to her why she can’t have something or do something she graciously obeys and doesn’t resist. But if you only tell her “no” then she tends to push the issue. She responds well to explanation and reason, she wants to know why.
- When she gets tired she sucks on her fingers.
- She responds very well to her care givers. There is a definite change in her behavior when the care givers come to get her. She immediately obeys and stops whatever she’s doing. She behaves very well and responds well to rules, routine and structure. We got information on what her schedule is like each day so we can try and maintain that at home.
- Today we introduced her to a pen and scribbling on paper. She thought that was very cool and spent most of her time doing that. I don’t know what she enjoyed more, the doodling or taking the pen cap on and off. It’s fun to introduce her to new things and seeing her reaction. I look forward to doing more of this next trip.
- She is very detailed and particular about things. There were some blocks in the room and she would stack them and take them apart in a very deliberate manner. She would place them in different areas of the room and you could just see her mind working as to where they were and exactly where she wanted to put them.
Well, tomorrow we head for home. It’s going to be a long trip but I think we are ready to get back. We have a lot to prepare and get ready for before we return n May. I suspect it will be mid-April before we learn when our court date is but our best guess is that it will be the first part of May. In the mean time we are waiting on the DOE to complete paperwork on their end and to issue a release on Sasha that allows us to adopt her. Once this release is issued a court date can be assigned. This release comes from Moscow so it can be slow in coming. Pray that there are no delays and things move expediently.
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