Yesterday was our orphanage visit and finding spot day. Exhausting to say the least. the orphanage(SWI) was what I expected. The nannies seem to really care for the children. It is institutional in appearance and the kids are separated by many different buildings. We were told Tim is quite the rock star at his SWI, not really knowing the full meaning of their expression. EVERYONE, including the maintenance man knows and stops what they are doing to talk to him. We were told he was very, very attached to his nanny and we would play it by ear IF we would take him to his room to say goodbye. His behavior has been over the top and he can be a hand full. Nothing we didn't anticipate. Upon reaching the SWI, he turned into a wild man. Was pulling at anyone to take him back to his nanny. He was approached and talked to by everyone, yeah he is absolutely a rock star all right!
It seemed some what colorful in the play and sleeping areas. Much like if you were raised in a day care building. Kate wanted NOTHING to do with her nannies, wouldn't go to them and turned her head when they spoke to her. Clung to me tightly and said Mama several times. She's is my new shadow and goes every where with me....yes, even the bathroom. Wants nothing to do with any man.
After watching Tim spiral out of control, we had a quick discussion with the head of the China department of our agency, she seemed to be the best person to help make the decision if we should let Tim go back to say good bye. She was very concerned if he would leave willingly with us when it was time to go. He spends time at the nannies home and weekends at her house, he is that special to her. It broke our hearts, but we decided to not let him go to say goodbye. I hope we made the right decision and he will one day understand, we did this to best help him attach to us. He is coming along, but slowly. He truly is very sweet, at times the life of an orphan comes out of him in floods. Last night he got his first google translate talking to. His behavior in a restaurant was epic, that's all I'll say!
This is Kate's finding spot. Nan Fang Hospital. She is asleep, long ride in a bus with 4 other finding spots to go visit in our group.
This is Tim's finding spot. Guangzhou Cardiovascular Hospital. He was worn out after the struggle when we left the SWI and his was our last stop on the tour. Both kids were abandoned in very upscale areas. Both at hospitals. Kate was only hours old and Tim was nearly 7 months old. Not sure how often I will blog here, VPN is hard to catch and we are very busy. I promise to catch up when we return home. Greetings and Ni hao from China!
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