Day 6 - Part 2

We returned to our hotel and she explored some, colored, drank juice, saw pictures of our family on the laptop, did puzzles, watched TV and played around with us. We called our house and she said “hi” to all the kids and both sets of grandparents. All was going really well. A short time after the phone call Ronda and Maya went down a few floors to a small playground. It is for pretty small children and maybe this is why Maya took Ronda’s hand and pulled her down to the bottom floor – I don’t know if she thought she was at BSSK and wanted to play on that playground or what – but when she looked outside she broke down and started sobbing. Ronda picked her up and she clung to her, wrapping her little legs around her. She stayed like this the whole way up 5 flights of stairs and when we got into the room went to her Dad and wept for a while in his arms. It was heartbreaking – knowing she had left everyone and everything she knew. Mercifully, within half an hour though she fell asleep in Dan’s arms. We have had a very emotional day here and she even more so. Still we are thrilled with how well she seems to be attaching to us and accepting both of us. Her grief is to be expected and all we can do is reassure her that she is safe with us and that we love her.