I'm sorry for not posting lately...
The social workers came again to visit on Friday. They are very happy with the progress that the children are making. They do not have to come visit as much as they are but they are hoping that if they have a very favorable report with more visits than the judge will grant us an earlier court date. We still have no idea where we stand on the adoption front. I just can't imagine leaving the kids here until May when we could come back since we have made so much progress in such a short time. We have a few options for the judge and hopefully we will know something this week. Maria (the social worker from my agency who I have been working with for over a year) will be flying in on Monday night so hopefully she can help get the ball rolling. Anna will be here tonight and Courtney (my stepsister) will be flying in tomorrow night. George will be leaving tomorrow to go to Philadelphia ffor work for about 12 days. He definitely needs to be at work...even more so since the costs have increased so much due to travel, translators, etc.
The kids are doing well. Javier tends to be the leader of the pack and somewhat controls Ronnie. We are starting to separate them at times and it has worked well. Ronnie is only 3 yet in some ways like a 5 year old. You can tell that he was independant at the orphanage. The boys have both learned to see please and thank you and to say "Amen" at the end of the blessing. Yesterday we got our first real smile from Sophie. I was chasing she and Carlee and lifting them up in the air. She was smiling and laughing. :)
Javier's fever is gone and Sophie's is anywhere beween normal and 99.8. I think it might even be from stress. Her little body is going through so many changes. The hardest time is at night..she usually cries and screams for a good hour BUT i just put her down for her nap and she didn't cry at all. Of course I laid on the floor beside her until she fell asleep. She will not sleep in the pack-n-play, even though she was in a crib at the orphanage.
Tonight we are going to Panama International Church. We have a driver picking us up at 4:30. The service begins at 5:30. The couple running the church are from Summerville and are missionaries here right now. I believe they have 2 young children.
Please keep praying for us! I will post pictures tonigt after church!
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