expect the unexpected always......

Yesterday at the Ministry office I was very pleasantly suprised by the compassion and kindness in the voice of the man who told us "You are now the parents of Sujina, you are free."
He looked us in the eyes,shook our hands with great respect and genine happiness for us, and gave us our paperwork. What a great feeling of joy and excitment ran over me. But I know that is this only half of the process. Now we go and face the US Embassy. I am not naive enough to say we are free and clear. But in the eyes of Nepal we are Sujina parents forever and that was no small feat!

Going to the "clinic" was another sureal adventrue. It is hard enough crossing the streets here, where there are really no traffic laws, no lanes and no cross walks. It is a little dicy just getting yourself across, but when you add an infant, the degree of difficulty goes up substantually! I just try to stay in the middle of the crowd.

Added to this crazy adventure is the fact that everywhere we go we must be driven because, a) we dont know where we are going, and b) to get into the govt building you need a Nepali guide. So we have a driver from Children's Home. Wonderful man named Kisur. He loves the children and they him. When they are fussing at us he will take them, talk to them sweetly and hand them back.

Needless to say we have no car seats, so we are left holding the babies in the backseat, changing diapers going 30 miles an hour and giving them bottles as well. Just a little stressful. Again as if driving in this crazy town wasn't scary enough, adding an infant in the mix just pumps your stress level up a bit.

This is truly an amazing adventure, one I am so happy and proud to be a part of and I would do it all over again if giving the chance. I only hope I can bring as much back for Sujina as possible, for I know she will have questions and I want to provide as many answers as I can.