A Day of Frustration, Rest & Joy - September 24

Christi, Cathey, Girija and Rajeev went to take Girija to the doctor to get looked over. It's part of the adoption process. It's hard to tell how the locals feel about a white woman with an Indian child. They have been staring since we left the orphanage. While she was in the waiting room everyone in there was staring her down.

From there they went to the American Embassy to do paperwork. Turns out a form from the U.S. government wasn't sent over and Christi has been scrambling to see if she can get it faxed over. Unfortunately it's not an easy process to get someone on the phone. We are hoping it doesn't cause us to stay longer than planned. Christi's cousin & her husband works in Washington DC & they have been working like crazy to get the appropriate people involved to help us out. They have been a blessing. The orphanage also didn't sign a document. Their home office is in New Delhi and Rajeev was able to take care of that part.

I stayed in the hotel, updated the blog & rested. The spices have been hard on my stomach & it's catching up with me. We were suppose to head to Agra this afternoon but with the missing orphanage document Rajeev had to take care of we decided to drive there tomorrow morning.

We had a great afternoon with Girija. She is feeling more comfortable around us and her personality is starting to come out. She knows how to turn on the charm. When she smiles her entire face crinkles up. It makes you melt. We took her down to the lobby to walk around. She smiles and waves to everyone that walks by.

She made friends with the security guard at the hotel.



And played on the bed with her new toys.



She loves warm milk.



And always gives us a huge grin when she finishes drinking it.



Tomorrow morning we are driving to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and have dinner with Rajeev and his wife at their home. It's going to be a fun day.