We get to Skype with R and S every Friday morning. It's before work and school for us and early afternoon for them. It's such a blessing to see their cute faces every week and be able to communicate with them...though our Bulgarian needs some work! Fortunately, there is a social worker with them who knows enough English to help us out, and we mostly tell them that we love them, we miss them, they are pretty/handsome, and they are good children. What else do a 5- and 6-year-old really need to know?
R and S have been asking to see "batko M" (big brother M) and "kaka E" (big sister E). Last week, E showed R a Barbie doll and the translator quickly let us know that R does not have any Barbies and would like us to bring her one! And M showed S a model airplane...same story. S would like us to bring him one. So, now I know what to take on our next trip.
R and S call us mom and dad, tell us they love us, and ask us when we are coming to visit again. They are supposed to visit a child psychologist weekly who will help them understand exactly what is going to happen when we come for our next visit and the changes in store for them.
I can't imagine making this transition without the weekly Skype calls. It helps us and them to stay in touch and see each other every week, and I hope it gives the children confidence to know that we ARE coming for them. As we get closer to the travel date, we'll do a video tour of the house and the bedrooms they will share with M and E, so things at least look a little familiar when they get here.
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