Tutova: Wednesday Aug 12 Pa Alina and Andrei!

Pa Andrei! Pa Alina!

Today we woke up dragging. It seemed the whole breakfast table was yawning the entire meal. I think finally the three weeks have caught up with us. We are all coming to the realization too that there are only 2 days left after today. We went over to the clinic and the kids were all in such cranky moods. It made for a long morning. The saving grace was that it was gorgeous out today! A beautiful breeze made it a perfect blanket day. While we we sitting outside the aides were inside cleaning like crazy. It turned out that people from Child Protection were making an inspection. The aides sat outside with us again, I think as the group gets smaller they are more comfortable taking with us. It is really nice to have that. This morning I had noticed little Andrei's lips had a bit of a blue tint to them. He has a heart condition they are waiting to do surgery on. (I don't remember if I mentioned this last week but he and Marius were a bit under the weather. Andrei ended up getting some medicine and when he threw that up he got a shot in the butt.) When we took the kids in for diaper changes and noon bottles I picked up Andrei and I got worried. He had wheezing I could hear without any stethoscope. When I lifted up his shirt he had retractions! I brought him into the nurse's office. She could hear him breathing from across the room. She got up and yelled for Ramona- the social worker that speaks English well. The nurse told me that Andrei was going to go to Barlad to the hospital for his wheezing. They were expecting the driver in about an hour. She then gave him some kind of medicine and gave him a Neb. We all said our goodbyes because we knew would not be seeing them before the week was up.

When we came back from lunch he was still there. The driver was detained. While we were happy that we got to say goodbye again, he needed to go. He sounded tons better but he still had the wheeze. We also learned Alina was going to be going with him as well- for a routine check up. Now we had to say our goodbyes to two of our babies. I was sad to see them go but I knew it was for the best for Andrei. And at least he has someone to keep him company in the hospital. While we were outside in the late afternoon three older women from the Adult section of the hospital came by for a walk. Ionela, ever the clinic diplomat, went right up to the fence to talk to them.

After dinner, we went up to our rooms and decided to play a card game in Delta and Trevor's room. So Alex, the Amys, Delta, Trevor and I learned to play Swap. It is a little like Uno but there is slapping involved! Susan joined us later, she had gone into Barlad to have dinner with a friend she met a few years back. She did say she ran into Ramona, the Social Worker who went to Barlad with the babies, and that the kids were OK there.

AmyStretch and Sami playing in the sand

Alex trying to stop Delta from whistling into the toys

Miaestera supervising the demolition of the archives building

Andrei getting ready for the hospital

They need to bring a bag of clothes and Pampers with them

Alina's turn to get ready

I don't know if I mentioned this but Romanians hate drafts. Because it was breezy out all the kids had to wear long sleeves and socks. The babies had to wear hats as well. Poor Petre! He was already wearing a Cutest Cowgirl jumper and now a pink hat as well!