Forever in our arms

We left Saturday afternoon at 12:30 for the journey to Ghana with Savannah in tow (okay, she was actually a great help with our 6 large suitcases filled with donations and 3 carryones!). The flight ends up being overnight and although I slept a few hours (thanks motrin PM), Glenn and Savannah played angry birds nearly the entire time. So, the IPAD is great since it lasts like 12-14 hours but by the time we got here it was on like 2% battery. We brought an IPOD charger that I assumed was universal but apparently it won't charge the IPAD. Guess we'll be looking for one if there is such a thing here as it will provide some entertainment on the flight home. Just as I was posting a facebook status, it died and I could not get the laptop to log onto internet for some reason.
We arrived and came to the hotel, unloaded very quickly and back out to the van to make the trek to the orphanage. It's rainy season and it was definitely raining. Despite it being a Sunday, the traffic was bad and it took over an hour plus to get there. The coordinator had told us he told "Autie Rose" at the orphange that we would be coming today but Amaya looked quit suprised when she saw us. With 30 kids chanting her name, she looked a little freaked. I can tell she is not one that likes a ton of attention so this may have been too much for a moment. Anyway, within minutes she started to warm up again and had a good time helping Savannah dish out the backpacks, beanie babies, shoes, and other gifts we brought. It became quite chaotic as all the kids kept yelling "madam please" and holding out their hands. Very sweet but we felt we were being mobbed! ha!  We stayed for a bit, took some pics and then headed back to Accra. Amaya fell asleep almost immediately in daddy's arms and slept the entire way. We landed at Southern Fried Chicken for a repeat meal of chicken....and rice. She was soo excited and after being "finished" with her chicken, requested ice cream so her and Savannah split desert.
We all think it's still surreal. We agree this is hitting us more gradual than an all at once sorta thing.
Once back at the room Amaya took her nightly bath, explored some of the things in the room we had brought, and finally crashed at 8pm ish. With the late nap, I knew we'd be in trouble.....up at 5am..."mommy, I hungry". She loves the pediasure I brought and has eaten food already for a week. The ladies this am confirmed she had not had chicken since the last time we were there.
Today we plan to go to the market and get a "cloth, dress" and anything else that might seem appealing.
I had also forgotten my camera cable but realized the laptop will take our memory card so I will be able to upload pics to facebook. Thanks for all your prayers!