Sat 20 JAN

Great day with Marty. We took him to a mall this morning and he loved it..He was especially impressed with the plastic guns in the toy store and the Zamboni machine at the the ice rink--(the driver waived to him) ...Elona, from the Law Center was with us this morning to interpret--which was a huge help. We learned that Marty likes fried fish and sausage and that is about it...We asked him what type of juice he wanted--and he said "juice from a bottle"--(We taught him to drink from a bottle yesterday--initially he was putting his mouth around the entire opening and trying to drink that way.... ) This afternoon we were together, just me, chip and Marty at our apartment.

To recap --Thursday we met Marty and played at the orphanage with him most of the day.. He knew us immediately and said "Mama" and "Daddy" when he saw us.

Fri morning we went back to the orphanage and he was waiting watching for us from the window..Again.arms open "Mama" "Daddy"..We tried to go to a resturaunt but Marty became frightened. We did not want to traumatize him so we left. He later told the interpreter that he likes to eat at home not at the resturaunt..exposure to my cooking and that will certainly change..It was just too new for him..We spent the rest of the day at the apartment..He likes books, puzzles, balls, remote control cars, and markers (NOT crayons) ...he is content and very happy We were scared that he would want to go bak to the orphanage but he definately did not and cried both nights when we had to take him back..

Again we still have the problem of a w/chair . I carried him most of the time today--so pray aobut the broken chair...---\\\love, \K\

\\Now here's the really important stuff: today we watched, on Lithuanian national TV, an episode of Fat Albert from the early 1970's - dubbed in Lithuanian. The power of the moment was utterly lost on Sam. I have my work cut out for me. Chip