What a beautiful day

The weather has cleared.  Its a nice day outside, the sun is shining, a lovely day for a walk!  I know you dont care to hear about the weather.   But it has warmed up some.

 

 

We were both wide awake at 4 am this morning.  We slept most of yesterday, just to be well rested.

We had breakfast at 7, and were eagerly awaiting the clock to strike 940! 

 

We arrive at the Orphanage at 10 am and went inside.  I got to meet Robert as soon as we got there.  We then went into a room with 4 other families all awaiting their child.  There was one family who had already gotten their child.  The child was heartbroken and cried very hard, it was heartbreaking to watch.  That made it even worse for me.  I was already a basket case, I wont lie.

Mary and Steve were there with their two children, i dont know the other families.

 

The next child came in or should I say pulled in almost, she looked to be about 4 and was not happy either.  Those families left as their child came.  Then in came Mary and Steve's little boy, he is just too cute for words at 9 months old.

 

Just as she was asking us to take a picture, she spotted our little beauty in the hall way.  Helen had been in the hall and had already started taking pictures.  She never cried, they handed her to me, they told her who we were and she repeated it.  She knew us from our pictures.  She is sleeping in her daddys arms as I type this.  (its 510 pm, we try to get her to nap earlier and she wouldnt).  We sat and held her awhile.  We thank the director and gave her, her gift. 

 

She came in wearing the outfit I had sent in her care package.  Underneath that, she wore 2 very thick pants and a long sleeve shirt.  On top she had a long sleeve red jacket/shirt.  Her foster mom sent her a bag of her favorite goodies.  It is very clear how much she was loved and taken care of.  They prepared her very well for todays events.  She wore a heart underneath her clothes with a picture of her foster mother and her when she was much younger.  We've put that up for safe keeping.  We also have several pictures.

 

In the picture book, she loves the picture of Adam and Christopher on the 4 wheeler!   She showed us that page as soon as the book came out.

 

Back out to the car, on our way to a local grocery store for some things for her.  We got our first smile, giggle and full out laughs in the car ride.  We also almost got hit by another car, needless to say Paul Ray held her close and tight.

 

Let me tell you, this child has her own personality and I dont see shy there at all.  She has played with us all day long.  At the local store, we rounded the toy isle, she is her moma's child for sure.  She spied a barbie, we asked which one, she wanted both, then spotted a bigger box that held both, she got the bigger box.  She pointed to a few things, and we got them for her.

(We also found Pepsi and Coffee for us).  From there we went to find our little (well not so little - did I tell you SHE is SOLID) beauty some shoes.  We got her three pair, however one may be a little big on her, as are her Keds that I got her and brought with us.  We wanted to find her some sunglasses, the sun really bothers her.  So at the 2nd eye glass shop we found her a pair of really cool blue ones (they didnt have pink).  She looks so cute in them. 

 

Back to the hotel to drop stuff off and let her play in the room for half an hour.  She said she was hungry, so off we went.  We walked to another local restaurant, Yes, I'm still eating their food and using chopsticks.  this hotel's breakfast is not nearly as nice as the last one.  We got stares from every table.    She can eat, so her and PaulPaul will really get along.  (I started this at 530pm and its now 325 am, we'll get to that in a minute.)  Once she was finished, we walked around downtown, for awhile, and she was just as happy as could be.  Back to the hotel, she would play with us non stop, we tried to get her to nap, it was not to happy.  Finally around 5 she feel asleep in her daddys arms.  At 530 we tried to lay her down, and that is when it all let loose.  She realized that her playdates were still there and not her "mama & baba".  I've read enough to know that just because they do so well, does not mean things are.  She woke up and WANTED her foster parents.  To watch a child grieve for their parents is not an easy thing to do.    This went on for the next two hours, we called Helen after she calmed down and decided to take her out for something to eat.  Another local restaurant, I didnt eat, my nerves had gotten the best of me.  Half way through she finally started to eat something, she loves FRIED shrimp, so I know what mama and papa will be cooking soon.  After dinner we walked back to the hotel and went into a local store to try and find some candy that she had come with stuck in her pockets, but we had to leave to take her to the "Wash Room", so we'll find the candy tomorrow.

 

Back to our room, I put her PJs on her and while I was in the other room, she attempted to put all her clothes on again, she also did this during being upset earlier.  Paul was able to get most of them away from her and hide them, so she only got one pair of pants on.  We laid down and finally fell asleep.

 

Day Two

200 am I hear Paul say something to her.  We laid there for about half an hour hoping she would go to sleep.  Uh NO.   We've been playing since 245.

 

Yes my little Miss Independent child is fully potty trained and likes to do things herself.  They may ask us to leave the hotel as loud as we are.  She can talk with the elders here with no problem.  And who knows what she is saying to us.

 

Well she is now in my lap, so that is it for now, hopefully, we'll post more later.

 

Much love from China

Did I say we have the most beautiful daughter that there is.  And we are totally in love with her.

 

 

    

 

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