Sunday, July 26, 2009

NANJING

Daddy loves you already


Finally...in our arms!!!!!!


Auntie and orphange director. 1st site of our daughter



GOTCHA DAY! (June 29th)

We started our journey to Nanjing yesterday. After arriving, we went to the hotel, checked in and then straight to the bank... A few blocks walk away with A LOT of cash that we were exchanging to yuan for the orphanage fee. I was never happier to get back to the hotel and money in a safe in my life!


TODAY....WE GET HER TODAY!! We traveled to the Civil Affairs office today and patiently..yeah right...awaited them to bring her in. There is one other family with us, the Loper's, that are adopting an older child with vision issues. Lian AoYun is coming first...longest drive away (orphange is 4 hrs away) so they left earlier. There she is and is beautiful!! We talked to her for a minute, then they handed her to us. We were surprised...she came right to both Ken and I with no tears. The only time she cried during the transition is when we were waiting for Ping to come in for the Loper's and Harbour got thirsty. Unfortunately Ping's transition wasn't so smooth and our hearts hurt for her and her mom and dad. She had been in foster care and the kids are much more attached to their foster parents. AoYun was in an orphange in Lianyungang. We all get on the bus to the hotel to finish a few documents and then downtime to bond. Harbour has no trouble bonding...but is coughing and wheezing (and I know wheezing). We asked our CHI coordinator, Nancy, and she told us no dr's in the area...only the hospital. She slept with us the first night, and the next morning seemed some better. We have tried to follow the orphanage schedule, but she's not interested. She is not eating and sleeping when they have said...but we are chalking it up to being sick and maybe a little emotionally exhausted.

We have completly fallen in love with child already. Is that possible? I guess it is because we have. I can't get enough of her. Those big eyes just melt you!! I have only known her for hours and I already feel she has blessed my life tremendously....


















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