Gotcha' Day

Welcome Lucy Rui Yuan to our family!!!!!

After a long, hard journey to Hefei it was finally time to meet our new daughter!  She was waiting for us at the Adoption Registration office wearing the outfit we had sent her in a package and carrying a princess backpack.  Catherine was wearing a matching outfit and it was a priceless moment as the two sisters met and hugged.  She was shy but happy to meet us and immediately began pulling things out of her backpack.  First came the photo album and lots of pointing and exclaiming as she matched each of us with our pictures in the album.  Next came snacks....and lots of them!  She immediately wanted to share them them all with us.  She loved the musical toy we brought her, mesmerized by the lights and sounds.  She wasn't so sure about the "wawa" we had given her but the sunglasses were a big hit!

All went very well until nap time when she realized that she might be stuck with these funny looking people for longer than she imagined!  After lots of tears, throwing up, and sitting by the door with backpack on trying to escape, she settled down.  The magna doodle I bought last minute was the life saver!  She was totally distracted drawing pictures and stamping shapes.

We were able to skype with the boys back home and it was a special moment when Daddy was able to meet her for the first time!  We are all so missing being together as a family but grateful for the technology that lets us be together a little, anyway!

She woke up a little unsure today but is now all smiles as she walks around the room exclaiming, pointing, and playing!  Today we register her adoption and then tomorrow on to Guanzhou to get her visa and passport.  Hope to blog again soon!  Thanks for your prayers for sleep...I finally was able to get a few hours last night.  God is ever present with us and we are amazed at His blessings!