Gotcha Day

As I type this it is still hard to fathom today, the last day of 2012, was the day we waited seven years to happen. Kristin Scott was placed in our arms and Scott and I were finally parents to a beautiful daughter. This morning our group met for breakfast and our scheduled time to meet our girls was at 10:20. The hour between breakfast and this important meeting seemed to tick by slowly. Scott and I headed to the conference room and all the families began to wait. A family from Virginia received their beautiful daughter first - she is so adorable. The Divis family from Ohio and our daughter were from the same area and we waited a little longer. Finally both of our girls arrived in matching tiger suits! When the director walked in I recognized Kristin Scott right away - she was placed in my arms and I was flooded with praise and thanksgiving to finally be a mom to such a sweet girl. She is already a daddy's girl and it is so special to see your husband care for someone else so much. Today was a busy day going from office to office to finalize the adoption process since these offices will be closed for the next three days and we leave for Guangzho on Friday. Traffic in China is insane and crossing the road with a baby in your arms is quite a feat! We learned Kristin has a great set of lungs and uses these when she is sleepy - :-). Our busy schedule did not allow her to have a morning or afternoon nap - just a cat nap here and there in one of the offices. She finally took a bottle when we returned to the hotel around 5:30 which comforted her. Kristin loves to bounce to music - we brought a lullaby CD, and another musical toy we received at the shower given to us by my coworkers at Westwood - it has been a huge hit! Thank you again Westwood friends! Kristin loves to have us hold her so she can bounce and bounce standing up on our legs. We ate dinner in the hotel - Kristin loves bread and tried some mashed potatoes - she mostly loved banging the spoon on the table. By the end of the meal she was ready for bed. We brought her back to the room and put on fresh pj's putting her in her crib a little after 8. She slept through the night and woke up around 6 this morning. She has been a happy baby this morning - she ate her bottle and we are headed down to the hotel breakfast in a bit before a walk around Nanchang. Today we will mostly spend time bonding with her and gaining her trust so she will know we are her forever family. We are blessed beyond our imagination and look forward to sharing our sweet girl with friends and family in the states!