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I am having trouble posting on the computer where most of the photos are, so I will post from my phone and update with more pictures and details later.
She is so wonderful and she has so much personality! I can't wait to share more soon!
Okay, I am sorry I have been the world's worst blogger over here. Today is Thursday and we visited Mae's orphanage today. That is an entirely different post, so I will just stick to gotcha day for now.
On Monday we woke up after a surprisingly restful night (I think the 2 Advil PM didn't hurt). We enjoyed a nice breakfast at the buffet and then met Miko at 10:30 to go over the paperwork for the week. We met the other 3 families that are here adopting also. They are so wonderful and we are grateful to be on this journey with them.
The meeting was exiting because it really felt like this was happening. The meeting lasted less than an hour and then we broke for lunch before we were to meet up again at 1:45 to head over to the Civil Affairs Office. Our nerves were on edge at this point so we headed over to Pizza Hut to have something familiar for lunch. The pizza was exactly like at home.
Finally, the time to leave and meet Mae arrived. We were all so nervous and excited going to the office. We drove for about 20 minutes and then got out of the car to walk through some side streets. When we reached the building there were some little ones near the elevator headed up. One of the families in our group saw their daughter. It was so exciting.
We made it to the 8th floor and situated ourselves in a corner of the room. Off to the side was a nanny with some little ones and one of them was Mae! She was getting her hands washed. We could not believe she was right there and we could not hold her yet! They still had to go over some paperwork and get us organized. Mae was sent off to a small toy room to play. About 10 minutes passed and then we were told it was time to meet our children and that our group was first. We were the second family (out of about 15) to be meet our child.
She came to us really well and did not cry. We just held her and told her we loved her in Chinese. We showed her some toys and gave her a lollipop. After awhile I started to rock back with her. She really liked this and gave us our first smiles and giggles. It was wonderful! The time there is sort of a blur. I think we were there about 90 minutes. Here are a few more pictures that can tell the story better than I ever could!
Can't wait to hear more! Congratulations! So excited for your family!
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