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Wow. I really don't know where or how to begin. She is absolutely beautiful. She has been so well loved and taken care of. Her orphanage and her sponsor parents went through our picture book with her. You could tell how much she loved our book. She knew us by name and didn't cry. She gave us hugs and kisses and even shared her goldfish. She is ticklish and has a beautiful laugh. We are so in love! We couldn't have prayed for better. God amazes us each day with his blessings.
We got up early and flew to Shenyang. Neither of us slept well. We were too eager, anxious, nervous, and excited. It is hard to explain how we were feeling, but so wonderful. We had only 10 minutes at the hotel before we left to get her. Good thing I was prepared with her backpack! Another family with us is adopting a 13 year old girl. She peeked her head out and called me ma ma. I immediately cried and said No, Jodi! There is a third family with us as well and they told us our daughters weren't there yet, but then about 2 minutes later she walked in. I didn't cry, I just waved and waited for someone to call me over. Finally after a few minutes, I just walked over and bent down beside her and offered her goldfish crackers. Instant hit! Within minutes she was smiling, laughing, and allowing me to hold her. We tried not to force ourselves upon her, we just watched her cues. She bounced between her nanny and us. We were there forever (but didn't really seem that long at the time). By the time we left and got back to the hotel, she was tired and hungry. Everyone else was going to go out to eat, but we opted to stay in and see if she would sleep. She cried and was mad for about an hour. Jerry went to get us KFC (sorry boys!) and when he got back, she was almost asleep. We put some food on the coffee table for her, but she kept waving her hand no at us. Then finally she took a bite and got some water. That was all it took! She got up ate and played the rest of the evening. We had so much fun playing with her! She was running around the room laughing and having a great time. She is a good entertainer! She is amazing. She knows us by name and will imitate anything I say. She counted to 5, said the abc's, and says "where's ma ma" when I play peek a boo. Our guide is very impressed with her and tells us how beautiful and smart she is. We are definitely believing that! She takes after her mother of course! ;)
She didn't want to take a bath, but toys persuaded her. Then we put on lotion, got dressed, and got into our big bed. She fell asleep after I read her a story. Thank you all so much for your prayers. God definitely listened! He is so good. Please continue the prayers! God Bless, Jennifer, Jerry, and Hanna (YingYing)
Boys - First, happy 10th birthday Brooks! We are so proud of you. You are a great son! Reese, thanks for doing all of your homework! We love you more than KFC - and you know that's alot!
Coach Thompson - Hanna says something that almost sounds like IU, so I'm working on Purdue!