Well... it has been a crazy and surreal journey as we find ourselves typing our last post. We finalized the adoption today and took the oath at the US Consulate this afternoon. Tomorrow will be filled with packing and last minute shopping as we prepare to depart first thing on Thursday ( Wed in US ) morning.
When we came back to the room we got an interesting surprise. The hotel gave every baby a going back home Barbie doll. It is a white woman with a little asian baby in front!! I have never seen such a thing. Made us all laugh. I am absolutely positve that this is a 100% Mattel product and was not a knock off made here in China...... grin.
Janice, Alex, Lauren and I want to take a minute to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind notes and comments we have received over the past two weeks. When we first decided to produce this blog ( idea stolen from Pete and Brenda Lush) we thought that there would be a dozen or so people that would be interested in tracking our stream of consciousness and random thoughts. To our delight it appeared that we had many, many more visitors than we had anticipated. We are indeed fortunate to have so many great friendships and feel lucky to have Leah grow up within in such a special community of friends and family. Thanks to all !
Yes, but now..... 100% American as well.
Peace.
We have so enjoyed your baby Leah and China story. It made us feel like we were almost there - we have loved all the funny stories but especially hearing all about Leah. When you posted it, it was while we were sleeping and I have to admit that it was always a race in the morning to see who who would read it first - Nathan won most of the time! : ) We can't wait to meet Leah and welcome her to her new home! Have a safe trip back!
ReplyDeleteHello there... I've been thinking of you all so much as you're making your long journey home... I hope you are there by now, but I am not sure you are.
ReplyDeleteI remember that walking into our house for the first time as a family of five was like crossing the finish line of an amazing marathon. It felt like an impossible dream come true. I hope you're there by now, and we'll be eager to hear how you're all doing once home.
We enjoyed following along on your journey so much!
Our best to you all and we'll be excited to talk to you soon.
We hope you get some rest and many of your favorite foods this weekend - hooray!
Congratulations -
Love
Brenda, Peter and Family
well, i was meaning the other day to comment on The Red Couch (but then i had such a couple of days that apparently my blood pressure went up!). so, firstly, i would like to say that your beautiful daughter held herself up regally on the sofa, and seems to be growing faster than the others since you giants arrived. picking up the genes.
ReplyDeleteshe may never forgive you for the "made in china" photo (try when she's 16, and may god help you), but i love the photo, and i really love the one of the whole family.
congratulations to all of you from all of us here in Allenville.
oh. by the way, i don't know why it signs me as Nay (which happens to be my nickname). so just in case you have no earthly idea who this is, it's Naomi, Paul's tiffany anchor (Janice, have you worn yours yet?i would hope so, since you had to fight for it....)
ReplyDeletehave a safe trip home.