It's official, she's ours!
Down the street shot
Walkabout sites
First bath
Let's see what will go in this bucket
What talent
It's official....she's for keeps. According to China on Tuesday, January 13th, Liliah is now legally ours. We spent 1/2 the day going to different offices and signing the legal documents....being asked if we are happy and want to keep our baby....promising never to abuse or abandon them, etc., and handing over the bulk of our dough. We gave out a cheer in the van as our adoption paperwork is now complete with the exception of picking up our daughter's passport on Friday before heading to Guangzhou on Saturday.
We revisited Wal Mart for a few needed supplies, grabbed some pizza hut to go and headed back for a party in Dan, Becky & Bethany's room. I spent sometime playing with Liliah and took some videos (which by the way are taking a long time to load so I will post videos we are taking once back in the US) Later, we decided to be adventurous again and go for a walkabout in the city. That means we had to watch the locals and dart (cross) into the street when they did to safe territory. We ended up at a park to a crowd listening to some live chinese music in the park. We never ended up seeing who the singer was because when the music stopped.....as we were coming up....I am not kidding you.....everyone soon turned (a big crowd of mostly men) and just stared at us. We smiled and then kept moving on as we didn't want to be the show! I was carrying Liliah in the snugli with a blanket draped over her body and wrapped towards me. An older chinese man came walking up to me talking with alot of words and lifted up my blanket to peek under to see how Miss L was attached to me and then was laughing and looked relieved. For dinner, we headed back to a buffet that our guide took us the night before. We had a since of accomplishment by ordering on our own and liking everything brought to us.....okay, so it helped that Glenn took us the night before. We had a nice waitress who learned English in the university and wanted to practice it on us. Here are a few pictures of the day.
5 comments:
So many firsts together, isn't it great! It's so great that you are journaling so that all these memories can be shared, but also chronicled for later, too. Enjoy your time there...and Congrats again (officially :=) We send our love and blessings,
What a great account of your first days together! These experiences will become treasured, magical memories to share with your girl!
ENJOY!!
WOOOOO HOOOOO it is official!!! She is such a darling!!! Love the pics. . .thank you for sharing your joy with us. . .we are all blessed for it!!! So glad that you are doing well and sounds like you are really enjoying the "whole" experience. China is such an interesting place isn't it!! Amazing how "pizza hut" is like a "piece of home." Thank you for taking time to share your pics and comments. . .we keep running to the computer when we think you might have something up. . .BIG HUGS from Randy, Lori, Lacey and Kimberlee. . .the girls are just loving the pics. . .Daisy says hey to her 4 legged cousins. . .and she welcomes her new 2 legged cousin!! She is waiting to go on her walk now and is hoping I will hurry it up! HUGS!!
She is at last in your arms, physically there to treasure! What a huge blessing! She looks like she is doing great! Go Mommy & Daddy! We are back from Virginia, and we as well keep racing to the computer to see what's new and keep in touch! It is so great to see you in China holding your baby girl! We love you-Love The Spencer's
Congratulations to the proud parents of Liliah!!! Sharon & Darryl...your faithfulness and prayers have been rewarded...I know you've heard this before and it's worth repeating that God is faithful "giving you the desires of your heart." The pictures certainly tell the story that the results have been worth the wait. I'm glad that you have another family to hang out with. Have a good day!
Love you lots! Dad and Mom
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