She belongs to us now. It has been a very long day. It started early with a cab ride that was very scary to the Civil Affairs office. We met with the Assistant Director and caretaker from the SWI. All the paperwork was completed and we had time to sit and talk to them. They are very nice and adore the Mermaid. We got the note her birthmother left with her. We have her immunizations record, she had the chicken pox last year, and we exchanged email addresses so they may keep up with her progress.Then, we took another scary cab ride to the Notary Office and the papers were notarized. The Mermaid fussed a little when the Asst. director and caretaker left...not too bad! She told them that she likes us very much...Big smile from Ma Ma and Ba Ba.
We decided to do what every new little adopted girl does on her special day...Go to MCDONALD'S!!!!! She had chicken nuggets, french fries and milk. She then decided she wanted Karena's (our guide) corn. YES! You can get corn instead of french fries. She got to slide down the slide...which was funny because she had her pretty yellow dress on and couldn't go down it. So, she went down on her feet! Smart girl...
We took her shopping tonight and bought her some new shoes and an outfit. We let her pick out what she liked. Would you believe she picked out purple shoes over pink and blue ones???? Her room is painted in purple...On a side note, she is so smart, is a lefty but uses her right hand when she can, is funny, silly, talks a lot in Mandarin..she cracks her self up!, curious, and down right naughty!!!!!! She likes to throw things...like her toys, hat and even the remote! I had to put her in time-in after she threw it full force at the glass window. She is testing us...we know it. It's just hard because she is so stinkin' cute! Karena translated to her that we would like her to stop...so we will see.
She had her first bath tonight. I don't think they have ever washed her hair...because she never had any!!!! They just pulled her out of line last time they cut the kids hair. She was fussy and Daddy helped me. She liked the bubbles and would repeat it after I would say it.Tomorrow, we are going to a park. I think she needs it!
8 comments:
I am so happy to see her smiling and having fun!!! She is adorable...and looks as if she will fit right in! :)
Megan
she is so stinking cute! I'm so happy that the adoption is official and that you got to go to McDonald's :)
Kerri
congrats she is beautiful.
I showed the kids at summer school the pictures. They were so excited! They had heard so much about her that they kept asking me all types of questions. Elijah pointed out that it is a good thing Mr. S has his expensive phone. Denise put the pictures in a slide show clip to share with everyone at school. Everyone is so happy for you guys. I keep checking the blog to see what is going on and I have to say she is sooooo cute.
Love, Anna
The kids want me to tell you Hi. I told them I could send you a message on this blog(that was even more questions).
Elijah, Kasshad,Santa, Cristina, J. Salazar, Jesus, Patrick, & Vicson
Congratulations! You have been blessed! Your daughter is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journey - (we just returned from ours in March)- wishing you all the best!
The Morris Family-
A Peppermint Pearls/Dec DTC family
Oh my goodness she is so stinkin cute!!! Things seem to be going well. I cracked up when I was in China and I could have corn at McDonalds LOL Enjoy your time it goes by fast..The Mermaid is a doll.
Love, Colleen (fellow Lifelinker)
Hi this is Ali from Peppermint Pearls site. I just caught up on your journey! She is beautiful!! Congrats to you and your family.
Isn't it so much fun buying girl's clothes?
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