Today Hope became officially our child. We know that she has been ours in our hearts since the moment we received the call on the 25th of October, but now the papers prove it! It was another day of meeting with local officials to complete the paperwork, sign and seal the documents and take some official pictures. Again our guide Anna was awesome in helping us through the day and Hope did really well through the process.
We have done even better today as a family. Hope is eating well, she has a very good appetite and likes her bottle now along with her rice cereal. As a treat we mix in some banana with it every once in awhile. It really doesn't seem to matter what it is, just that we give it to her. And she lets us know when she wants it :)
We had some good play time today in our hotel room and she is beginning to interact well with us. She responds to her name and interacts with us when we are playing. She is very inquisitive, watching what we are doing if one of us is waling around the room. She is also very strong and likes to grab on to her books and toys and of course every once in awhile give them a good toss just to make sure we are paying attention.
Tomorrow we will venture out into the city as a family with Anna to see some sights and maybe a bit of shopping for Hope.
She's absolutely precious! I'm so happy to hear that she is doing so well. Love that sweet smile. Congratulations!
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Oh my goodness! Hard to believe how quickly things are moving after such a long (ahem LONG) wait. Enjoy your time with Hope, and enjoy seeing China! Go Bogars!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see you with your little Hope.....you look like the perfect family....she is a doll......can't wait to meet her..praying for all to go well...what a great Christmas we will celebrate this year. guess what? Sunday, the day you got Hope, the sermon title at the church we were visiting was ....Hope...... Go figure!!! Love to you, Boone and Susan
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