when east meets south
I received this picture in a stack of probably 25 that were given to me on ‘gotcha’ day. Just various pictures from different occasions of Sophie’s time at Guilin. This one is my very favorite, and it reminds me of the fact that she was so well loved and cared for there.
May 8 —— June 8 About one month ago, my mom met Sophie for the first time. As you can see, she has really blossomed and become part of our family. Even though she has only been with us for a little while, it is hard to imagine life without Sophie. Anyways, I’m sorry my mom can’t be writing this…. Read More
We’re finally settled into our new house. We left our house in St. Louis only a few days after Sophie and I returned home from China. We were both suffering from serious jet lag, but we all wanted to get on the road to our new house ASAP. So we finished up the packing with the help of some amazing… Read More
I arrived last night, about 6:30 to the hotel. It was a sight for sore eyes as I had spent the vast majority of my 20+ hour travel day NOT sleeping as I hoped I would. For some reason, between the lack of incline in my seat, plus the unpleasant smell of my next door neighbors breath, I could only… Read More
I’m all packed and as ready as I’ll ever be! I must admit, my stomach is in knots. Nervous knots and excited knots. I know what to expect as far as the adoption trip goes, but I have no idea what to expect as far as adopting a toddler. I have mixed emotions about gotcha day. I have been looking… Read More
We got word last week from our agency that Sophie had taken a fall at the SWI. We were told that she was ‘very blue around the eyes and face’ but that she was okay. Needless to say, the news sent this mother into super vigilant, worried and stressed out mode. How hurt was she? Was she seen by a… Read More
About a month ago, I requested updated measurements for Sophie, since I needed to know what size to pack for the China trip. No update was forthcoming (the last update we received on Sophie was from late November of last year) which wasn’t too suprising, but I asked again, since I need a weight to give our pediatrician who will… Read More
We’ve been slowly but surely getting things together for Chris’ upcoming China trip. It’s amazing how many things you need to care for a two year old. I find that no matter how many partially used bottles of Baby Tylenol I have around, I need to buy a NEW bottle of Baby Tylenol to take to China. And even though… Read More
The most coveted of documents in the world of adoption, the “Notice of Coming to China for Adoption”, also known as Travel Approval. Ours arrived, unexpectedly, from our agency yesterday. Just a piece of paper, but more meaningful than words can express. And it even has Sophie’s sweet face in the corner. I don’t understand anything it says except our… Read More
That leaving town for 9 days and getting ‘out of the loop’ on the boards (ie less anxious and stressed about when our TA would come) would bring on our TA I would have done it long ago!! We arrived home late yesterday evening and spent a good part of this morning catching up. I was out mowing with Isabelle… Read More