All About Marielle...

Adoption Day September 29, 2005

Today we went back to the Civil affairs office and
officially adopted Marielle.

We met with a few officials answered questions
actually the only question we were asked is "Are you happy with her," of course YES.
All the other families were in with the officials for much much longer and had alot more questions asked. For those that know
me, I grabbed the wrong foot for the foot print, they
said right and I grabbed left, j ust like on our
wedding day when I grabbed and put the ring on Jason's
right hand. So my sense of direction is still not there.

She cries for MAMA at bedtime, I pretend she is crying for me.
At least she had someone
at night. One of us snuggles her and rocks her to sleep.
And she has been sleeping all through the night.
She is a little peanut, she fits 3-6 month clothes and
can sit up and roll over. Developmentally she is what
you would expect to see in a 5-6 month old. But she
is strong and will stand an jump up and down. She
likes music and HATES PEEK A BOO.

OH ALL the families which sent cameras received their
cameras back and we are getting those pictures
developed. We did get her rattle back I was so
suprised. Most families did not get anything other
than the camera back, two families got their family pictures
back, we did not get the pictures back we sent. We
are happy to get the cameras back. When we go to the
SWI next week we get to meet and take pictures with
our little ones main nanny. None of the girls have
been in foster care but they have a ratio of 4 babies
to one nanny per shift. You can tell these girls were
all well taken care off, some have bug bites but none
appear to have scabies or boils etc. We are so
blessed. Marielle still is not showing signs of being
sick so we are very grateful She is still her daddies
girl but is warming up to me.

We love Changsha and are so grateful to GOD, the
Peoples Republic of China and to a very brave women
who gave Marielle the opportunity of life so she could
become a part of our family.

We love our little PEANUT. She is smiling and happy
and we can't wait to show her off to everyone.
Pictures are coming soon.