Adoption Day

Last night Brynn did great!  She only woke up once, sat up and cried out.  I got her out and held her for just a minute and put her back in her bed.  She went right back to sleep and I had to wake her up this morning!  We had to meet in the lobby early to go back to the registration office to finalize her adoption.  We were in the same room that we received Brynn in yesterday.  It is amazing how far she has come in just one day!  The Registration Officer called us up one family at a time to hand us our adoption certificates.  We had to promise not to abuse, mistreat, or abandon her.  When she was done she said, "Congratulations, you are the legal parents of your child!".  We all clapped and cheered!  After this we all got back in the bus and rode to the Notary Office.  We had to walk up six flights of stairs (there was no elevator), with our babies and diaper bags stuffed with snack and toys, in the cigarette smoke and stinky food filled building.  All 16 families were crammed in one room with a large table.  One parent sat at the table to fill out the paperwork, while the other parent sat to the side and entertained the babies.  When they were done we switched and I went up to sign my portion.  We got our picture taken with the Notary Official for their file and then got back on the bus.  Three hours later we got back to the hotel.  Blake and Brynn both did great for this long ordeal.  We had the afternoon free.  We ate lunch and then came to the room for naps.  Brynn took a nice nap,which I had to wake her up from.  She was a little sleepy and sad when she woke up.  She snuggled with me forever.  We decided to take her to the playroom in our hotel to help pep her back up.  Once we got in there she started to brighten back up again.  The four of us played until dinner time.  We ate dinner and then came back for baths and bedtime.  Blake has been falling asleep by 7 p.m. each night.  Brynn stayed up to skype with her big brother Barrett for the first time (pictures of that in tomorrow's post.  I had already uploaded the pics by that point).  The connection is so slow today so the camera was freezing and hard for them to see.  Brynn is still doing amazing.  She had just a few moments of sadness today.  Other than that she has been all smiles.  Her smile lights up the room!  We have had so many comments on what a sweet girl she is and how precious her smile is.  She is a great eater too.  She has not turned away anything we put in front of her.  She is a great sleeper as well.  We lay her down and she doesn't move a muscle.  She goes right to sleep and so far has had to be waken up when it is time.  She continues to bond well with us.  She is reaching up to be held, holding our hands, feeding us, and will give us kisses after she see us model it with each other.  Today Blake said that God sure chose the right baby for our family.  We continue to marvel at how perfect she is for our family.  She is such a treasure and we love her dearly.  Thank you for all your encouraging comments.  We have now been in China for a week and we are starting to get homesick.  It is nice to feel close even though we aren't.