Today was the day that we officially became Rebecca’s Mommy and Daddy! We began the day going back to the Hubei Intercountry Center for Adoption for our interview before the adoption was to be finalized. They asked questions like: “Do you believe this is the same baby that you received 24 hours ago?” and “After the time you have spent with her, are you still sure that you want to go through with this and be her parents?” (Of course, I’m paraphrasing.) The interview was done through an interpreter. After the questions, we signed the adoption legal contract, and they put the fingerprint from our right index finger over our signatures. They then put Rebecca’s footprint on the document’s reverse side. She got to sign off on it with her approval as well! We then took our first family photo! We will have copy of this on the web later! This photo will be on our official adoption certificate which will be given to us later on in a beautiful red folder!

Tomorrow, we head to the Notary to have another interview and hear a speech before receiving the baby’s passport and the adoption certificate in the red folder. At least I believe this is what’s going to happen. My brain has been mush since becoming a Daddy! All I think about is Becca, Becca, Becca!
Everything else has to be told to me at least three or four times before it sinks in. Must be something in the air!!! Ha! Ha! Many of the other parents have expressed experiencing these same symptoms! What a wonderful illness! I pray I never recover!

Pictures below!

Enjoy!

Photo with the Orphanage Director Li:

Smiling Baby with Happy Daddy: