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<\/p>\nToday was Gotcha Day, and wait until you see what a beautiful baby we have. We went to the Hubei Center for Intercountry Adoption Affairs at 2:30PM. After we got off the bus, everyone was escorted into the main waiting area where there were lots of couches. All of us anxious new parents armed with photo and video cameras sat down on these couches as we awaited the arrival of the moment we had all be waiting for: our gotcha moment!<\/p>\n
As we sat down, we heard cries in the other room, and knew that on the other side of that wall was our baby! One mother got so anxious when her baby’s name was called only for the purpose of doing paperwork, that she rushed past the orphanage director and other officials, and grabbed her baby from the nannies who were in the other room keeping the babies quiet and occupied until their moment came! The anxious mama then had to hand her back to prevent possible mutiny from the rest of us, because everyone then got this “let’s go get ’em” look in their eye! \ud83d\ude42 Do ya blame us!<\/p>\n
Our name was the first called after paperwork was finished! We wasted no time, and ran excited to get our baby yelling, “That’s us!”<\/p>\n
She is just adorable! An answer to eight years of prayer! God really knows how to knock your socks off! For those of you who awaiting DTC or I-171 or Referral or are anywhere in the process of international adoption, when you begin the journey, you think you know what Gotcha Day will be like! Multiply the feeling you imagine by millions, and you barely touch the surface of the amazing moment! It’s all worth it!<\/p>\n
Just look below at what God has done!<\/p>\n
She the prettiest baby in the whole group! Pardon the understandable prejudice! After all, she’s ours!<\/p>\n
Grandmas and Grandpas we can’t to introduce her to you in person!<\/p>\n
Sorry this post took so long to materialize, but we have been a busy Mommy and Daddy the last couple of days!<\/p>\n
Here are the Gotcha Day Photos!<\/p>\n
Sign we saw upon entering the Waiting Area on Gotcha Day!:<\/p>\n
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“That’s us!”<\/p>\n
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Our family photo!:<\/p>\n
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On bus after Gotcha:<\/p>\n
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Happy Mama with her sleepy baby!:<\/p>\n
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More soon! Isn’t she just beautiful!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today was Gotcha Day, and wait until you see what a beautiful baby we have. We went to the Hubei Center for Intercountry Adoption Affairs at 2:30PM. After we got off the bus, everyone was escorted into the main waiting … Continue reading