We only have about one hour until we leave from the hotel here in Nanchang to meet Lila. In less than two hours we will finally get to hold our sweet girl. I don't think Chris or I slept at all last night, we are both running all of the "what if" scenarios through our minds. Of course we know that we are just going to have to "wing it" once we meet her. She is coming straight from the airport, gratefully our agency was able to work with her orphanage so she didn't have to be moved. Again our prayers have been answered.
We were able to be part of a phenomenal group of families who are also adopting while we were in Beijing, it is amazing how quickly you can feel like family to people with similar passions. There were 12 other families in our group many adopting older children, some multiple. There were also several 1st time adopters some with other children some first time parents. One single woman has waited for five years today, I can't even imagine. We were very sad to leave the group to travel on by ourselves but we are so excited to meet up with them again on Friday in Guangzhou. I can't wait to meet all of the new family members.
Anna is doing just amazing, she has been such a trooper, she has far surpassed our expectations and has made several new friends. A couple of families are adopting children with developmental delays and they were hopeful their children would do as well as Anna. The group, has been so kind and accepting, if only it was like this everywhere.
We will try to write more about our Beijing adventures later, hopefully the pictures will help us remember what we have done but our jet lagged brains are feeling a bit foggy right now.
Blessings to you all, Kim
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