Gotcha DAY

It’s here, It’s Finally here. Today is Gotcha Day!! In fact we just GOT HER. We arrived at the hotel about 2 p.m. We waited for our bags and put a few things away to get settled in for the week. Our instructions were to drop off some paperwork and orphanage donations at our guide’s room and then meet in the 3rd floor conference room. We decided to go ahead a few minutes early so that we might happen to see the babies arrive at the hotel. Well, they were already there in the conference room but we had to wait outside until they called our names. It was so funny because we were all standing out in the hall trying to pick out which baby was ours. (I did not pick the right one) Most of the parents were saying things like,” You know it really doesn’t matter which one… they are all so cute”
We were about the 4th couple called. It was the most amazing feeling to finally see the little face that we have been staring at on the refrigerator for the past 7 weeks.
She is just adorable. She has one tooth on the bottom and a full head of black hair. She did not cry much and was instantly enthralled with the video camera strap. Then she discovered the digital camera and she and David were playing a little game with it and she began laughing out loud. She is definitely going to be a Daddy’s girl because once he pried her out of my arms she only wanted him. Her outfit was a traditional split pants so I headed up to the room to grab a diaper and make a bottle for her. When I got back she was sound asleep on David’s shoulder. It was probably a very long day for her. Plus she has a low-grade fever and sounds a little congested. She had to be exhausted to fall asleep in that room full of crying babies, crying moms and dads and just the sound of pure joy.
We finished one round of paperwork and she woke up long enough to let me feed her a bottle, start her on some medicine and look around just a little. David held her and she was right back to sleep.
We now have to do another round of paperwork and then try to get her to sleep in the crib.
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