More changes to come

Here is a few pictures of some more of her firsts that we have had. There is a large fish pond at the hotel in which all the kids feed. And then there is an outdoor playground. She LOVES to slide, and not just the normal way but forwards, backwards, sideways, anything you can imagine. She is an incredible sponge. 

Cathy reminded me today that it was 7 days ago yesterday and she entered our world. It is incredible to think that it has only been 7 days. I told Cathy that it feels like eternity. But really that is the truth. Yes we are tired and so some days feel so much longer than others, but the reality is she was written into this family long before we ever knew it. The journey to get her was long, but it had been written. So 7 days, doesn't seem like a long time but in the grand scheme of things, she has been on our hearts much longer than 7 days. 

Tomorrow we have an EARLY American Embassy Appointment. We will walk in and be sworn in as her parents. This is really to get her visa to take her back to America. This will also give us the paperwork that we need for her to become a citizen. Yes, yet another added layer to this already laundry list of changes for our girl. Her citizenship will change the instant we step out of the plane in LA on Wednesday. She will become a US citizen. It is a crazy thought and one I am sure that she will ask questions about down the line. We leave China with a Chinese passport and then poof, it is no longer valid. 

Once this is done, we are basically done in China. We wait for her visa to be printed. We depart on Wednesday night at 9:30 pm China time and arrive back in America on the 27th at 6:45am in Atlanta. We will get her visa 15 minutes before we leave for our flights back home. Talk about a nail bitter. 

It is late, we had an early morning and one again tomorrow. We will write more tomorrow after our swearing in ceremony. 

Love,

Jennifer