Dec 8 Gotcha Day is here!!

We awoke at 6 am and cleaned up and waited till 10 AM to go to the PRC Adoption service. We walked to the office. Once there we could hear the kids and when we got to the office we saw Meng Meng and it was her crying! It took a good hour for her to calm down and then go to Marion. She didnt want anything to do with me. 

We were there for about 2 hours and then we went back to the hotel. After we got back Meng Meng opened up to us and laughed and played ball, and mom read her a book. She can say ball, and back, socks and snow. She plays with her tassel, and she can EAT!!!!!

Then John the other dad and I ran to the store to buy strollers, diapers, butt cream, fruit and water and diet coke. Then it was back to the notary to finalize the adoption. At 5 pm on Monday Decemeber 8th LUO, HONG MENG became our Daughter, Faith Elisabeth Hong Meng Cornell.

These are the two ladies from adoption services who made it happen.

We got back to the hotel that night and relaxed and played with Meng Meng.

She fell asleep at 7:30 after eating rice, fruit, bear crackers, and drinking water. She would let us change her clothes, but we could not take off her shoes, so she slept in them. They smell as bad as my sneakers, but she is happy and thats all the matters!

So ended our first day with her...words cannot express how much she is loved.