March 8--MACY DAY

Wow! What an amazing day! We woke up early this morning anxious about what today might bring for us. We ate the breakfast buffet in the hotel, got ready, and talked with both families before meeting Cai in the lobby. Our taxi driver took us on an incredible drive to the Jiangsu government building where we would meet Macy. (the driving is another story in itself) We arrived a few minutes early to the office. As we walked into the building, I could fill my heart pounding as we rounded the corner. We saw another family receiving their daughter from the same province. I looked to my left and saw the most precious little girl in the arms of a lady. When the little girl turned around, it was Macy!

She was dressed in some beautiful Chinese attire, 3 pairs of pants, and 3 shirts. We had to do some preliminary paperwork before they brought her to us. She walked right to Jason to look at a book beside of him. She was just going from Mama to Baba looking at us, playing with the book, and talking on the phone. After some more paperwork, we got an official family picture taken for the orphanage director and the government. We were able to ask the nannies and the director about her schedule for eating and sleeping. We were even able to talk with a nanny that assisted her in the therapy program at her orphanage (what they call recovery). We will find out some therapy exercises that they are using for her right hand. After being with her awhile, you can see some delays in her right foot and her right hand. She can walk and use her right hand when she wants to. We will just want to encourage her to use it at all times.

After the nannies and director slipped out when she wasn't looking, we headed to the store to buy some formula and food. She still drinks formula out of a bottle and wears diapers (but can go on the potty when put on there). She cried a little every time that we got into our van. The director said that she didn't like riding in the van at all. Hopefully, that will get better with time. She has been having a great time at the hotel playing with blocks, hugging her doll, and coloring in her books. Even though we have had a great day with her, we expect some type of grieving to happen very soon. We tried to go out to eat tonight and she started to cry and panic a little bit because we were leaving the room. We decided for Jason to go get us food instead of causing too much more craziness in one day. We will go back to the Jiangsu government building in the morning to complete the adoption process to make her our daughter. Of course, we have other steps to take before we get home, but this is the major one!

I hope that you enjoy the pictures of Macy Day. She is precious and her personality is coming out with each passing hour. We love her and can't wait for her to understand that Mama and Baba are here forever! :)

P.S. Landon was able to see her on Skype when we got back to the hotel. It was 11:30 p.m. his time and he got up to watch Macy play around the room! I asked, "Landon, what do you think of Macy?" He said, "She is pretty good!"