Today we went back to the Civil Affairs Bureau and completed all of the official paperwork. Grace has been the daughter of our heart for 15 months and now it is officially legal! We signed documents, had pictures taken and were asked many times if we promised to always take care of her. We were able to meet Gracie's nannies and orphanage director one more time and say goodbye to them. Yesterday Grace was very upset to leave them, today however, she did not even approach them and stayed close to Scott and me. Back in December, I had sent the orphanage a photo album for them to show Grace. It had pictures of our family and then pages of each of the kid's and family activities. The director told us that they had been very excited to receive it and were happy to see Nathan and that we not only had a Chinese son but also another child who had been born with cleft lip and palate.
She is truly beautiful and is a very typical two year old. She is playful and laughing one minute and then on the floor with a tantrum the next. She easily extends her arms to be held and is proving to have a teasing sense of humor. Overall, she is joyful and happy. As far as the chickenpox, she seems to be doing fine. She is covered in spots and seems to have come to us with the onset of the marks. We spoke to our pediatrician this morning and he said that should last for 3-4 more days. All of the other guys have had the chicken pox vaccination and Scott and I both had chicken pox when we were younger. So we should all be fine. God is good and we have His peace surrounding us.
Enjoy the pictures of our beautiful girl!
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The boys were so excited to see pictures of your new daughter. They are still talking about having your family over to their house. I am so glad we got to spend time with you while you were here in China. May the rest of your journey here be blessed and the challenges few.
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