Gotcha Day--Karen!!!

Gotcha Day!!!

We arrived in Changsha late last night very tired. The airplane ride was the worst yet. The cabin pressure was off and for a couple of hours later I thought my chest would explode. We were met at the airport by Daphine and Ellen, our CCAI representatives. Our complete trust was in these experienced, wonderful ladies. We feel truly blessed to be with CCAI! They delivered us to the Dolton Hotel. It is lovely here. Our room is on the 25th floor, yet we are in the middle of the building. We rested well in our room last night. The beds are very low to the ground, basically all the furniture is close to the ground--great for short people. This morning we were up at 6:00am, had a great breakfast and then began paperwork at 8:30am.

At 1:30pm we boarded a bus for the Hunan county registrar office where gotcha moment was to take place. We were the 6th couple to receive our baby. All the babies were beautiful. Some cried, many were curious. Karen came to me first with bright eyes searching my face. She grabbed my hair and never let go. She is the most beautiful little girl in the world to us. How blessed we are today. After I held her, Bryan held her. He cried and cried from pure joy at having his sister in his arms. It was truly a special moment to behold. Our little girl went to her daddy next and it was love at first sight. On the bus ride back to our hotel Qin-Qin fell asleep in momma's arms. We love her dearly.

Her name Qin-Qin is her nickname and is pronounced Ching-Ching. That means that the pronunciation of her middle name is LinFuQin (Lynn Foo Ching). We call her Karen and at times Qin-Qin. She is amazing.

Love Jenny