It's official...she is ours!

The first night with us, Addi was WIDE awake from 12:30 -4:30 am....so Phil took her for a walk around the hotel to try to get her sleepy.  No such luck...

 

The next morning at breakfast.....can you say tired baby??

 

Congi.....rice soup....babies love it!

 

Meals on wheels....on our way for the official adoption paperwork to be finalized!

 

Ali is sitting with Audrey....she is being adopted by another lady in our travel group.

On our way.....

It is finalized!  This is the orphange director who traveled to Nanning to deliver Addison to us.

 

Proud big sister Ali.....she is doing SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB HELPING US WITH HER LITTLE SISTER!

 

The "girls" are all smiles at the notarys office, waiting to swear the paperwork is true and to sign it....

 

Addi and Dada posing with the flag of China at the Notary office....

 

What a great photo op.....

 

Both families are all smiles as we are now official.....the children are part of our forever families!!!!!

 

"Mei Mei's" first trip to Walmart.....get ready for many more honey!

And of course, first trip to McD's......

 

Getting ready to go for an afternoon walk.....after being up most of the night and only napping for 15 minutes...

 

Ali the rock climber....there is a really pretty river walk and park right beside our hotel.

 

The river walk and park in Nanning China.....beautiful.

Swimming pool at the hotel....really cold water!!!!

 

Ali bravely tried the water in the kiddy pool area....tooooooo cold....

 

"Mei Mei" is what they called her in the orphange.....

She has her little China cell phone the we bought at Walmart....she loves the music....

 

Daddy's little girl......

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she is very snuggly, loving to be held.....she cries if we try to put her to sleep in her crib.  So, she sleeps with us....when she sleeps!