Gotcha Day- Continued

I wanted to add some additional pictures from before we went to Wal-Mart but lost internet connection so these will be a little out of order. We had preliminary adoption paperwork to do at the Adoption Center before we left.  You actually sign a document that you have your child for 24 hours to make sure he or she is right for your family.  We go to the Registration/Notary tomorrow to complete the adoption.  I asked Cindy if any of her families did not accept their child after the 24 hour period and she said sadly it has happened for her.  She also said that in those situations the Orphanage was not completely honest about the child's special needs and the parents were not prepared for their medical problems.  I can't imagine coming so far with this journey and not being able to go home with your child.  Heartbreaking for sure!   We will not be giving back this little guy!  He is ours!  We did find out a few medical needs from his caregiver that were not disclosed to us previously but nothing we and the grace of God cannot handle.

 He is talking to us a mile a minute and we are pretending we know what he is saying!

 Putting his hand prints on the preliminary documents.

Jie Jie loves helping any way she can.  She has been looking forward to a little brother for a long time!

After our trip to Wal-Mart we went to check in at our new hotel.   The Crowne Plaza -Henan.  It is absolutely beautiful and in a very nice area of Zhengzhou.  A 100% improvement from our last place and totally worth packing everything up and moving.  The most important part is that we were able to get two connecting rooms which will be a much better living space for our week here.

Cindy escorted us up to our rooms and had more paperwork for us to sign.  The adoption paperwork is endless!  Mo-Shes (the s is silent so I am going to start referring him to Mo-She) is walking around exploring the room and happy but as Cindy is preparing to leave realizes he is not going with her.  Words cannot even describe the feeling you have when you see your child so sad, confused, and scared.  Our hearts are all breaking for him.  We are trying to console him with toys, snacks and a Chinese children's video but his sobs continue.  We know this is all part of the process but it is still so hard to watch.  Any adoption parent will agree, the grieving your child goes through the first days they are with you are the hardest to get through.

We decide the best thing to do is get out of this room.  As soon as we put on his shoes he smiles and the tears stop. 

 He is already bonding with his two big sisters!

We explore the hotel and find where the pool is.   They have a beautiful Olympic size indoor pool with a small kiddie pool.  We are not sure if he has ever gone swimming but "what child doesn't like to play in a pool?"  Nice to know this activity will be an option for us.  The pool attendant was super nice and gave all of the kids an apple.  We proceeded to the lobby to hang out there for awhile.

 

He is having a ball eating his apple and running around the lobby. Lots of beautiful smiles that light up the room.  We cannot believe how fast he is, even with his weak right leg.  The girls can hardly keep up with him!   Can I just say how amazing my girls are?  They are natural caregivers and are so attentive to their little brother! 

Everyone is exhausted and it is time to get back to our room and get to bed.  Mo-She goes from these beautiful smiles to sadness and tears when we walk in our room.  We put his pajamas on and he continues to cry and point to his shoes so we put his shoes back on!  He is much happier in his little blue shoes!

We pray over Mo-She for peace, comfort and a restful nights sleep.  "Where does my help come from? It comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth!"