Monday, August 20, 2007

Gotcha Day


Sorry it took so long to get this posted. It has been a very long and hard day. We left our room at 5:40 am and headed to the airport. Our flight was delayed as we sat on the runway for a half an hour. We arrived in Nanjing after our appointment time so we hit the road running. It was a challenge to keep it all together today. We were unable to prepare for the big moment because we were running around to get everywhere before the civil affairs office closed for lunch. Needless to say, no touching video yet. As a matter of fact, we have very few photos as well. Peter had a very hard time warming up to us and it wasn't until dinner time that we finally got some movement out of him. It is going to take some time with him.

We met the director and a nanny from the orphanage but were unable to really talk with them. We are hoping to get our questions answered when we see them again tomorrow. It was such a runaround today that it is going to take this evening to really let the day's events sink in. We have our son. Amazing. We have photos that you can see here.

Please, please keep praying. We need the prayers as much as Peter (Dave, Gracie and mostly Wendy).