Finally after months and months of waiting we finally got our daughter Anna. We had to drive to another hotel where we were taking to a meeting room. On our way up we were all VERY nervous. Josiah had me put my hand on his heart that felt like it was about to beat out of his chest.
We thought we were going to walk into the room and she would be there. Instead they took us in and told us to wait for a bit. That's like telling a pregnant woman to stop pushing! Arrrrrgh! We sat in there for about 10 minutes which felt like an eternity.
It was probably rather comical to watch. We were so nervous we kept standing up, sitting down, pacing the room, etc. It was like a bunch of teenagers about to go on their first date. I can only imagine how she felt.
Finally she came in with our guide accompanied by an official and her two caregivers. She was obviously very nervous and shy. The caregivers encouraged her to hug us, and she did.We are starting to get settled in a bit now and are going to go to a shop and get dinner. It seems like she is now calming down a bit.
Amberlee is communicating with her on a translator, and she seems to really appreciate that. I think Amberlee is having fun too.
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Yeah!!! She's beautiful!!! It's so nice that you got to bring the older kids with you. I'm sure that will help. I like reading their blog entries. Have a wonderful time bonding with Anna.
Susan Bradt Taylor
Praise God from Whom ALL blessing flow. She is so beautiful and all of you too! The Lord is so very faithful. I could identify with all of your feelings from our experience with Natalia and Jenna. May God richly bless your hours.
Much love, Grandpa and Grandma
Yeah!! I am so excited for you too. I could hardly wait to get up this morning to see if there was any news. Praise God for his faithfulness in answering all of our prayers. One down and one to go! We love you and will lift you up in prayer again today.
Love Pam and Walt
She is wonderful. We will continue to pray for her to get settle. We will also pray for the rest of you as you begin making adjustments. Well you will get Your other daughter on Monday for you. We look forward to your coming home with the family.
AWWWWWW!!!!! You guys are all doing a great job trying to make her feel welcome!!! It will be ok as time passes! Probably, all that you do "in" her country she has also never experienced!! She is very pretty!! Amberlee looks so happy!! Anna is finally here!! God is so good!!Have fun!! Next...ZOE!!Love you, Cheryl
We are so happy for you! What a beautiful picture! Anna, welcome to your family! We can't wait to meet you too. We keep praying for all of you. Amberlee, Annalisa says hi and she is excited to meet Anna. Have a good time getting to know each other. Love, Bonnie and Annalisa
I am so jealous and wish I could be there to experience the excitement over there. God has brought to fruition all of the blessings that he promised to you months ago. God has blessed you guys and your two new daughters. How awesome it is to see pictures of Anna with your family. God is the only one who can work miracles like this...PRAISE GOD ALONE!!!!
We are so happy for all of you. Our thoughts and prayers were with you guys last night. Have fun getting to know each other over the next few days. It's kind of like getting a new baby that is half grown up and can talk. I think I might like that, no pregnancy, diapers, ect... We are so glad to see you with you new family Anna, and cannn't wait to meet you in person. Please let us know what you want to be called so we can start using it now and will call you by the right name when we meet you. Best wishes to you all, Rebekah
I can't stop crying I'm so happy for you all! Thanks for this website so we can take the journey with you. You are all in our prayers! :)
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