Hi Everyone. It's official, I've now been up for 27 hours. (minus a 30min. nap on a 13.5hr. flight) and (30 minutes in the room) My eyes are sooo bloodshot!!! EXCITED but NOT nervous or anxious at all. Just waiting for it to hit me I guess! I should be in bed because I have to be up in 5.5hrs to do the Great Wall!!!!
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"Hey, if she's gets to be a
PRINCESS
then I get to be the
QUEEN!"
I'm a single mom with an amazing daughter! It all started when I decided I was tired of waiting to be a mom. In my search to find a little girl who needed a mommy I was led to the China International Adoption program. I actually started the process in 2005, got my paperwork to China on 1/13/06. China accepted my paperwork and gave an LID of 2/18/06. After waiting 33 months, I finally received my referral on 11/5/08 for the most beautiful baby in the world. She spent her first 11 months in Southern China just above the South China Sea and now she is home with her mama!! I hope you enjoy reading & looking at my blog as much as I enjoyed creating it. During the wait I was a research junkie for all thing IA so please check out all the links in the sidebar under "Find it Here"...it will show you the posts pertaining to that category. Best wishes to all. Stephe
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12 comments:
I am so excited for you! Who is your guide?
Don't wear yourself out before Georgia Day!!! You will need all the sleep you can get.... Tears in my eyes thinking of you and my Donna in China and the changes coming to your life...Linda
Oh my gosh... I remember our first night in Beijing... we couldn't sleep either! We were also filled with excitement and just trying to comprehend we were in Gracie's country! Try to get some rest... the Wall will wipe you out... it's amazing and steep! But more importantly, your ability to sleep when you want to is about to go away for a very long time! lol :) Rest up mamma! It's almost time!!!
I hope you were able to get some sleep. OMG! Something I forgot to tell you to bring, CLEAR EYES! I used tons whilst there.
hugs,
Lori**
Where is your Lunesta, or Ambian, or Tylenol PM? Or even Benadryl? Take it so you can sleep at night before you get Georgia. I needed it the first night just to get on a sleep pattern. Make sure you do this before Georgia Day!
I hope you got some rest you are going to need it LOL
hugs
Susan
I am soo excited for and with you!
sylvie
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I am so excited for you! I can not wait to see pics of you two together! :D
This is so fun! I love the way you're photo documenting this. I can totally live vicariously through you now. LOL! I feel like I'm on the trip with you.
PS. Get some sleep, girl!
Stephe ... you're FINALLY in CHINA!!! I can't wait to see you HOLDING that precious little girl! Love your posts so far. Have FUN!
Sleep now while you still can! Enjoy every moment of a most wonderful trip!
It's SOOOOO exciting to see you there!! I am hanging on your every word!! Love the pictures!! You are awesome!
love, wanda
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