Okay....deep breath......the LONG LONG wait is over...today at around 3 15 Beijing time, 3:15 EST time, we received Bella....I will post details later on.....but, quick summary...(and we are nervous about a melt down later on) she is HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY....she immediately took to me, Tina and Zachary.....has not cried.....she has been with us for a little over 2 hours now, and is just happy to be here....she is giggling, smiling....and has NO problems with us picking her up.....she likes to 'walk' with people holding her hands....Zach has 'walked' her around the hotel lobby, and she loved it.....it was an emotional day.....but, we are all doing good...all happy.....(we will let you know how the night goes!!)....not that we are biased at all, but boy is she a cutie....we will post pictures as soon as we can......everyone goes through life changing moments.......your first kiss....graduating high school or college....your first job....getting married...loss of a loved one....birth of a child...Sox winning world series (okay, threw that in for all new englenders!!)...this trip...this process...this journey...has been a life changing moment....I have no problem admitting or stating that i teared up when Bella was given to us.....we are lucky to have her....as Jerry Maguire stated so elequenty....'she completes us'.....we love Zach more than anything, now he has a sibling....so far, he has been great......he is helping Tina give her her first bath with us right now, and is SO excited......this journey has been long....tiring....emotional.....stressful...but seeing her..holding her...kissng her for the first time, i would not change it for the world....okay...sorry for the sappy post this time around....Phew.....what a day.....April 9th will forever be know as 'gotcha' day......that is what the Adoption agencies refer to the day you get your baby......this will always be a special day for us.....We are signed in via the hotel computer, so not sure if we can access our email account from home....and we cant read posts here......so, if you want to email us, best to email tina's yahoo account......tmwalnista@yahoo.com this webpage is in Chinese....so, I hope that this post is in English???? can someone confirm?
we will post more info about the trip from Beijing to Nanning City (Guangxi province, about 3 hours south of Beijing)......Okay.....thanks to all our family and friends for the support and love these past few years...
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I know you can't see the comments yet but Tina, Bob & Zach - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! We can't wait to hear more abour 'Bella'. Hello to Zach (and Happy Birthday on the 11th) and safe travels. We are all enjoying the posts ad it really helps us feel involved in the process. Congratulations again- you deserve it. That is one lucky little girl : ) - Love 'Auntie' Lori, Cincinnati, Ohio
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