Cole, Alex, & Anna Grace

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

We get Anna Grace in 1 hour!!

We made it safely to our hotel in Zhengzhou, China, but our suitcases didn't make it. We think they are still in Hong Kong! In only 45 minutes we will meet up with our travel group in the hotel lobby, and then we will all travel to the office where we will meet the children. My stomach is doing flips right now as we wait!! This is the longest baby labor ever! We were happy to meet a few other families downstairs at breakfast a few minutes ago. Most of them already have their children, and they will be leaving in just a few days. One family just adopted a 13 year old! We found one family whose daughter is only a little smaller than Anna Grace and they gave us a few wipes and diapers. After all of the packing and planning for this day, I was feeling a little panicked that we have nothing that we need for our daughter! We don't have any clothes, toys, nothing... She is going to think we are bad parents from the start!! Just kidding. Sometime this afternoon we will take a trip to Walmart (yes, a Chinese Walmart!) to buy what we need until our luggage gets here. In the meantime, we will just make do! Maybe God is trying to teach us a lesson that material things are not that important. We know He has a plan and He will help us through this.

4 comments:

  1. It is 9:15 here in Georgia and I am guessing that you have Anna Grace in your arms by now! We are praying for you and will continue as your bonding is happening now! So excited for you all! Can't wait to see the pictures of your "gotcha"! Enjoy every minute with your new sweet little girl!

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  2. You are so right-all you need is that baby girl in your arms and a few pampers! Hope everything went well. Praying for y'all!

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  3. Happy Anna Grace Day!! :) The girls can hardly wait to meet their new little cousin in June! Owen will have someone his age to play with! Travel Safe. Until then, you' will be in our prayers everyday.

    ~Melissa and Hunter

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  4. Oh Mike and karla! I can't believe you don't have your luggage! We will be praying about that for you. I know how hard you worked on packing! We are so excited for you guys and hope you get to post pictures soon. I didn't seem to have a problem, but if you need help updating the blog, feel free to email me and I will be happy to help you! I had a friend update for me while I was gone. georgiabealls@bellsouth.net
    We are praying for you guys!
    Love,
    Jeremiah and Robyn

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