We began our adoption 2 years ago. When we told our then 4 year old son Easton about adoption and what it meant, he was so excited. He just kept saying, "We will be a five family." Well guess what Easton? We are a five family! Today in a 10 minute Giving and Receiving ceromony, Claire became ours forever. It was so wonderful to hear those words. "From now on, this child REALLY is your child."
We had a long day. It was a five hour drive from An Giang back to HCMC, but we are thrilled to be back. We were able to find a Pizza Hut a few blocks away, and had a great dinner. We did some shopping and headed back to our incredibly nice hotel suite.
Tomorrow we have a "rest" day, and will do a little more shopping. We are trying to purchase 18 gifts for Claire, for her following birthdays, and pick up some fun things for the boys. On Monday, we are very busy. Claire has a doctors appointment, and we have paperwork and appointments most of the day. Tuesday we will fly to Hanoi, to finish up some paperwork, and we are told that we will be able to fly out on Friday night or Saturday. We sure hope so, but we know that things do not always work out that way, so we are not getting our hopes up.
Thank you to all of you who have been e-mailing and posting comments. It is so good to hear from "friends", and family.
Here are a few pictures from the last 24 hours. Enjoy.
Garrett, Heidi, and Claire
12 comments:
Congratulations!!! We are so happy for you all! We have checked your blog everyday for updates. Claire is just beautiful and precious. We can't wait to meet her. God bless your five family.
Laurie, Scott, Andy, Braden, and Scotlyn
She's precious! I love the big hairbow! Our daughter never the house without one when she was younger! Congrats on your family of five! We will be joining those ranks eventually!
Congrats! We are so happy for you!!!
She is just beautiful! Congratulations! I'm so glad to hear you are officially a family of five and that things are going so smoothly for you!
Enjoy the rest of your trip and have fun shopping!
Hooray!! Claire is a doll! What an awesome feeling it must be to finally have your daughter with you. Best wishes for a smooth process in HCMC and Hanoi.
Carla C
Congratulations family of five!!!!
Claire is such a doll. We are just thrilled for you. Hope the rest of your trip is smooth sailing.
What a beautiful little girl - so thrilled for you. A long time coming - she is finally yours. Hurray.
Tricia
So Cute!! Congrats on your G & R! I know you are thrilled! Hope you enjoy your time in HCMC!
Heather M.
Congratulations on your five family! It's wonderful to see Claire, so beautiful and happy.
So glad to finally see you guys in Vietnam with Claire!! Congratulations!! It will be fun to compare notes and see what your thoughts are on An Giang, the orphanage and the trip in general. One tip is to get her used to a pacifier before the flights home. But with your easy going baby, it may not matter. :)
Precious....just precious. So happy for your "Five Family". Hope the rest of your trip goes smoothly.
Claire is beautiful and we are thrilled with our newest family member! We love the regular updates. This has been a wonderful way to share this experience with you. We check it daily. You are in our prayers. We love you!
Dad and Jackie
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