Monday,
December 11, 2006
OUR FIRST FULL DAY
WITH SARAH JOY . . .
I know that some of you have been concerned about us since we
have not
posted to our website. First of all, let me just say that we are
all
doing great including Sarah Joy!! It seems that we can receive
your
emails, but we are having trouble sending and replying. We are
doing the
best we can, so just be patient.
Today was also a wonderful day! Sarah Joy was named for happiness
and
for the most part she is a very happy baby. I know that she is
grieving, which also tells me that she was loved. We had a
meeting today with
the director of the orphanage and we were able to ask some
questions.
He also gave us some photos of Sarah Joy with her foster family.
Apparently she lived with a couple in their 6o’s that have grown
children.
She was the only child in the home and very well taken care of.
We
found out that she stayed with her foster family until the
morning of
Dec.10. When she gets really upset, she calls for her foster
mother. It
breaks my heart, but we knew this was part of the process.
Today was filled with lots of paperwork…but Sarah Joy Le Harris
is
officially ours according to The P.R. of China.
After completing all of the paperwork and signing our names many
times,
we went to Wal-Mart. Crazy does not even begin to describe
Wal-Mart in
China. It was like the day after Thanksgiving x 1000!!We bought
a
bunch of stuff and it was around $15 (diapers, outfit, cokes,
shoes for
Grace, a blanket and some other stuff) Speaking of Grace, to the
Chinese
people in Wal-Mart, Grace was a movie star or something. Huge
crowds
would just gather around her and talk and touch her hair and her
hands
and her feet. She did great and just smiled when I asked her to.
I
think we probably could have left Nana at Wal-Mart for several
hours!!
She had so much fun!! As we were leaving Wal-Mart, Sarah Joy
fell sound
asleep on my shoulder.
Sarah Joy really is adjusting well to this family God has given
her.
She loves watching Graham and Grace. Graham really enjoys
playing with
her and making her smile. I don’t think she has quite figured
Grace
out, but she will.
Today we have a doctor coming to the hotel to see all of the
babies.
Sarah Joy has a slight cold, but nothing major. She is
definitely
eating and sleeping well! We feel so blessed!!!
Until next time,
Mike, Leigh Ann, Graham, Grace, Sarah Joy, Nana, and Grandaddy |
Our New Family . . . At Last!
Enjoying Breakfast
Our Precious Gifts from God
Playing with Daddy |
