Gotcha Day!

Well, it is official! We have a little girl. Elsie Xiao-Nuo was brought to
the hotel lobby around 1pm. She had been due for an 11am arrival but due
to the heavy fog, she did not make it until 1. We had just sat down to
lunch in the hotel lobby with the family that was traveling with us when
our guide came in and let us know the babies were there. We immediately
left our lunch while the guide told the restaurant staff that we would be
right back with them. Elsie was not very happy when the orphanage director
handed her to me. When I passed her to Brad she wasn't any happier. The
orphanage director said she had been sick in the car so they had to remove
some of her many layers of clothing, but instructed us to make sure she had
more on than the remaining 2 layers that were left. She was also hungry.
Brad fed her congee, steamed eggs and a little banana. She quieted down
immediately when we began eating. We did not have much time for lunch
however, because we had to go to the adoption office and then the notary
office. She hasn't cried again, but hasn't smiled yet either. I think
she's close though!

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