As I am typing this blog post tonight, Jen is putting every bow and barrette into Hannah's hair. We have been so blessed. Hannah has adjusted so well to us. She is calling us mama, baba, she has learned to give high fives and cheers at dinner. She puts the phone up to her ear and says hello. And she even can identify Elmo. Amazing!! She is very receptive to our language and speaks Chinese to us all day. We think she was even singing a song tonight when we were walking the neighborhood. We looked through the photo album of our family that we brought and she was saying and pointing to mama and baba, but even more excitingly she saw a picture of Caedon and leaned into the picture to kiss him. We have felt all your prayers in so many ways. Thank you to all those faithfully praying our journey.
We are going to only post a couple pictures tonight because we want time to process this amazing event and a start to our journey together. Plus, we are completely exhausted and I can't write anymore tonight.
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(Deputy Director of the orphanage, Jen, Hannah, Miss Ping (caregiver), me)
More to come....
love it guys. she is precious. you guys all look great!
ReplyDeletei have been waiting patiently for the picture of the 3 of you together. absolutely beautiful! can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteYes!! I have been checking for this pic for the past 13 hours!! Go Team Exsted!!
ReplyDeleteYay! So excited!
ReplyDeleteI have been stalking your blog since last night. I'm so excited ti see Hannah with you guys! Smiling from across the ocean. Congratulations to such a well-deserving family!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Exsteds! And now you are five! Watching your journey unfold brings back so many happy memories. Enjoy your days together in China and just drink in as many of the sights and sounds and tastes and smells as you can as you will always remember these days in Hannah's birthcountry so very fondly!
ReplyDeleteHeather Felt
This is fantastic! Enjoy every moment getting to know your daughter! I can feel the love through your posts and pictures... what a lucky girl! Can't wait to meet her!
ReplyDeleteMolly and boys
Really excited for you. We are friends of Patti's and she called us to pray when you were fogged in at the airport. So good to see you with Hannah! Can't wait to pick up our daughter in the next few months!
ReplyDeleteErica Peterson
Congratulations ! You have been incredibly blessed ... BEAUTIFUL picture. Enjoy these days in Hannah's birth country, you will able to share them with her many times in the years to come. So many are reaching across land and sea praying for you as you began to process Team Exsted, family of FIVE!!!
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