Monday, November 26, 2012

One Way or Another I'm Gonna Gitcha, Gitcha, Gitcha ....

It is officially "gotcha day" for Mia. The moment she walked in I knew it was her. I ran over to her and gave her the biggest hug. She had on the largest smile possible and hasn't stopped since. We went back to our hotel room and have been showing Benqin her new clothes and such. She is so appreciative of it all. She has been sharing all her food and snacks with us! It is so funny. There has been so many special moments! When we went down to each lunch, Benqin told the waiter that we were her mama and baba and the she loved us. The waiter was very sweet and told us what she had said. He asked her what she wanted to eat and she told him that she will eat the same thing that her mama eats. I so wanted to order spaghetti, but I didn't know if she would like it or not so I ordered a sandwich and fries. She loved the fries with ketchup. She holds both our hands and even ran over and across the lobby calling baba. She is very sweet, funny, and affectionate. She has the sweetest voice and even sang a song for me. She is taller than we expected and wears a size 10. Thank goodness we brought a few of those with us. She had a blast trying on clothes and then realizing they were all for her.
When we first walked in the room and she say the beds, she said that her and mama would sleep in this bed and baba in that bed. How funny!!!  What a joy!
We did give Benqin the letter from her friend Zoe and she remembered her! She called her by her Chinese name as well as the little boy in the picture. She did read the letter and was very happy after reading it! 





11 comments:

  1. Yay!!!!! Happy Gotcha Day! She sounds like a complete sweetheart!!!!!! Does she know she's getting a sister yet?!! Can't wait to see that reaction!

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    1. Keisha,
      Mia does know about her little sister. Not sure what they will think of each other so this will be interesting. Wish us luck!

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  2. How absolutely incredible!! She is absolutely beautiful and her face is just full of joy!! (How brave these girls are! ) Your heart must be about to bust!

    Zoe has been so interested in your blog and has read all the way back through it! She was so excited this morning to see the pictures --and to see that Mia got her letter so soon was really special. (So glad she remembered her!)We both laughed that french fries were her favorite new American food in China too. We are just rejoicing with you!!

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    1. It was really cute how excited she was when she saw the photo we had of her, Zoe, and a little boy. She named them and then read the letter. It will be one of her treasures for sure. Thank you Zoe. You are such a sweetie!!

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  3. Just precious!! Congratulations and safe travels!!

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  4. Congratulations! We are the Murphy's from Brooklyn, NY and we adopted our amazing daughter Jade (Chu Ben Ju) from Chuzhou. She was there with your daughter and Zoe. Jade is now 11. She was born in 2001. We adopted her in June 2002. She is beautiful, smart and funny. Chuzhou girls are the best! So so happy for you!!!

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  5. LOVE it!!! What a special day. Thanks for sharing your blog.
    Lisa
    Momma from the Facebook DTC Spring/Summer Group;)
    Waiting on TA for our 13 year old daughter Lia.

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    1. You will be here before you know it! I can't wait to follow your journey to Lia!!

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  6. I will remind myself not to read your blog before bed. I am a mess now as I try and fall asleep but my heart is full of joy for you!

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  7. Erika,
    You are too funny! This is such an emotional roller coaster as it is. I hope to be home soon with our girls.

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