Family Day 2009

Today, we celebrate Family Day 2009! Two years ago today, shy and curious little Long Li Lei, now Sophie LiLei, was placed in our arms in the first floor conference room at the Gloria Hotel in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. It was a calm moment, not nearly as crazy as I expected it to be. Sophie was quiet, just studying us intently, unaware of the dramatic changes yet to unfold in her young life. We took her to our room and changed her, and she took a long peaceful nap. She wimpered a little when she woke up, wondering why everything around her was so new and different. EJ had her smiling and giggling in no time, and we've been head-over-heels in love ever since.

Today, she can tell you her story...that Mommy, Daddy, and EJ came to China to meet her, while she waited for us. And that the anis (nannies) took good care of her while she waited. She loves looking at photos, videos, and blogs of other families with stories like hers, and proudly says, "She's from China too, just like me!"

To read the blog posts while we were in China, click here. To read my one-year-later posts, where I recapped the trip and explained most of the photos, click here. At the bottom of each post, you can click Newer Post to follow it.