We did a little more shopping. Got some cute dress shoes for Sophie. She doesn't have any yet, only tennis shoes. She was so cute telling the shop owner which ones she liked and if they fit or not! The shop owner, Sherry, spoke pretty good English so I asked her to tell Sophie that we'd be leaving in 3 days to go on the airplane to go to America. Sherry told me that Sophie said, "I know I am going to my new home." She is as ready as us I think. I am delighted with how well bonding is going and communication too! My Mandarin vocabulary at entry was 6 words: (I'm going to write them in English since I don't know how to "spell" them!) thank you, little sister, big sister, big brother, daddy, mommy) I now know purse, sit, stand, tiger, elephant, bunny, lion (which is really hard to say!), grandma, grandpa, potty, fan...so I've doubled my vocabulary! Sophie knows the following English words: eat, wash hands, wait, stand, let's go, no, go potty. A good working vocabulary to start with!
We are having a blast with her! She has a hilarious sense of humor. She is dramatic. She is quite the entertainer! And have I mentioned how smart she it! She is impatient at times, when she wants something, she wants it now! I have no doubt that she will grow in character in these areas! She is loving and sweet and still energetic, but more obedient. We thank God for this perfect blessing that He's put in our family!
She's a keeper!
Having fun dancing with her fan and her Baba!
She had lost 2 teeth, one on the bottom and one on the top (strange combination) but the wiggly one on the bottom was ready to come out! I had been playing around with her all day about momma pulling her tooth and at bedtime, it was so loose I didn't want her to go to sleep like that. She had quite the hysterics for a couple of minutes, then finally was laughing with us. I put her tooth under her pillow and then at bedtime I showed her there was money under there. (We did immediate gratification tooth fairy version!) We gave her her purse to put her money in. Not so bad of a deal after all!
Our Consulate Appointment is tomorrow and we have to leave at 7:30, so we won't be able to skype tomorrow. :( This is the big official day and then we get her visa Friday afternoon and leave for Hong Kong on Saturday morning at 5am for the airport to come home! If her fever breaks and doesn't return we plan to have a short reception on Saturday at E. Free upon arriving in Bloomington from O'Hare. We will post to let you know the specific plan.
So far she hasn't had a fever since 1pm. Hopefully it won't spike again tonight. I finally went through all my meds and found the ibuprofen I knew I had packed but couldn't find before for some reason! Praying her fever is gone for good!
Thanks to everyone who's praying for us. Our next big request is that our flight will be on time, we'll all sleep on it for at least a couple hours and get home safely Saturday!'
Y'all are in the home stretch, my friends...and you've got a crew of family and friends who will pray ya in! Love the pics. Keep them coming until we can meet Sophie live and in person. :-)
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Thank you for sharing your journey here. I have enjoyed reading about it. So glad to see that things are working out so well (although it hasn't always been easy). She is adorable. She is a very lucky girl who is getting an awesome family! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers!!
ReplyDeletePraying for you all!!! Especially Sophie's fever! You are SO close to the finish line of coming home... and then a whole new beginning!! Cannot wait to meet this precious doll face! Will you be posting somewhere your flight schedule or arrival info?? Would love to meet you at the airport : ) Much love!! Marianne
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