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Published: August 22nd 2005
She’s here! Whoo-hoo! Sarah’s finally come home…and mommy and daddy couldn’t be happier. Sarah, on the other hand, could have been. She’s been crying off and on ever since we got on the bus to return to the hotel, and it was only in the past few hours that she’s calmed down and seemed to be at peace. Right now she’s sleeping, and she’s just absolutely adorable. We just love looking at her!
The meeting actually started off much better than we expected. We walked into the room with a lot of excitement, and saw her immediately among 3 other girls. We weren’t sure if she was ours, since I (Godfrey) mistakenly heard that the few girls in the room were from a different province than Sarah’s. But then our guide called out our name and in no time at all, Sarah was in Stacey’s arms. She immediately took to Stacey and laid peacefully in her arms as the room began to fill with the deafening din of other crying babies meeting their new mommies and daddies. But through it all, Sarah stayed pretty calm; that is, until she got on the bus. By then, all the other babies
had cried their eyes out and were quiet as lambs. So, naturally, it was Sarah’s turn to roar! She was almost inconsolable, and for the next hour or two back at the hotel, she was alternating between fits of anguish and spells of quiet brooding.
It was only when she discovered the colorful stacking cups that she became the peaceful little girl that we’ve been hoping to see. We think that she might have had the same toy back at the orphanage, so it was something familiar. In any case, she’s gotten to really enjoy them, and has learned how to stack them, which was pretty amazing to us.
Sarah was dressed in some old sandals and a matching yellow outfit (complete with split pants). We discovered later on that her shirt had a crew neck that was so tight that we could barely get it off over her head. Removing the shirt was most stress we’ve had so far—having her head stuck in her collar while both mom and dad struggled to get it off! She also had on some strange diapers…which were fastened around her waist with an elastic cord. We think she was pretty happy to get them off.
One of her most adorable characteristics is her need for hugs. She loves to hold onto Stacey, and seeks her out for comfort when she’s not feeling well. It’s just so heart-warming. She hasn’t, however, gone for me yet, but she’ll tolerate me hanging around, taking pictures of her, and feeding her Gerber’s fruit puffs (thanks Yvonne for the idea). She does look for me and will acknowledge me when Stacey says “Ba ba”, so it’s a good start, we think.
One thing for which we are so thankful is that the orphanage presented to us the note that was left with her by her birth mother. It’s a small note on red paper that indicates her date of birth. It looks like nothing of consequence, but it holds great meaning, representing an important part of her history.
Our guide (who was born in Hunan) told us about how girls born in the province are affectionately known as “spicy girls”, because the cuisine of Hunan is so centered on hot peppers. Sarah, though, is pretty mild-mannered and would be a green bell pepper, at best, on the chili pepper scale! We like to think of her as a “sweetie”.
Well, we’re getting a bit tired here so we’ll sign off for now. Hope you all are doing well, and for you Mexico teamers, we can’t wait to hear how the trip went. We’ve been pr—ing for you all!
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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!
Sarah is absolutely gorgeous! And, Mommy and Sarah look wonderful together! We praise God for all of you! Daddy, don't worry, Sarah will go to "ba-ba", that's a guarantee! We can't wait to see all 3 of you together in person! Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!!!