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Friday,
March 5, 2010
GREETINGS
FROM GUANGZHOU!
I have to start out this post by saying Happy Referral
Anniversary to Ruby Mei! We will never forget that wonderful
phone call three years ago! Ruby, we are so thankful for you!
You have brought us so much joy! We are grateful that God chose
you to be our daughter! We will celebrate when we get home! We
love you!
I promise one of these days before we leave China I will make
the time to really share our observations about the personality
of Sienna Grace. There are many special layers and slowly she is
revealing them to us. Today by far has been one of the most
rewarding. I think we all just needed to get out of Changsha!
We started our day out like we do every morning, slowly. So far
Sienna is wakes up quietly and evaluates her surroundings. Then,
Ainsley finds something to draw her out, and soon we are seeing
smiles and hearing her laugh. After breakfast we met our group
to visit a local Embroidery factory and museum. The Hunan
Province is known for Embroidery. The creations we saw today
were so beautiful!
We barely made it to the airport for our flight to Guangzhou.
The weather and our bus driver who went the wrong way, added to
the excitement of getting there. Thanks to our guide, and her
connections, China Southern held our flight! As we expected,
Sienna was a rock star traveler! Just like her little sister
three years ago! She did amazing on the buses and the flight
that we had to race to catch. She seems to go with the flow when
we have places to go, and when waiting is involved. On the other
hand she is like a new toddler just discovering things like the
phone in the room, the water in the tub, etc. We have to stop
and remember that this is all new to her! She is a very busy
girl! Unfortunately, Sienna is a bit aggressive too. She is a
survivor! So, she hears me saying a lot, “Be Gentle” Tung Tung.
Well, on the flight tonight, I think I heard her say, “gentle.”
Other than bye this is her first English word. Too funny!
But the biggest break through came in the lobby of our hotel in
GZ. She gave Jeff the big “high 5” in the lobby while we were
waiting to check in. Ever since Monday she has been a little
standoffish with her new Daddy. We think she is still mad at him
for being the one who got to restrain her at the Civil Affairs
office. She is warming up, and it is obvious she wants to love
us. She may even admit soon she likes this new deal!
My favorite Sienna story so far came tonight while I was
unpacking her clothes and showing her what I brought for
Guangzhou. She is very animated when she is excited, so this
fashion show was met with lots of Ooh’s and Aahs.. I stacked
everything on a chair while I was working on another pile. I
turned around and she had put on three pairs of pants over her
PJ’s! Then she had me help her with 2 more tops and a dress over
her nightgown! It was hilarious. Once in layers, always in
layers I guess!
She stayed in her fashion creation until bedtime! It was so fun
to see her being silly and feeling comfortable with us! There
was another first as she sat on the floor with the stacking cups
we brought and she played for a long time independently. We
really haven’t seen her engage in many of the toys we brought
for more than a few minutes. So this was great to see!
She is now sound asleep on her new “couch” at our hotel. It
works out great because she is comfortable there, and our room
is really tight for a rollaway!
Our strong willed girl has a very big morning ahead. Please pray
for Sienna.
It is the medical exam, and we expect it may be another
difficult hurdle. They now require children going to the US to
undergo a TB test and any vaccines they are not current on. We
don’t know how many this is, but considering where she has been
we aren’t super excited about this part of her journey. We made
such great strides today, and we pray that she doesn’t step back
again.
OK – I seriously need sleep, so I will sign off tonight! We are
so thankful to be in Guangzhou! Thank you for your prayers. God
is faithfully with us on this journey. It has been emotional and
tiring, but we see His handprints everywhere we go!
Blessings,
Diana
P.S: I am going to miss my big picture window in our hotel room.
I have had so much fun taking Sienna’s picture there. Praying
for some sunshine and some fun outdoor pics.. However, the
forecast will need to change for that to happen! |
The Embroidery Factory
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Sienna's First Flight! |
Sienna Grace arrives in Guangzhou! |
Sienna playing "dress in layers" |
Sound asleep after a big day! |
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