Day 5 - "Gotcha Day" July 13, 2009

Amie is finally in our arms! She is sleeping right now after a very long day. The day started at 4:30 am with a flight from Beijing to Chongqing. Chongqing city is in southern, central China located at the point of two mighty rivers (Jialing and Yangtze). It is somewhat close to the incredible Three Gorges Dam. The city is massive with over 30 million people. Towering condo housing sit on top of the mountainous terrain as far as the eye see with the wide rivers running through it. It is truely unbelieviable and to put it in perspective, New York city would just be a small neighborhood within this golath (it is 4 times bigger than New York). After arriving, checking in, and hitting the local store, the anxity was building. We got on the bus and drove across town with the 6 other families. On the 14th floor, we finalized the paperwork while the babies were waiting. All the dad's were trying to figure out which ones were which from an adjacent room with glass walls.

Then, the moment came, we signed some final documents, and they started calling out the names. Tears were rolling as well as the video cameras. They saved the best for last and Amie just looked at us both with warm, curious eyes. We gotcha you! She hung onto Liz tight for a while and then she fell asleep on Daddy's shoulder a short time later. She was very hot, running a bit of a fever, and just plain tired from a long day. She is soundly sleeping now snuggled up in the crib. Amie likes her two fingers instead of a passy. She has two baby bottom teeth and none on the top. Amie was reported as being very chatty so we should start experiencing that once she is rested. Sleep tight little one!