Amelia slept through the night waking up at 5:30am but we expected that because that was advertised as her schedule.
We went over early this morning (9:00am) to return to the Hunan Adoption Administration Center. We signed the adoption papers which means that she is officially ours (her name is now officially Amelia Tingyu Trivers). We swore that we would not abandon her and would take care of her. We told the guide that “she is a keeper”. Of course that was translated to the appropriate Mandarin phrase. We then applied for Chinese passport and paid our orphanage donation.
The “harmonious period” is the period between taking custody of the baby and the finalization of the adoption. It sounds like our guardianship. We are now out of the harmonious period.
After lunch, we walked to a local baby store and bought some Chinese formula and some baby jar food. We also bought some formula to donate to the orphanage. We and our guide thought that would be a better gift than clothes or toys.
Smiling baby:
She's *ADORABLE*!!! Bring her home so we can play too! She is the luckiest baby in China to find you as her parents.
ReplyDeleteComgrats! She is so cute! Enjoy your time in China & have a safe trip home.
ReplyDeleteTracie Cullen
Finally!! It's great to see that everything is going so well. Can't wait for you guys to get home. Vicki
ReplyDeleteWhen can Amelia come to visit Great Aunt Louise and Great Uncle Dalt. Geoff she is as smiley as I remember you were as a baby. These blogs bring us all together. Next we need a webcam.
ReplyDeleteMuch Love, Aunt Louise