Caught up in our love of our son PHOTOS!!!

What seemed to be the impossible dream has now become our reality! Adam is forever in our arms...exactly where God meant him to be.

The day was filled with such anticipation. Our group was much like a class full of students on their first field trip....absolute giddy excitement! We started with a trip to the Bank of Nanjing to exchange our US dollars into yuan. THAT was funny! After we limped back to the hotel, we secured our yuan and left for lunch. Don't ask me the name of the restaurant! Our guide Kelly highly recommended it. And, thank heavens she went with us because we NEVER would've known what to order. We feasted on fried rice, spicy fried green beans, fried pumpkin bread. We even tried the duck! Maddie LOVED the duck, but Lyvie couldn't get past the thought of her pet duck waiting ever so patiently at home for her return.




At 2:30 we all boarded the bus that would take us to the Civil Affairs Bureau. After a U-turn right in the center of an intersection, we pulled into the parking lot. I immediately recognized our orphanage director, Ms. Tang, through the window. We anxiously waited for them to call us in. And, then...it happened. We saw our son, in person, for the first time. All of the months of tears and anxiety melted away and I fell further in love than I thought possible.



Immediately after Ms. Tang placed Adam in my arms, he smiled and rested his head on my shoulder. He is certainly a little cuddle bug; it is obvious that he has been very much loved.
Within 30 minutes, he was napping away safely in his daddy's arms. We made our way back to the hotel as new and larger families, each swelling with pride.

The very beautiful flowers waiting for us in our hotel room...thanks to my beautiful, and oldest daughter... Beffie! Wo ai ni!!! Can't wait to see you!!!

So... today, four very special little babies (Branden, Eli, Adam, and Leah) have swept their parents away. And, it will never be the same.

To my XZ families...

We have a new family in our group... and another Gator! It looks like we'll have some reunions in our future! Little Leah will be traveling home with her mommy to Jacksonville. "Tian Tian" is a little doll...well, not so little! Both she and our little Nan are a lot bigger than we expected. She's about the same size as Adam and not even a year old yet. Ms. Tang was very appreciative of the scrapbook I made of our new families and those families still waiting. I was so glad to be able to do this.


Kristen... your package made it safely to Ms. Tang. Lyvie handed it to her personally. Ms. Tang was very happy to receive it and promised that Lian would have it very soon.

Pam... I have the DVD from your visit to XuZhou! I can't wait to get home so I can mail it to you.

Trena... You keep me going! Your comments mean the world to me. I can't wait until you are able to take this journey to bring home your little girl. You can bet that I will be right there at my laptop while you're here.

To all of my mommies still waiting... I've been blowing kisses to XuZhou since we arrived in Nanjing. Since there are now two XZ families, our guide is working on arranging our orphanage trip from this end. I hate to be so close and not able to visit the only home he has known until now. Send positive thoughts our way that we can make it happen!


My little boy is awake after a full night's sleep. No cries yet, but lots of tears at the realization that this is NOT what he is used to.


Lots of love from Nanjing...

Robyn (mom to two beautiful girls, one little angel, and a handsome little boy who's finally in my arms)