Gotcha day for Meilin!!

We arrived last night to Changsha.  It is cold and rainy here.  We were glad to be a step closer to Meilin though.  It was fun being in Hong Kong and brought back so many memories from getting Max and Mia!  Today we made new memories in China!

We got up and ate breakfast.  Then our guide arrived around 9:30 and we headed to meet Meilin.  Sitting in the room, we were all anxious for her to come.   We had to wait a little while but got to know a couple other families waiting for their boys to arrive as well.  One lady was adopting her 5th child from China making that 8 children!  So we didn't seem so strange to her anyway.

The room looked over the front of the building and we saw the van arrive with the kids!  It was so exciting to know she was coming up any minute.  Once the elevator opened we heard a little squeal and knew it was her.  They walked in to the room and Meilin spotted me.  She literally yelled mama and ran into my arms!!!  We both them burst into tears.  She had tears running down her beautiful face and held me tight.  It was the moment you dream of but our guide said she has never seen that happen.  We were blessed and she took to all of us right away.  She has continued to be happy and sweet all afternoon.  Since it was cold and rainy, and our guide left, we have stayed in all afternoon.  Everyone is getting stir crazy now so hopefully it is nicer out tomorrow so we can atleast walk around outside.  It doesn't sound like it will be though.  We have more paperwork in the morning to make it official that we want to adopt her.  For the record there is no doubt in our minds that she is ours!  Now for a few pictures.