This morning was back to the civil
affairs office. Each family is given 24
hours with their child, and then we have to come back and sign the official
documents stating that we want to proceed with the adoption. They make an adoption certificate and give it
to you as well as notarize all of the papers that have come through their
office. So, there were more signatures
to sign and red ink stamped thumb prints.
When it was all said and done, Bethany became a Jacobsen!!
We left that office and went to the place where we got her passport picture
taken and then went next door to the final office of the day where we applied
for her passport. Now all the paperwork
is done in this province, and basically all we have to do is wait for her
passport to be issued. I think we pick
it up on Friday morning.
Back at the hotel, we decided to eat in the room and try to get Bethany to
take a nap. She wasn't too happy about
being in bed, so after a few minutes of fussing, I got her up and she let me
cuddle her while she went to sleep. I
thought she'd wake right back up, but she stayed asleep even when I put her in
bed, and then slept for over 2 hours when I finally woke her up. I'd gotten concerned that if I let her sleep
too long, she'd stay awake during the night.
We went for a walk in a nearby park, which was interesting. There were tons of seagulls at the lake and
people feeding them and taking pictures.
David (our translator) told us that the seagulls migrate here to Kunming
for the winter from Siberia. It's pretty
strange to see so many hundreds of seagulls when there is no ocean nearby.
The other fun thing to see in the park was
the dancers. In one area, there were
groups of 6 - 20 people (mostly older, retired people) doing various kinds of
dances. One lady wore a traditional
dress and headdress, but most of them were just in everyday clothes enjoying
the afternoon. They weren't doing it for
show, although they didn't mind people walking by watching. David says that they dance for exercise. Each group had their own sound system with
their chosen music playing loudly. They
had particular dance moves and faced each other in a circle. I guess if you wanted to do a different dance,
you just go join a different group. The
last group we saw were pairs doing a couples-type dance, but it wasn't just
men-women pairs.... you apparently just
found someone to dance with and joined in.
We liked the park, but our arms are WAY out of shape when it comes to
carrying a 19 lb. baby!! We finally had
to go back because we were so tired!
ha!
After a short break in the room, we headed out again for supper. I was so sleepy by that time that I literally
started into the crazy-dream sleep mode sitting in the restaurant waiting for
our meal!! Dan said he saw my eyes closing
and knew I was about gone!
We let Bethany play in the bathtub again, and got her ready for bed. Just like last night, she took half her
bottle, fell asleep, stayed asleep when I put her in the crib, and slept all
night!! I keep thinking that somehow this
is just TOO easy!! But, I'll take it
while we get it! I had already gotten
ready for bed, too, since I was so tired I could hardly hold her to give her
the bottle. I went to sleep just minutes
after she did, and actually slept for almost 8 hours without waking up in jet
lag!! -- Praising God for things
continuing to go so very well!!!!
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