Today, we went to the Civil Affairs Office and completed the adoption in the eyes of the Chinese Government. It was really pretty smooth. We are all doing really well as we have completed our first 24 hours together. It is so neat to see Marlee and Bridget together. Marlee copies everything her big sister does. Bridget really wants us and we can tell. She is mature enough to understand the whole thing. We got her a very nice electronic translator. We used the translator to help us buy the translator at the electronics store near the Carrefour Grocery Store. It was a very interesting process.
Marlee didn't sleep through the night all that well. But, she napped has napped on and off since our arrival. She is very excited and a bit wound up. She is having a great time.
Bridget has really enjoyed her meals. She just made a little bracelet with this bead kit thing we gave her. We were glad when they asked her at the Civil Affairs office if she wanted the adoption to go through that she said yes without any hesitation. She knows we are weirdos but remains interested.
In a couple of the early photos we recieved of Bridget she was making the peace sign. Now, Marlee prompts Bridget to make the peace sign for every photo. I managed to catch some nice moments between the two of them. Here are a few pictures with plenty more to come.
