Andrew's now ours!

Wow, the last 48 hours have been a whirlwind! But it has all been worth it to have God's precious little Andrew in our arms and to see the other parents (Sharon & Mark, Jennifer & Sean) get Hudson and Abby Grace. Andrew looks just like his pictures and still has that beautiful smile that just draws you in and tugs at your heart. He's already walking has a mouth full of teeth. We're still trying to figure out all his likes and dislikes. Breakfast wasn't too bad this morning. He ate rice noodles and a little bread. We finally got him to drink some milk this morning on the way to take pictures (passport and family) and the civil affairs office.  He loves the peach mango puffs! We met his friend and crib mate from the orphanage. She also got adopted! We had been praying for his friends and crib mate. God is so good! Her name is Feng Yu Qing and she will now be called Natalie Jade Yu Macholl and will live in Chicago with her parents, Dan and Mary. Mary cried when she found out Andrew was being adopted also. They had brought a present for him thinking that he wasn't being adopted. He got a blanket, lion, ball and truck. Andrew has been running in the hall and enjoying his Dad taking him for walks and looking out the window.

Back to yesterday. We toured the Summer Palace, and went to the Fresh Water Pearl Factory and lunch before heading to the airport for Lanzhou. We got to the hotel @ 8:20pm and met our children @ 8:40pm. Kevin did paperwork while I brought Andrew upstairs and finally started peeling all the layers of clothes off. He was out like a light by 9:30 and slept all night. We had to wake him up this morning to give him a bath which he hated. He's used to having a bath in a much smaller tub. Then it was off to breakfast.

We're all tired and Kevin and I didn't sleep well last night. We kept looking over at Andrew and watching him. Andrew's a little snorer like his dad and still has about as much hair. Andrew is napping right now. Later, we go shopping for supplies and water. I'm going to try to add pictures later. Hope it works. Mom probably needs to close her eyes for awhile also.