that sweet face

Ok....so imagine giving birth to your sweet baby and seeing that face for the first time....you tried and tried to get pregnant and then waited thru the 9 month (if you're lucky) pregnancy and then the day comes.....you have the rush of excitement and see their sweet face for the first time....it is the MOST amazing thing ever....then imagine that the nurse comes in and leaves you a picture, frozen in time, of that sweet face and tells you that in 4-5 months you can come back and pick up that baby.  So this is EXACTLY what we are going thru but it is a good idea of what this is like.  Jan 16, 2014 we opened an email that would change our lives forever.....in the click of my phone we saw her sweet face.....that face from one day last summer and now that face is frozen in time until we get to go get her and bring her home.  Now we were blessed with the update, which is amazing and gives us another day frozen in time....but it's amazing how much she changes every time I see her!!!  Well all of that to say that tonight (monday in china) in about 4 hours the lady I met on Facebook will find out if she will get to visit her daughters orphanage as today is GOTCHA day for her...she is picking her daughter up in 4 hours.  If you is granted the orphanage visit, Friday she will go to the orphanage where my sweet Mabry is living.  She has a care package that Jason and I put together for her to give to mabry which was all stuffed into a gallon ziplock (when there's a will, there's a way) and it included a blankie, an outfit, a hair bow (duh), a flash drive (which I hope to get back on my gotcha day full of pics), a princess Belle plush doll, and a book that I made that has individual pictures of Jason, Me, Connor, Grady, our house, and a family picture along with our titles (dad, mom, brother, family, home) written in English and also in Chinese Characters with the hope that her nannies can read to her and show her our pictures.  We know from other people's experiences with Mabry's orphanage that she will no be allowed to keep this stuff but rather they will go thru it with her and then they will pack it up and put it away until we pick her up.  They really try to keep it fair for the kids that don't have families waiting for them which I totally get...I wish she could keep the book but I get it.  But still how amazing that she might see our faces for the first time THIS FRIDAY!!!!!  The other amazing thing about this visit is that that face that is frozen in time will be replaced with a new picture of PICTURES of her sweet face a month older than the last time we saw her....think about that...not seeing your childs face for an entire month...they change so much, trust me!!!!!  So please be praying with me for Erin and her family as they are getting their daughter...and also for Wren , her daughter, as gotcha day is an amazing moment in time but the scariest thing these little kiddos have to go thru!!!!!  And also pray that she gets to see Mabry, kiss her, hug her, shower her with our gifts, and also take lots of pictures!!!!!  This momma really needs to see her face and also to know that she is well and that she is being taken care of.  Also just warms my heart to know that at least I know she will have receive one hug/kiss before I get there.....although I believe her orphanage is meeting her needs, I also know the reality of what an orphanage is and what is asked of those nannies!

If we get updates this week via the orphanage visit there will be another blog at the end of the week!!!!