Can I just say I have a beautiful family! Well, if you read the last post you know we were in a car accident on our way to meet our children. Not a good way to start this Gotcha moment! It was a minor accident and we were all okay, but we were already behind schedule and the poor children were waiting for us so they decided to bring them to our hotel instead. It was quite a different experience than with Longji's Gotcha moment. Once we returned to the hotel, we set up in the lobby with video cameras and then began the pacing. We saw the van pull up and the children getting out with the nannies and directors. Brielle was in pink so she was easy to spot. And it turned out she is the oldest in our group here in Nanning. The other three girls are much younger. Once inside the lobby, she was pointing in our direction so she recognized us right away. She was very scared, but she did come over to Longji and I. John was filming with the Flip camera. Longji was such a sweet brother. He kept rubbing her back and telling her "it's okay." He, of course, was speaking English and she had no idea what he was saying. We visited and shared her gifts with her. We were allowed to ask some questions so Michael helped us with this. We are very pleased with her health and couldn't have asked for a better report. She will have to see multiple physicians when we return home, but we feel very confident that God has had a hand in this entire journey. As for her personality, she is everything we thought she would be...all girl! In just one day, we have changed out her hair bows multiple times, painted her nails pink and she loves to walk around the hotel room with John's sunglasses on. She is like a little movie star. She is absolutely beautiful. She does not talk much at all, but is very animated and loud when she does. She loves to hit the elevator button and she and Longji take turns putting the key in the room door. She is only about an inch taller than Longji, but stocky. She eats very well, almost too much. Longji did the same thing when we first met him. She seems very comfortable with us and with Longji. I will upload some pictures from our meeting and then add some more later.
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