We got her....and she's Perfect!

Well, it was the BIG DAY. Our guide, Willy told us that we would be meeting Yang Fu Gui at 10 am at the Provincial Civil Affairs Office. Even with all the anticipation, we were so tired the night before that we slept like rocks. This is usually the night that I cannot sleep. Like the night before Christmas as a child , the night before you get your child is full of dreams, excitement and topped with a little bit of nervous anticipation. The what-if's all surface..... nontheless, you are so excited that you cannot sleep. Thank God, that this night I had no choice, my body gave out and I slept. Willy told us the night before that he thought our daughter was probably already in this capital city of Changsha, staying in a hotel with the director of the orphanage. In the morning we were supposed to leave by 9:30 am but our private bus was 10 minutes late and I was worried that she would get there before we would and would be waiting for us. Being late to get your child is like being late to your own funeral. We got there on time and waited in the receiving room, sitting on beautiful wooden benches, cameras ready, staring at the doorway. And then it happened, just as I imagined it and dreamed that it would....this most beautiful soulful eyed child walked through the door by herself and looked at all of us. This moment in time will be with me forever, as I'm sure it will be in all of ours who were there. Then she gave us the most beautiful little smile ever and walked to us. I picked her up and hugged her and then David and the girls joined in....she was surrounded by us and all the love we have been waiting to give her. She is darling, happy, smart, affectionate, loving, beautiful.....and so much more than words can describe. She is more than anyone could ever hope for in a little child, I can't believe God would love us so much that we would give us the privielege of being her parents ....especially after we had been blessed 4 times before.

When we had gotten there that day we still didn't have a name picked for her. The kids have really been lobbying for Hayley. I had other names in mind and so did David, but they almost convinced us since they were so adament in their request. But this child was clearly not a Hayley. We knew Quinn would be part of her name but first or middle, we were undecided. Lorrie looked at me and said in a whisper, "She is so beautiful....she is not a Hayley." And then Leah popped into my head. It was a name that was on our list but near the bottom, but when I said it outloud, David and all of the girls said "Yes, that's it!" So she is now known as Leah Quinn Weik and everyone of us are totally in love with this little girl. We still can't believe she is ours!