our first night

Our life verse for Libi Faih Jia Qi:

"And you will be called by a new name
Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.
You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD.
And a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
It will no longer be said of you, "Forsaken,"
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "Desolate";
But you will be called, "My delight is in her."
Isaiah 62:2-4

I will probably never be able to describe the moment I met her. It was like an out of body experience. It was very overwhelming. She was not relaxed. I thought she was, but now I have seen relaxed with her and that was not it. Everyone there was so excited. They love uniting these babies with their forever families. Again, my love for China and the people grew even more. My heart ached for her sweet nanny. I just wanted to keep placing Libi back into her arms. You could tell she loves her so much! She was glad to hear that we would be stopping by New Day before we come home. Our embrace as she left was long and painful. I am so thankful for her and her love for my daughter.

There is also another very important woman whose physical presence was not there today, but she was very much there. Libi's birth mother. How I know on this mother's day she thinks of her daughter. I pray the Father would speak so that she would know she is okay. I held those tiny little clothes and the precious note she was left with, and it was beyond what a mother's heart can handle. I thank you, for choosing life for our sweet daughter! You did a wonderful thing for her and we are forever grateful to you!!

Getting our sweet girl back to the room and stripping off her clothes was a moment! I just soaked in every inch of her sweet little body. She is like a silky, marshmallow! Her thighs are pretty chunky. I had a hard time zipping her sleeper around them. She is very playful and active. She is actually much stronger than I had anticipated. She really cannot sit up though. She arches her back a lot. She has weak abs and neck muscles. We were already making her work! She furrowed her brow at her daddy at one point as if to say, that is enough, weirdo! She is the most content little thing. She makes lots of noises. She loves to do this little high pitched squeal. She loves music. The really cool thing she does, is clap on command. It is so cute! I was laying with her on the bed and she loved touching my hair. I think the hair is going to have to stay long and down for awhile. She holds it a lot, especially when she had her bottle. She did great with the bottle, not so great with the yogurt. She struggles with sitting. Texture is hard for her, because she really doesn't chew, just sucks.

She slept on me and Jacob for awhile. We tried her in the bed with us but the just could not get comfortable. Then, they brought a crib to us. It seems like a board in the bottom. As soon as I laid her in it she was comfy and OUT!!! She is all cuddled up with her blanket on her tummy. Again, mommy goals here. trying to keep her on her tummy.

Thank you for all of your prayers. You will never know how strongly they are felt. Continue to pray for health for Libi. We think she may have had another mild seizure on the way here. It could have been stress. These next few days will not be easy for her though. We know every detail is in His hands and we have seen it in abundance!