We finally meet Addie

After all the work and waiting we finally were able to meet our new daughter Addie.  At 9:30AM on Monday March 30th, she entered the civil affairs office where we were waiting.  She was scared, nervous, and confused about what was going on.  After being told she was on medications, all they arrived with was a blue and orange inflated pillow that was full of oxygen.  "If she has an episode, open the tube and place it near her face."  Not what we were expecting so we were a little concerned, but most of parenting is playing things by ear anyway.  We went back to the room and she seemed hungry so we mixed up a bottle of formula they gave us which she drank down in a hurry.  We started a FaceTime call with Max and Emily when Addie's mouth turned into a flowing fountain of formula, all over Carrie, Addie, the couch, and the floor.  Didn't look too good on the other end of the FaceTime call.  We got things cleaned up best we could, and restarted the call.  She (and Ken) took a good nap in the afternoon in Ken's lap while having a bottle of rice meal we brought with us, and took it easy until we all fell asleep around 8PM.  She woke around 2AM for another bottle and fell back asleep well.  We got an early start to day 2, leaving at 8AM to go back to the Civil Affairs office for the interview, paying fees, and finalizing the adoption.  Addie held up well, but got fussy when we got back to the hotel and didn't really want to eat.  We went for a walk to Walmart to get more water, some baby food, and Lays chips.  Addie also needed some shoes that fit, so we strolled through the indoor market adjacent to Walmart and found a baby shoe store.  We happened upon some squeaky shoes in her size and paid the 50 yuan without trying to haggle.  The store clerk was so happy and helpful (with zero English) but wanted a picture of us with her on her cell phone.  Hey, it had to happen at least once while we were in province where we have yet to see another Caucasian :)