Two years ago today was a very special day in our lives! July 23, 2006. It was the day that our precious little China angel, Shasha, was placed in our arms for the very first time!!!! What a great memory! I remember seeing her little face for the first time as one of her SWI workers carried her to the corner of the doorway. My heart was beating so fast... Scoog's eyes were welled up with happiness and excitement... and then we heard "NUMBER 7... Shasha!" It all happened so quickly. We passed off cameras to the other familiies around us and ran to Shasha as she was carried through the doorway. She was placed in my arms and we practically smothered her with hugs and kisses. She was dressed in the cutest little Old Navy denim dress with a bit of red trim on the bottom. I can still remember her smell... her little China smell. We have her Gotcha Day clothes in a Ziploc bag ... never washed with her little China smell still on them. We wrapped her litle frog rattle that Grammy gave her around her wrist and just starred at her through our welled up eyes. Shasha rest her head on my shoulder and fell asleep. Ahhh. So this is love.
This was the first time that Shasha ever left her orphange, Yang Xi Social Welfare Institution. It was so hot. Oh so humid. And Shasha's first ride on a little bus... no AC. She was little, only 8 and 1/2 months old, but she braved a three hour ride to meet us, her Momma and Dadda!
I look at her and still see that same little face... but with longer hair. She has changed so much since that first day we held her in our arms. She is now so tall... 36 inches. She sings her ABC's beautifully and can tell you the states in alphabetical order through Conneticut..doot, doot, doot. Shasha's new favorite thing to do is watch videos on You Tube. She loves Minnie Mouse. Her favorite foods are Pizza and Shrimp. She is a total Momma's girl. I asked her," What is your favorite kind of ice cream?" She simply stated..."A Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Bar!" She has visited Disney World 2 times in the past year and will soon be in Disneyland in California and on the Disney Cruise! Purple... red .....and yellow .... and brown are her list of favorite colors... and pink she adds. She has a little voice all her own and expresses her thoughts and feelings very well. Her favorite word??? No. Although it usually comes in threes...NO, No, NOOOOOOO!
Tomorrow, July 24, Shasha will be ours officially for 2 years. We adopted her in China on July 24, 2006. She is the joy in our lives and we look forward to spending the rest of our lives in her company... we just don't want time to pass too quickly!
P.S. The date on the pictures is one day off!
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