amothersjoyfulheart.blogspot.com A Joyful Heart

A Joyful Heartskip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 30, 2007 The Moment Weve all Been Waiting For! Hello everyone! Greetings from Chongqing China. I have so much to blog about, but if you are here, I know why. Everyone wants to see pictures of Deanna. Who could blame you She is so adorable! So Ill post a picture here and then blog more later. I do have to give a little background first. Deanna and I met Sunday night at about 10:30 pm (10:30 AM in the US). She is very shy and reserved. She smiled for me the first night and the next day. She really likes to be cuddled and kissed. Her muscles are underdeveloped and she cant hug back or put her arms around me, but she throws herself at me so I hold her and she pulls my hair to get my face near hers so I can kiss her. Today (Tuesday) she laughed out loud for the first time. She thinks her Uncle Dean is hysterical and he had her laughing for a long time today. That was the greatest sound Ive ever heard. Here are some pictures of their laughing session. Posted by Screen name: Joyful Heart at 12:54 PM 9 comments Friday, October 19, 2007 Its All Coming Together The itinerary for our trip has been finalized. Here are the plans: Oct. 27 Saturday - Depart for China Oct. 28 Sunday - Arrive in Chongqing, China at about 8pm (8am EST) Oct. 28 Sunday - Family Day! Meet Deanna that evening Nov. 2 Friday - fly to Guangzhou Nov. 6 Tuesday - Consulate appointment Nov. 7 Wednesday - receive Deannas visa Nov. 8 Thursday - depart China Nov. 8 Thursday - Everyone back at home! Posted by Screen name: Joyful Heart at 6:01 AM 2 comments Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Getting Closer! I have my consulate appointment so the agency is planning my trip to China. "Family Day" is scheduled for October 29th! So I will be holding Deanna in 20 days! Last week I sent Deanna a care package. It felt so great to be doing something for her. I sent her a blanket and a little Elmo and a p...