Tess has arrived!

I've been having trouble posting picture to the blog, but I'll keep trying.

We finally met Tess just before 5 pm local time today and now we are all settling in and trying to get adjusted and find a routine. So far everything is great, Tess has barely cried and hasn't slept much yet.

So we arrived in Kuming at 2:45 pm and were met by our host who told us we were going immediately to the hotel to drop off our belongings and then we were all leaving at 4 pm to meet our daughters. There were three other families with us so after brief introductions we hopped in a small mini-bus and left for the adoption agency office. The office, if that's what it was, was in a tidy complex of high rise apartment buildings. We were led into the first floor and shown to a waiting room where our host had us all wait and, of course, fill out more paperwork!

After 45 minutes in the waiting room the girls were led in one by one and introduced to their new parents.

Surprisingly, there was very little crying and not a lot of commotion. After a while taking pictures and getting some very, very limited information on their diets and sleeping habits we were on our way back to the hotel.

After more than a year waiting our "gotcha" is winding down. Maybe she'll sleep well tonight. I know I will!