At last. . .

Well, just so you know, I tried to blog yesterday and got booted off. Sorry!! But, it is good in some ways because today as you will see has been much better. So read on. . .

Yesterday was the long awaited gotcha day. Sally met us in the lobby of our hotel at 9:45am. We then took 3 taxis to SLC. Upon arrival we met Spring Peach, Chloe's adored nanny. Then we went upstairs. They came in and we gave them two different outfits to put on Chloe. A little while later we could hear them coming up the stairs with Chloe. Finally no more waiting. . . it was time to meet our baby girl!! We had been warned that she would have a very difficult time. Let's just say they hit the nail on the head. She would have nothing to do with any of us. She did finally go to Jonathan but that only lasted a few seconds before she went to screaming. We eventually went out into the courtyard and stayed out there for awhile. Chloe went back and forth from screaming and crying to trying to figure out who these crazy people were who had her. Finally, we went upstairs to get ready to go. We went over information about Chloe and her schedule. Her birthmother had left her some gifts with her Chinese name on them. We did ask about her birthmother and she has visited a few times. As we were leaving we were given her pacifier and imagine our surprise when we gave it to her and she stopped crying. We left for the airport. Chloe, Cody, and myself rode in one taxi. Chloe slept the entire way there. We then flew to Taipei.

After arriving at our hotel, she screamed and cried. She was very tired and hungry, but would not eat. She did finally go to sleep with some help. Cody and Keegan laid on the bed with her and patted and rubbed her back. Also, she beats her head to put herself to sleep. Now this is really funny since this is something Cody also does. He thought that was really neat! She slept for a few hours then woke up screaming. Again, we tried to feed her, but she still would not eat. We changed her and put on some pj's. She again put herself to sleep and slept until about 6:30 this morning on a comfy twin bed. She woke up crying, but we had to be at our visa appointment so we were in a hurry. We dressed her and fixed her hair and then went downstairs for breakfast. Remember she had not eaten since lunch the day before. I offered her some bread and she started eating. Jonathan gave her the bottle and she started drinking. Since then everything has been great!!

We went to our visa appointment and she played on the floor with the boys in the toy area. Matt, Molly, and Malone were also there. On the way to the appointment she rode in the front of the taxi with Jonathan. The window was open and she loved it. Everything went fine with the visa. Jon will go back tomorrow to pick up her passport.

We then took a taxi to Taipei 101. This is the tallest building in the world. We found a Starbucks and grabbed some coffee and muffins. Chloe enjoyed eating these. Then we walked around and she chased the boys. She pulls them everywhere she wants to go and they go where ever she wants. Then, we rode up to the top which was the 89th floor. It was a very fast elevator. The view was amazing and we walked around the whole top floor with the windows. Chloe slept in the Ergo carrier (thanks Amanda and Jennifer) and it was such a blessing. She is heavy!! The only thing is she likes to move so you can't stay still. Then we went downstairs and ate KFC. She enjoyed some FF and we all enjoyed some real food. Next, we were off to the grocery store.

We bought snack items, breakfast items, water, and some other stuff. Since we all keep waking up around 3:00ish in the morning we will now have some food to eat. We are now back in our room and Chloe is sleeping. She took a very short amount of time to get herself to sleep. She is doing very well sleeping on the bed.

Today has been wonderful. Yesterday was extremely difficult on all of us especially Chloe. It has been nice to see such a change today. She is a very happy little girl and has a smile that will melt your heart. She loves her brothers and wants them to do everything with her. They are eating up spending time with her and helping her. Jon and I are still in amazement that we actually have not only our 3 wonderful boys but now we have a beautiful little girl.