Gotcha Day

Today is Olivia's 9th Gotcha Day.

In other words, nine years ago I brought our daughter Olivia home from the orphanage.

Talk about a life changing event.

Talk about a surprise baby.

We'd been in China for two months.

And my husband was away at school camp.

I went to the orphanage where I volunteered and asked the director if they would consider letting me foster care for six-week-old Li Juan because she was losing weight and the baby room was overloaded.

Next thing I knew, the helpers in the baby room were changing her into a disposable diaper and wrapping her in a blanket. That same day I was riding home in a friend's van with a baby!

When Aaron came home from camp, I said, "SURPRISE!"

That was nine years ago.

6.5 years of foster care + 2.5 years of post adoption = We are beyond Blessed!