I think we're gonna be just fine.

So today started with our very first video call via Skype-- what a gift it was to see my two sweet babes back home with Grandmom!!  Thankfully, we were able to talk for a handful of minutes before we lost our connection... then off to the van for two very important appointments.  At the Civil Affairs office, we signed papers.  And in front of the notary (a *very* high official here in China), we signed papers.  Then we answered some questions.  And then we signed more papers.  And now, in the eyes of the Chinese government, we are officially our little one's parents!  Tomorrow is passport day, and then on Thursday-- her medical appointment.  Time is ticking by, and we are having a blast, but boy-oh-boy, I'm ready to get home!!

As for the rest of our day-- we all took a nap!
And then we went to the pool.
Since Little One loved her bath last night, we all assumed she'd LOVE the pool...
but we were wrong.
Very, very wrong!
She wouldn't go near it.  She planted her feet and tugged herself back and made it very, very clear that she wanted nothing to do with that giant blue tub!  So I plopped her on a chair while the guys enjoyed a dip, and we proceeded to roast on the sidelines.

After 15 minutes or so, I was desperate.  Because it's HOT here in Guangzhou!  Though I was not dressed for the pool, I needed some refreshment, so I picked our girl up and carried her over to the pool; I lowered myself down and sat on the edge, my little one content in my lap.  I didn't think we'd stay there too long as her reaction had been so severe before, but she surprised me.  She let me splash her legs and drip water on her arms, and after a minute or two, her brothers came over and did the very same thing.  And then big brother reached out his arms... and she never looked back!

Yeah, I think we're gonna be just fine!