Adopting Emily

AFTER receiving Emily's referral, the adoption process became personal. No longer only about adoption, our focus became adopting Emily.

• Match Day: Referral
  The day adoption becomes aimed at a particular person
• Countdown to China
  Waiting, waiting, waiting to travel
• Traveling to and in China
  The sometimes harsh reality of 36 hour journeys and jetlag
• "Gotcha" Day
  Holding Emily in our arms for the very first time
• Process in the Province
  More paperwork, this time to finalize the adoption and receive Emily's passport
• Process in Guangzhou
  And still more paperwork, now to obtain Emily's visa and help her become a U.S. citizen
• Returning Home
  Bringing Emily home for the very first time