Day 11 Arrive in Guangzhou

We arrived at our last major location before leaving to go back home.  Tonight was interesting.  Sarah Grace has decided to start walking everywhere.  She no longer wants to play on the bed right in your lap.  She has figured out that she can walk and venture out to new locations.  After a while of playing we decided to call mommy to face time with her.  As we sat and talked to mommy, it slowly became her bedtime.  I proceeded to make her a bottle and mommy wanted to just sit and watch her eat it.  As I sat feeding this little girl, I heard mommy sniffling on the phone and some shedding of tears.  I feel bad for Amy as I sit here sometimes.  I know this is part of her journey too and she has had this pictured in her mind for 11 years now.  Not sure why God works in the ways he does, but there has to be a reason for this.  I would give anything I could if I could trade with Amy right now and let her experience this.  I realize this is the heart of a mommy breaking as she wants to be here holding this little angel.  The thing we look forward to is that we have the rest of our lives with her.  There will be lots of time to spend together.  I have heard stories and read of the changes these little ones make very quickly after getting with their forever families.  I would have never guessed how much.  I look at her tonight and I don't see the same little girl that I saw on Gotcha Day.  Everything about her seems to change before your eyes.  Her hair, her face, her skin, her weight and her personality.  It all changes by leaps and bounds from day 1 with her.  I have seen these changes in the other little ones who are with us also.  Tonight everyone is worn out and we are heading to bed.