We've got her!!!! She's a beautiful, perfect, baby girl with stubborn streak and a knack for entertainment. Hmm...sounds like this could be an interesting ride!

We arrived at the hotel at 3:00 p.m. and were told that the FengCheng babies would be here at 4:00 p.m. We had an hour to get everything prepared for their arrival. Oddly enough, the babies arrived before our luggage, so the only thing I had for Kaitlyn was what was in the diaper bag. Luckily, I'd packed a couple of small toys in there.

When the nannies brought the babies in, it was sheer chaos. New mommas and daddies were crying and videotaping. Some babies were crying and some were just kind of taking it all in. For the first few minutes Larry was taping the wrong baby! Eventually, I realized that Kaitlyn and her nanny were standing right beside me. The nanny said it was ok for me to talk to her so I did. She latched on to my finger and was holding it when I heard someone call "Branch!". The nanny handed her to me and the tears came quickly. Kaitlyn was so serene through the entire process. She looked at me and never made a sound. Her look was expressionless and I realized that on some level she knew exactly what was going on. We brought her back to the room and the first order of business was to peel off the layers of clothing. Underneath her heavy outer pants she was wearing "split pants" and a diaper. The diaper was only partially on and it was coming out the back of the pants. While I held her Larry pulled off her diaper. As he did, Kaitlyn began peeing. My sweatshirt and pants bore the brunt of the accident. My plan was to eventually give her a bath this evening, I just hadn't planned on doing it so soon. By this point, Kaitlyn was working up to a cry. She sniffled a couple of times and let out a half cry as I sat her in the sink for her first bath (first bath from me). The bath went well and she even played with a rubber ducky for a few minutes.

We dried her off and put a sleeper on her and her personality began to emerge. Kaitlyn's first report stated that she was a happy baby and that she laughed and smiled constantly. I was anxious to see this part of her. Larry had to go back to the lobby to complete some paperwork so that left the girls alone for a few minutes. By the time Larry came back, she had already begun devouring Cheerios and she showed the first hint of a smile.

At 7:00 p.m. we decided that we needed to have dinner. By that point, Kaitlyn was really showing us who she is. She kept our table and a couple of tables around us entertained. She bounced and smiled in her high chair the entire meal. Occassionally she would laugh and let out a shriek just to remind everyone that she was still in the room.

She fell asleep about 20 minutes ago in my arms. She's in the crib now sleeping peacefully. Larry is sawing logs in the bed and I think it's time that I joined both of them. It was a long day and we've got to be ready to head out tomorrow by 8:00 a.m.

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers thus far. Today was wonderful...more than I could have ever imagined. Katilyn bonded with both of us readily. She's as happy when Larry holds her as she is when I hold her. That seems to be a trend with our group's babies. As you can imagine, this is a huge relieft to all the parents.