She is a keeper!!

We have had a fun filled day with Sarah. She loves to play with playdoh, blow bubbles, play outside, go for walks, and eat noodles. We completed paperwork today and had our family picture taken. The notary, civil affairs official, orphanage director and photographer came to our hotel so we could complete this portion of our adoption. Normally, we would have gone to the civil affairs office, where we received the children, but the Iceland group is also staying at the White Rose so the officials came to us. The orphanage director and photographer both tried to talk to Sarah but she preferred to ignore them. She gets very quiet if anyone talks to her in Chinese. This evening after our walk (yes, we did cross the busy street in front of the hotel and are still alive to tell about it)I received my first hug from Sarah! It was so precious! She has started to call me mom and likes to hold my hand! All of the 3T shorts I brought are too big for her. Her waist is so tiny they just fall off. I could not find any shorts today at Carrefour. It seems they too are starting to get the fall line of clothing on their shelves.
In the morning, we are traveling to the orphanage for a visit. It is only about a 30 minute drive from our hotel. We will be taking gifts for the orphanage director, foster parents, and nannies. We also plan to purchase a needed item for the orphanage. We are waiting to hear what they need right now. We also hope to take some pictures of Sarah's finding spot.