We are so EXCITED!

October 9, 2005

Hi again all!
Just wanted to give everyone the latest on Miss Jacey. Our guide, Jane, has actually known Jacey for quite a while now and brought us some pictures that she has taken over the years of her. She just saw her today and said that she is very excited that we are coming and she has been going around telling everyone that she is moving to the US because that's where her Mom and Dad live. It turns out that she does speak Mandarin as well as Cantonese, so I guess I shouldn't have given up on the Mandarin so soon. Oh well, we will survive! Jane asked Jacey's foster mom if she thought that she (Jacey) would cry tomorrow when she leaves her and she replied "No, not if they give her candy and dolls!" :) We are thrilled that we will get to meet her foster mom on Thursday when we visit the Nanning SWI.

We went ahead and completed our official paperwork right here in the hotel room so that we don't have to bother with it tomorrow and we can just concentrate on getting to know our beautiful girl. We happily signed our names and stamped our thumbprints to make her forever our daughter. We will meet her tomorrow at 3:40pm, which is 2:40am Texas time, so we'll have her when all you sleepy heads are waking up!!

Alright, we're going to wind down now and get some sleep. We love you all and so appreciate your love and support. Jakob and Jaden, we miss you tons already and can't wait to bring your sister home to you!!

Love from China,
Marla, Derek and Mimi

PS- Here is the list Jane gave us of Jacey's English words:
Hello
Good Morning
Mother
Father
Brother
Banana

Love that last one! :)