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I am switching back to this blog for updates on our progress as we begin our life together back in the United States. It is SO good to be home!

For anyone just tuning in...I journaled our trip to China. You can click here or find the China Trip link on the right side of this page.

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For real?!?!?!

It is Monday morning...the week that I leave for China. We will be leaving at an ungodly early hour on Friday morning...and arriving in Beijing, China a mere 18 hours later!

Here's a quick run-down of my itinerary and then a link to a new site where you can follow along if you wish!

Oct 20: leave St. Louis at 6:45am - arrive in Beijing at 2:30pm Oct 21
Oct 21 - 23: tour Beijing
Oct 24: MAYA DAY!
Oct 24-26: Hang out in ZhengZhou for a few days getting to know my daughter!
Oct 27-31: We'll be in Luoyang, the city where Maya has been living
Oct 31-Nov 4: Guangzhou with a gajillion other adoptive parents and their new kiddos
Nov 4: Return home!

There you have it! Maya will be in my arms in just 7 days. It's so hard to believe that after all this time, my dream is coming true!

I'm hoping to be able to post to our travel blog each day, but I'm not sure that I'll be able to. If you'd like to follow along, click on the link below and you'll be taken to our new travel blog.

The journey begins...

Michelle (and Maya!)

2 weeks.....

In just two weeks, I will be doing this..........


The picture above is my good friend Robin and her baby girl Lauren. Their "Gotcha" Day was just 12 (or so) hours ago. Congratulations, Robin, Rob, Mikayla, Nicholas and Lauren!!!

One VERY happy baby! A picture of Lauren just 4 days with her forever family. What a sweet baby girl she is...and what a gorgeous smile!