Today we officially adopted Gigi. Our busy day began with breakfast in the hotel. Next, we took a bus back to the Civil Affairs Office for our final paperwork in Hunan Province. There were a lot of other families waiting in the waiting room. We waited there a couple of hours. Rob paid the orphanage and then we signed the official documents, signed with our fingerprints and Gigi's footprint. After that, we went to WalMart to buy a few items. It was located in a mall and was 2 stories. There were some very interesting sights and smells in that Wal-Mart. The rows and rows of mystery meats were flanked by pig-heads and full, skinned chickens.

We came back to the hotel for a nap. Gigi finally started to take her bottles. It appears to me by her behavior and by the schedule given to me by the orphanage that she has never been exposed to any solid food. She spits out even a simple cheerio. At least she is drinking. Did I mention that she laughed at us today? I was tickling her foot and her actually belly-laughed. She also smiled at Rob from across the room

The early evening has been a bit more stressful. She is crying a bit more, and I tried to give her a bath. Big mistake. She really did not like that. I hope in the future she learns to enjoy a bath! Well, we are exhausted. Hopefully, we will get some sleep tonight!