“Once Upon a Time in China, there was a baby girl who lived in an orphanage with other babies. Families from China were only allowed to have one child to minimize the population there. All babies afterwards were sent to the orphanage where they shared cribs.”
“Far away across the ocean was a woman who also had many friends, but she was missing something too - a baby."
“Far away across the ocean was a woman who felt something missing in her life - a baby.”
“So she wrote a letter to officials in China and asked if she could adopt one of the babies who lived in the big room.”
“So she applied for adoption and found out that China had an increasingly large amount of babies without homes.”
“Months later, she received a letter with a picture of a beautiful baby girl…”
“After years of preparation and patiently waiting, she finally received documents and a picture of a beautiful baby girl.”
“A few weeks later, the woman packed her suitcases with toys, books, diapers, food and clothes just for her and boarded the plane for a very long trip to China.”
“A month later, the woman packed her suitcases and asked her good friend to come along for moral support.”
“There were other families who were also waiting to meet their babies. She was so excited and nervous, she couldn’t wait to hold her baby girl.”
“Once the woman and her friend got there, they showed them to their room and let them know they were family number 5.”
“The next day, the baby girl’s nannies brought her and her friends from the countryside to the city to meet the woman. The woman was so happy that she cried the moment she took her baby girl in her arms…the baby girl cried too. She had been waiting for her her whole life.”
"March 5th 1999, the woman finally got to meet her baby girl. The woman was so overjoyed. She asked her best friend, “Anne, is this my baby girl?”. The baby smiled back at her new mother and the mother replied, “Yeah that’s her!"."
“The woman brought her daughter back to the hotel and sat her down on the bed to get a good look at her.”
“The woman brought her daughter back to the hotel and sat her down on the bed to get a good look at her.”
“The baby girl sat up straight. Her rosy cheeks made her look like a soft, pink doll.”
“The baby girl sat up straight. Her rosy cheeks made her look like a soft, pink doll.”
“I love you like crazy cakes,” the mother whispered.
“I love you to the moon and back,” the mother whispered.
“The first night, the mother laid the baby girl in the crib made up with crisp white linens and new blankets from America. She tucked her in and kissed her little hands and tiny feet a hundred times.”
“The first night, the mother lysoled every inch of the hotel room. She was so worried and took precaution. The room was spotless for the baby girl to sleep. She tucked her in and kissed her little hands and tiny feet a hundred times."
“She was falling in love.”
“She was so nervous the first night.”
“Whenever the baby girl wasn’t sleeping, the mother played with her. She would put silly hats on her and took her picture. The mother would stare at the child while she napped.”
“Whenever the baby girl wasn’t sleeping, the mother played with her. She would put silly clothes on her and took her picture. The mother would stare at the child while she napped to make sure she was breathing.”
“On the long trip home, the baby girl stood up in her seat and smiled at the man behind them. She charmed the flight attendants and slept like an angel as they flew through the clouds. It was the end of one amazing journey and the beginning of another.”
“On the long trip home, while everyone else was sleeping, the baby girl stayed awake observing and laughing at everything. She charmed the flight attendants and slept like an angel as they flew through the clouds. It was the end of one amazing journey and the beginning of another.”
“When they finally landed, the baby girl’s new grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends were waiting for them with lots of hugs and kisses.”
“When they finally landed, the baby girl’s new family were waiting for them with lots of hugs and kisses.”
“She cried when others took her from her mother’s arms and stopped when they brought her back.”
“She cried when others took her from her mother’s arms and stopped when they brought her back.”
“The mother and daughter became so close so quick.”
"The mother had never felt a connection with anyone before like the way she felt with her daughter."
“Her new room was filled with toys, stuffed animals, and a new crib. All the grownups watched as the bay girl carefully checked out the new room. Then the baby smiled at her mother as if to say “I’m home!”.”
“The first night, the mother had felt overwhelmed. she had a panic attack. The grandmother watched over her.”
“Flowers, cards, and presents arrived. More and more people came to visit the newly adopted baby girl.”
“Exactly a month later, the baby girl’s grandmother passed away. Flowers, cards, and presents arrived. The single mother had never felt more lost in her life.”
“But when they all left and that first day turned into night, the mother took her child to her room, played lullaby, and rocked her to sleep.”
“After the grandmother's passing, the house became very lonely. The mother started sleeping with her baby girl. It became a habit to cuddle next to each other. The mother cried most nights.”
“The mother held her tightly, kissed her softly and cried. The tears were for the baby girl’s Chinese mother, who could not keep the baby girl. The mother wanted her to know that they would always remember her.”
“The mother would hold her tightly, kissed her softly and cried. The tears were for the mother’s mom, the baby girl’s grandmother. The tears were also for the baby girl’s Chinese mother, who could not keep the baby girl. The mother wanted them to know that they would always remember them for the role they took in the baby’s life.”
“And the mother hoped somehow the Chinese mother knew the baby girl was safe and happy in the world.”
“And the mother hoped somehow the grandmother and Chinese mother knew the baby girl was safe and happy in the world.”
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