Day 9 / Yangxi Social Welfare Institute / August 19, 2011 (Friday)

Today, Daniel went with a couple of others from our group to Yangxi Orphanage.  He was able to see her crib and where she slept.  They have one nanny for 40 babies so she is very busy.  He was also able to go to the place she was found which was outside of a beautiful upscale lighting store.  She was found the same day she was born.  Yangxi is about the size of Knoxville, TN.  It is a good size city but still considered rather rural.  It was a 3 1/2 hour drive one way to Yangxi.  I stayed in the hotel room with Katie all day.  A 7 hour ride would be too much for her.  She played and she napped a lot.  We have been so busy it was good for her to get the extra sleep.  So, today, I worked on our blog.   :)   

Today at 4:45 pm, we received Katie's Birth Certificate, Abandonment Certificate, Adoption Registration Certificate and her Chinese Passport.  She is ahead of Daniel & I.  It took us years to get a passport.  :)