Seven days to Eliza!

One week from today, we will be united with our baby girl. According to our itinerary, "Gotcha Day" will be Monday, August 15th, although we've been warned that she could be waiting for us at the hotel on Sunday when we arrive in Nanjing. And to complicate matters further, if we get her on Monday morning, it will actually be Sunday evening here. :) So if we cross your minds anytime between Saturday and Sunday it's a safe bet that it's because the magical moment has happened. Seven days. ONE WEEK. It is impossible to find words to express what this feeling is like. It is part disbelief, part shock, part awe and total joy all mixed up into one emotion. I had a hard time sleeping last night knowing that in less than two days we'd be boarding a plane to China. We have waited so long that there have been many points along the way that have felt more like daydreams rather than a wait. Adoption is peaks and valleys I always say. Sometimes we see her clearly and other times it's as if she has been blanketed in a mist. But now she is SO CLOSE that I'll say it again, I have no words to describe what I'm feeling right now. Maybe just this...wow.