Tomorrow is our first Gotcha Day anniversary. I'm doing some reflecting today. This time last year, Bill, Dorothy and I were anxiously awaiting the coming day. We were so excited. There are some things I would have done differently. 1. Found a way to get the money to see the Great Wall in Beijing. 2. Buy her things from her birth city. 3. Not listen to people when they told me not to use Xing as as 1st middle name because it began with X. Actually, I wish we had just kept Xing (Aixing) as her first name and named her Aixing (Xing) Coral Schmidt even if it doesn't have a good flow. But like my friend says, she doesn't go by her first name only her middle name. 4. Used Skype to call family/friends so they could talk to her right away...however I never heard of skype until recently. 5. Not continue potty training her while were in China.
6. Of course, I wish my mom could have gone with us.
Things I would not have done differently or things I'm thankful for: 1. Going to visit Tokyo because it was an Awesome pretrip. 2. We are thankful that Bill's mom got to go with us to see her granddaughter. It was a great bonding time. 3. We're glad we had such a good guide Ming Ming because we couldn't have made it without her. 4. Thankful XingXing is so healthy andthat she's where she is supposed to be developmentally. 5. Thankful for all of our family and friends for all their love and support. 6. Glad we call her XingXing Schmidt because it sounds like a star's name!
Pictures of Gotcha Day anniversary tomorrow. We plan on visiting Bill at work and then going to eat tomorrow night and celebrating!
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