The last piece of the paperwork puzzle

We got the call this morning that our consulate paperwork is done, and there were no problems.  Truthfully, I was surprised, as nothing to do with our paperwork has been without problems, but, this time it all worked out, after a bit of tweeking.  The referral paperwork was all about when she was a baby, and had not been officially updated with new picture and medical report, just an update from the SWI about her progress.  I had to write in a brief statement about that, but, was it, and i was anticipating them wanting something more official than that.  I guess it was enough, and after the hoops we had to jump through to get to this point, it was high time. 
So, that means we have the day to do what we want, and tomorrow we can go to the consulate to do the official "Yep she's ours" in the eyes of the US government, and the next day we get her Visa.  Today a lot of the families are going on a dinner cruise on the Pearl River.  We're opting out of this one, We want to hit the Banana Leaf instead. 
This afternoon we'll head across the street to do a bit more shopping for more Chinese children's dvds and another suitcase for all the stuff we've bought.  Holly was really on one this morning, but, now she's quieted down and is playing with her toys, and reorganizing her suitcase.  She likes to unzip it, move things around, and zip it back up.
She played more in the bath last night, so, Im thinking she is starting to like playing  in the water.  It's so funny to watch her pour water over her head.  She takes a big bowl full and just dumps it over her head and laughs. 
We have to keep an eagle eye on her when we are getting on and off buses.  The traffic is crazy, and she doesn't realize she is in danger when she thinks she can be a bit more independant.  But, at least she isn't afraid to get a little bit away from Baba now that some time has passed and she's gotten comfortable with the fact that we are always going to be here with her. 
Yesterday was a break through day for her.  Tim had some things he needed to take care of, and that was not going to be a good situation to have a 5 year old tagging along for, so, I said leave her with Matthew and i, and we would just deal with the melt down when Baba leaves without her.  Well, guess what.  No melt down.  Baba just said he'll be back, and left. She watched videos, played with toys, had a snack, went potty on her own (after letting me know what she was going to do), and watched TV with Matt and I.  She's interacting more and more with me, and has a game that she plays only with me.  She hides something, asks me where it is, then when i say with surprise where is it, she laughs and produces it. 
Discipline is a key to having control over her behavior even now.  Being a 5 year old, she sometimes wants to be out of control.  We determined early that if it's going to be wrong later, it has to be wrong now, and that has worked great.  She appreciates knowing her boundaries, and what she can and cannot do.  She responds quickly. 
We did have a paperwork concern regarding her passport.  Turns out it was issued when she was two years old, which means someone petitioned to adopt her then, and changed their mind.  We're trying to find out if she was actually placed with the family and then given back, or if the province issued her passport when her referral was accepted, and the family changed their mind before they came to China.  It's not a huge problem, the passport is still good, but, it does raise the question about her story, and we have asked Rebecca to find out from Lily what exactly happened.  We really want to know as it is a piece of her personal history,  One of the other children in our group had been placed with a family, and they spent time with her in province just to turn her back over to the orphanage thinking there was something wrong with her, developmentally, when she is perfectly healthy and normal.  She's such a little cutie, I can't imagine how that must
have confused her, but, she now has a family that loves her.  So, sometimes these things work themselves out. 
Holly is now hugging her gugu, which is Chinese for brother.  She loves him.  So sweet.  And, she's playing with her toy Fayjee, which is Chinese for airplane.  We had no idea when we bought it that it made noise.  ah well. 
 Teri (50) in Utah, dh Tim (51)
Seven homegrown kids John 32, Jessica 28, James 23, Katie 20, Minuet 18,and Matthew 14, Myleigh YiXin 7 years old,and our sweet Nick who passed away far too soon at the tender age of 20 years old.
In China bringing home Huang FuJun/soon to be Holly Jun Nicole, 5 years old.