Here is another video!

Here is another video of Olivia first thing in the morning after waking up. Videos take a significant amount of time to load so we will only load a few. Hope you enjoy. We are going to breakfast and will call you boys when we return. Love you!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hGjJVFLaRs

LOVES TO EAT!

I have to tell you about how Olivia acted when we went to this restaurant. She may be small, but she LOVES TO EAT!! We ordered her some congi, but it took them like 15 minutes to get it to us. While we were waiting, Olivia got SOOOO mad. She was yelling and screaming, really. I had to get up and walk with her. And to make matters worse, our food came, which was sushi NANA!!! and she was trying to get across the table and get our food. Oh she was soo mad. We finally got some rice brought out and she ate that, so finally she was calm, but for the next 25 minutes all she did was EAT!!! And when I had to stop feeding her to feed myself, she got mad even for the spit second it took me to get my sushi, put it in soy sauce and put it in my mouth!!! Oh my, we have and eater on our hands!! It really was funny. Wish we could've gotten it on camera, but it was very had controlling her and then taping her!! Just thought you would get a laugh out of that. Needless to say, if we put her in the high chair, we better have food waiting for her or we are in trouble!! :0

Hibatchi night, well Japanese night!

Some people really did sit like the Japanese do...we didn't, high chairs wouldn't work well!!!

Some of our group and where we ate

More of our group at the actual hibatchi grill

She doesn't look all that Chinese, but she can eat with chopsticks!!! She liked this and we thought it was soo funny! She's eating rice.

Funny picture, sorry about the snot, we have had a lot of that lately!!!!

Here I am again!!

Thank goodness she took a nap because that's all I wanted to do. She did good, slept for about 2 hours and then Anthony took care of her while I slept a little while longer and yes, I am feeling better today but Anthony is starting to feel kinda bad! Thanks for the prayers!

Her in her first dress with stockings on!! She loved them and so did everyone else. She looked really cute. Sorry this one is blurry!

Another cute shot of her outfit!

This is her night outfit. She looked really cute in green! Daddy says she has looked good in every color but I think this is my favorite color on her so far!!
Well, these pictures were taken yesterday, the day I felt horrible, but we are just now putting them up. We will probably be able to put more up tonight, your morning, but then we aren't going to have internet for 24 more hours, so...enjoy today!

Pictures of Medical Exam and in the Hotel Room

Little Angel!!!!!!!

See my name on my shirt!!!

Waiting for the Doctor. They waited on all of us in one hour. Don't you wish American doctors were that courteous!!

Mysty and Jodie Sweet holdind their precious new babies!

I can hold my own bottle! (well...sometimes)

Medical Exam

The medical exam went just fine, except Olivia doesn't like people forcing her to hold still. She was awaked from a dead sleep by a woman doctor undressing her and poking around on her belly, head, neck and spine. She was fine with that because Mama was with her all the way. In the next room, they checked her ears, nose and throat. Needless to say, she bit off the tongue depressor and she has no teeth. She did not want the doctor poking around in her ears. Everything was fine, just a snotty nose. Last, they weighed, measured and took her temp. Temp was normal. Weigh was 16 pounds 4 oz (7.4 kg) and her height was 26 3'8 inches (67 cm). We went chopping a Carre four, which is the french version of Walmart. We got some juice, drinks, candy and baby supplies. Mysty is feeling really sick. She is asleep with the baby. Tonight we are going to a fancy Japanese resturant (hibachi steak!!!!) and sushi!!! I hopeshe is feeling better. Our first 24 hours of internet will soon be over. We have alot of paperwork to do this afternoon. When we get some free time I will let you know we are back with a blog. I want to put up some pictures so I will try one blog after this with photos. If I don't get it up in time, we love you and will see you soon. We are praying that the Marriage conference is going well. Love you all. REV TONY

A longer video

Here she is eating her "treats" that melt in your mouth. She LOVES these things. I guess I better stock up. She keeps looking back because she hears me in the bathroom making her bottle. She does have to know where we both are at all time though. Sorry not much talking, but you can see her little personality and her eating by herself and sitting up nice and tall!! Sooo sweet. Oh, she had a dirty diaper too!! Man, not so sweet!! But hey, she's pooping, so we are happy! Crazy being happy about that huh? But you understand! Hope you like it!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS7r77BvmV8

Surprise!!!!

Lets try it this way! Click on this link! or cut and paste for a fun surprise!!!!!

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More Pictures of Olivia and Company

Better Internet connection means more pictures!!!!!

We are up and running in another City!!!

WOW!!! What a day! Mysty and Olivia are taking a nap. I think Mysty is feeling a little under the weather.(sore throat and tired)Good news and bad news. The good news is that we have internet access. The bad news is that it cost extra (about $13 a day. We decided to limit our use to the times when we would have more time to talk to you guys back home. So Sunday we will not have access. We will keep it for the next twenty four hours andthen renew it again sometime tommorrow. So maybe we can speak to several of you by phone in the next 24 hours or maybe after that. NOW on to the great news. Olivia is changing everyday. As I was reading your comment about day five and six, Julie, I smiled. Olivia smiles most all the time now. She even got down on the floor to played some today. It is like she is blossoming before our eyes. The pictures at the airport show her tounching our faces. It seems like this is her way of getting to know us. Every Chinese person we talk to say that Olivia is "lucky baby" but I am convinced that we are the lucky ones... no we are the blessed ones. She is an amazing little girl. She has my heart in the plam of her hand. I have often wondered if there was room in my heart to love a child that was not biologically my own. God has placed this child in our lives in the same way that he placed our biological children in our lives. She is my child! I cannot explain what has taken place in my heart. I just feel so much love for her and so blessed by God to have this opportunity. IF you ask me if all of this was worth the trouble, I would say, "I'll do it again if that is what God wants." Bro. Joedy, it is AWESOME. I want to say thank you to all of you for praying and writing comments. They get us through the day. And we feel the prayers, even around the world. As for being exausted, we are getting plenty of rest. Traveling is hard but we are in good shape. And we will have alot of free time next week before we return home. I have more good news. The new hotel has a Starbucks and a McDonalds. We ordered 2 big macs, a double cheeseburger, three fries (Olivia likes them) three drinks (no free refills) and a milkshake all for $7.80. Sounds like my kinda place. Olivia fell asleep in Mysty's lap while she was eating a fry - it was the cutest thing ever. She really seemed to enjoy the plane ride and wanted to look out the window. We are having a great day and look forward to talking to you all soon. We love "yall" (southern term for those of you that don't speak plain english)Keep praying and I'll putup some pictures.

By the way, I am having trouble remembering what I told you and what i didn't. If you have any questions just ask in the comment section below and I will post you answer asap!!!! Love ya REV TONY

Last night in Changsha, Hunan, China

Well, we were told our plans for tomorrow. We have to have our luggage outside the door at 7am (6pm your time tonight) and we leave for the airport at 8. Our plane leaves as 10 (so say a little prayer around 9, bedtime, for us). Olivia has started running a fever, not too high, but almost 100. Her nose is really runny and she is kinda fussy, but today was the best day so far. She is really funny. She isn't the only one sick, there is one little one that had a 103.2 fever today. They are all having runny noses and pulling or rubbing their ears, so it could be ear infection or just teething, who knows???? We have a Dr. appointment Saturday (Chinese people work 7 days a week!! Yikes!!) so we will find out then. I do have antibiotics so if she does have an ear infection, then I can give it to her and have her well by the time we get home. I also have ear meds, so I will get her fixed up for all you before you get your grubby hands on her!! HAHAHA

We don't know how the internet is going to be in Guangzhou, but I am counting on it being just fine, fine enough to be able to post really soon. It might take a little while, but I am hoping to have pics of her first plane ride up before you get up Friday morning. It might be that afternoon, but we will try to get back as soon as possible.

Here are a few pics to leave you with though. Again, your prayers are being felt TREMENDOUSLY!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you God for all the blessings that have been given to us!! If ever we wondered if You were there, this whole process has taught us that You are always there!! Keep us safe through all the next 5 flights to get us to our family and friends safely. Again, YOU are Almighty and we will continue to praise YOU for YOU are worthy!!!

We love you all and can't wait for this week to go by fast!! Bye until tomorrow!!




This "picture" was embroired by hand by a man. It took him 15 months! The WHOLE thing is embroired, even the background (except for the flash light in the middle, sorry, Anthony didn't think it would turn out without the flash!)It is gorgeous. Just thought you might like to see how beautiful!!

This one Anthony says is for you Russ. She's getting her first ear full of Christian music and guess who it is??? Yep, Chris Tomlin. She really liked it! It might not look like it but she kept the earphones on for a while!!

This one is just cute. Recognize the outfit Joy?? It's still pretty big, it's 9 months, but I thought she could wear it for a little while!! They are supposed to be capri's and it's pants right now!! :)She looked "American" Anthony said...really cute though!!

A mommy blog!!

Mysty and olivia at the embroidery shop. The Hunan province is famous for its elaborate embroidery. We had to get our baby girl some fancy Hunan embroidery.

Anthony and Olivia walking to KFC in downtown Changsha. KFC MORE FRIES and Mashed potatos!!!!
Hey guys, sorry I haven't written all the mushy mommy talk, but Anthony decided he loved this blog and kinda took over. That's okay, he's good at putting the pictures up and writing and that gave me more time to spend with Olivia.

I don't want to say everything that I have felt over these past 6 days, from just getting on a plane for the first time to seeing the babies when we drove up to just a few minutes ago, holding my precious little girl and her falling asleep in my arms, but I will say a little!! The rest is left to tell in person.

The touring before we got the babies really was a great time. Anthony and I just sat around, when we weren't soooo busy, and just be with eachother. We talked about how different it was going to be but how TOTALLY excited we were to be doing this, a chance of a lifetime. All the things we saw were really cool and interesting. I know for sure that this way of living is hard. There were no beggars because China doesn't allow beggars, they are taken care of by the goverenment, but there were people EVERYWHERE trying to get us to buy things from them and bidding against eachother. I just can't imagine doing this everyday just to feed my family. There are mostly women doing it and the kids are just running around.

When we got on the plane to come to Changsha, the emotions were sooo crazy. When we got here, we saw a very run down place. There weren't any decent buildings or homes, they all looked unlivable. I just thought, oh my goodness, this could've been Olivia's life. I can't imagine all these baby girls and boys here that will have no way of bettering themselves because they have no opportunity or money to do anything for themselves. Again, what a blessing to be able to do this! Anyway, as we got into the "town" we saw this gorgeous hotel in the midst of these horrible buildings, it was amazing! Well, we got into our rooms, got a little settled and made ourselves go to lunch! Time STOOD STILL!!! Finally it was time to go!
This was the longest 15 minute bus ride EVER!! As Anthony said, when we pulled-up there they were, and I just started crying. All 10 couples were ALL balling like babies and trying not to run over eachother to get out of the bus. Anthony even said, "Move people. MOVE!!" (joking, kinda!:) One of the guys said, "All the relationships we have made and now we want to run over eachother and yell at eachother!!" He was joking too.

Walking into the room and seeing all 9 (one baby wasn't there yet) against the wall, I lost it. I just skimmed looking for Olivia, but I just looked at all those babies lined up and looking at us. It was like we were picking out the best puppy and you know how the puppies look at you like, "PICK ME!!" and just all curious?? That's how it looked. Those babies had no idea what was going on, but NONE were crying! Oka, me and most of the others, balling!!! Then when the Langley family was called, they picked-up the baby that we had picked out almost immediately and the baby that we had been looking at for a month now. Those gorgeous eyes that had my heart as soon as I saw them, were the eyes of my baby girl. What a complete feeling it was...to finally hold the baby that I thought was our Olivia for a month!! Can't even explain the feeling! Then when I picked her up and she didn't cry AT ALL, that's what I prayed for, just made me know that God hand-picked this baby girl for us and she was perfect~! Yes, for that split second, she was perfect!! :) Then giving Anthony kisses just minutes after seeing us, oh my goodness, that made me cry more.

These 4 days have not been easy. She still won't play on the floor without screaming all crawling to one of us because she thinks we are leaving her. She always has to know where BOTH of us are. If I hand her to Anthony, she looks to see if I am leaving and if I don't speak to her she screams. Same for Anthony giving her to me. It's really sad! The orphanage didn't tell us the right information about her bottles. They said she likes them like paste NO!!!!! She likes them a little thick like Chase had to have it when he had reflux, so I know how to do that!! They said that she had a ready smile...NOPE! We finally got her to smile, but it wasn't until Wednesday! Joy, you asked about markings, well, she does have a vaccination mark that Linekar (our guide) has, but she also has 2 more under that which we don't know what the are. They are pretty jagged, but they are deep! That's something that we just will never know about. Her skin is beautiful and white!! (For a Chinese person)Linekar asked why she was so white, and Mei Mei said that it was good for them to be this white because Chinese people think white skin is the most beautiful!! We already knew that huh??? She really is beautiful and will melt your heart, just wait and see!

She is a spicy girl!! She has a temper and we already see that. She flings her head back when she gets mad and her cry will hurt your feelings. She loves to snuggle and be close and loves to hold fingers. Just the other day I was cradling(SP) her and she turned to look for Anthony. Anthony came over and laid beside her and she held his finger and then within minutes was fast asleep. I looked at her and just cried thinking about her mom and how hard it must have been to give birth to her and then give her away, within a few hours. To think how much she is going to miss, how smart and how beautiful she is! I just cried! Thank you to that mother, for without her having the strength to do that, she wouldn't be ours!!

Well, just wanted to say a few words from a mommy stand point. I have much to tell you all. Thank you to you all for posting comments. It is getting us through this time, really. It makes us feel so good to open it up and read them all...please keep them coming. We love you all and can't wait to come home.

We fly out tomorrow at 10 am, 9 pm your time. Please say an extra prayer because first of all it's another flight, and on China Air!!!! Also, it's Olivia's first flight and ours with a baby. She is already rubbing her ear, so if she is getting an ear infection, the popping is going to hurt really bad, so pray for us okay? We will be in Guanghou until Wednesday!! Then off to Hong Kong and them HOME!!!!! Our Saturday is her Dr. appointment, I will let you know how much she weighs and all that afterwards.

Love you all and HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANA~!! Love you very much!!

Until later!!

Happy Baby this morning!!!!

Artifacts

Weapons - Bow and Arrow and Crossbow
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The little statues were placed in the tomb to represent the servants that would wait on the royal family in the next life.

Museum Picks

On Wednesday we went to the Hunan Provincial Museum. The museum houses an exhibit of a tomb that was dated back to 100 BC. China has alot of history. The pics are of the artifacts found in the tomb. AND THE MUMMY! She was the wife of the Prime Minister of the province. She was well preserved. Unlike the Eygptians, they left the body intact (organs and all) and embalmed by wraping the body in tight bindings and using an acidic fluid to keep the body moist and kill bacteria that may cause the body to decompose. When the mummy was found, her skin was still moist to the touch and she had been dead for around 2000 years!!!!

Well preserved huh? Just kidding, this is a maniquin of what she may have looked like in her traditional dress.

This is a picture of the coffin chamber. We were looking down from the second floor and it sat in the basement, so you can get an idea of how big it really was.

THE MUMMY!!!!

HER FACE!!!!

Bedtime in Langleyville-China!

My dad use to say that all the time. BEDTIME IN LANGLEYVILLE!!! Now Langleyville is spread out all over the globe! This is what bedtime looks like for the newest Langley. She falls asleep after her bath while MAMA rubs lotion on her. SOOOO CUTE!

Pics from Wednesday

Olivia has officially chosen this toy as her favorite. It is good to use to calm her down in a pinch. She loves the noise it makes and, apparently, the way it tastes!!!!

We thought you all would like to see what she looks like with a bow in her hair, well sort of?!!??!??!?

First ride in a stroller. We went to the provincial museum for the Hunan province!! We saw a real mummy!!!!

Pictures of Olivia

Included in this blog are different pictures from our first three days with Olivia. Many of you have mentioned having a difficult time picking which is your favorite. Well, it is my job to make your life more difficult, so here are some more.

How beautiful am I???

See, she already has a model pose. That's good because she's so pretty she could be a model.
These were taken in the playroom here at the hotel. It's pretty nice, but everything went into her mouth and that made me a little nervous, but taking it out meant screaming, so I opted to just pray for the germs to go away!! :)
This picture is of her first official bath. I kinda wiped her off the first day, but she hated it, so I didn't get to give her a real bath. Well, as you can see, she still hates it!! That is not a smile, that is her bowing back like she does and screaming. She hadn't worked up a big scream yet, so this is her before I let it out face!!
How beautiful is the one of her in the towel?? This night, after I dried her (which she is fine when I take her out of the bath) I laid her on the floor on the towel and got lotion and started putting it on her.....and she fell asleep. I stopped rubbing the lotion on her legs to see what she would do and she opened her eyes and looked at me like what are you doing?? It was funny. I finished putting the lotion on her and she went straight to sleep and didn't even wake up when I was putting her clothes on!! Sweet baby girl!!