Q&A Responses -- Part 1

Maggie asked:  Ryan - who's winning the pictures with Chinese battle? You or your dad?

Ryan:  It is still a tie.

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Rhonda asked:  Why isn't there a bow in baby girl's hair?

Tammy:  Well you know the bow thing is new to this momma! They are at home on their bow holders like they are suppose to be :).   I actually forgot to bring some.

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Pam asked:  Ryan and Jonny-- What is your favorite thing to do with your baby sister when playing with her?

Jonny:  Tickling her

Ryan:  Playing Godzilla with her.  This is where she stands on my stomach and I lift her up and down..and up and down...and she laughs.

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Lyndi asked:  What does Emily like to eat?

Emily:  Hi Lyndi!  I can’t wait to meet you.  I like milk and rice cereal.  My parents have introduced me to banana puffs and they are yummy.  The only problem is they do not give me enough of them.

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Collin asked:  How old is Emily?

Tammy:  Hey Collin! Emily is 7 months old.

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Rhonda asked:  Ryan - will you be posting a picture of the angry fish?

Ryan:  No, I am sorry but we were not allowed to take pictures inside Wal-Mart.  They are afraid people are taking pictures of their prices.

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Rosalie asked:  For the boys - besides your sister what was the best thing that you have done while in China?

Jonny:

Ryan:  I haven't done it yet but the thing I am looking forward to the most is shopping...I am waiting to get some souvenirs.

Rosalie asked: All -What is the little thing that Emily does that you each love best?

Ryan:  Her laugh

Jonny:  Emily standing up on the bed

Tammy:  Her laugh

Roger:  She doesn't do this much anymore but during the first few days how she would stare at us..trying to figure us out....just wonder what was going thorough her mind.  "Really...that is my dad?" 

Rosalie asked:  For the boys - what was your favorite thing that you had to eat while you where in China?

Ryan:  McDonald's Double Cheeseburger

Jonny:  McDonald's Double Cheeseburger

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Sasha asked: Was Emily in an orphanage or foster care?

Roger:  Emily was in foster care. Our paperwork indicated she was in the orphanage but when we met the orphanage director, he said had been in foster care.

Sasha asked:  What was Emily's Chinese name and the translated meaning?

Tammy:  Emily’s Chinese name is Fu Lian Na.  Lian means lotus flower and Na means beautiful figure.

Sasha asked:  Are you by chance staying at the White Swan in Guangzhou?

Tammy:  Yes we are staying at the White Swan! We were told that our group will be the last adoption group staying here for awhile because they are closing for renovations.

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Martha asked:  When will you be able to get her an American passport?

Roger:  Emily will not actually leave with an American passport.  This is something we would have to apply for in the states.  She will be traveling home with us via an IR-3 immigrant visa.

Martha asked:  Where ARE those bows I saw on Facebook???

Tammy:  I actually forgot to bring some

Martha asked:  Where did all the "baby equipment" I've seen in the pictures come from? Please tell me you didn't have to haul all that with you?

Roger:  The stroller and crib were supplied by the hotel.  We did bring pretty much everything else...clothes, toys, diapers, etc.

Martha asked:  Have you adjusted fairly well to the time change?

Tammy:  We are doing well with the time change. It is Emily’s time that keeps us on our toes!!!

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Alissa and Bailey asked:  Yes, Miss Tammy, Bailey and I both want to know where Emily's bows are. :o)

Tammy:  I actually forgot to bring some.

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Joel, Melody, Grant, and Kate asked:  To Ryan and Jonny: what has been the weirdest, or worst, food you have eaten so far?

Ryan:

Jonny:  We ate at a restaurant here in the hotel and I had some weird tasting noodles. They were not like our spaghetti at home.

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John Moore asked:   For daddy: She is very beautiful! Do you have a shotgun? I can see that one may be needed in about 16 years.

Roger:  By the time I need one, your daughter will be long married...can I just borrow yours?

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Kate asked:1st - What did you decide on Emily's full name?

Tammy:  Emily Lian Na Kathryn Scott

Kate asked:  2nd - will she have a Chinese birth certificate and US birth certificate and do you know her "back story" like where she was found or came from?

Roger:  We will be getting her Chinese birth certificate in the next few days.  She will get a Texas birth certificate when we re-adopt her in the state of Texas in 6 months. 

Emily was found at the gate of Linchuan police bureau in Fuzhou on 1-6-2011