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The Gift of You

I didn't give you the gift of life, but in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real, as if it had been so.
For us to have each other is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you.

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About Us

About Us
Hello! We are Bob and Trish Akers from Indiana. We are in the process of adopting a daughter, Emmaline Catherine, from China. We have a log in date of December 8, 2005, and are hoping to get our "referral" in November 2007. It's been a long journey, but we are so excited to be this close! ****************************************************************** Update: We have obviously adopted our daughter, so this is now the Akers Family website. We will periodically be posting pictures of our family and newest adventures.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Gotcha!





Isn't she absolutely beautiful. Everyone in our group was waiting in the elevator area nervously when all the babies came out with their nannies. It was unbelievable. She was dressed in three layers of clothes, including snow pants - the local temperature is 57 degrees. All the babies were so happy and none of them cried at all. Emmaline has been so happy. We gave her a bath and put her in some pink clothes - complete with bow-in-hair. We haven't weighed her yet, but she is a chunk. I bet every bit of 22 lbs. We're enjoying some quiet time in the room, but I'll post more soon.

10 comments:

Aunt Party said...

OMG!!!!!!!! She is sooooo BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! I cannot wait for you to get home! It is 4:30 am and I cannot sleep! She looks so happy and healthy and it will not be long before I get to hold her!!!!!

Connie J said...

Ooooohhhh, Congratulations! Emmaline is beautiful, and that smile goes on forever! She looks as healthy as my Kambry :) You are truly blessed!

Kelli said...

So precious! Congratulations on the newest, beautiful addition to your family!

Denise M. said...

Whoo hoo!!!! She is gorgeous, you are gorgeous. Just glowing:) Love you all!

Angel said...

Oh my goodness!!! She is so beautiful and the smile that each of you have truly shows through the pictures. I can't wait to hear what her brother had to say!!

Unknown said...

She is so CUTE!!! So perfect!
You guys look so happy.
Oh what an awesome feeling.
Enjoy and cheerish every moment.
Can't wait to see you all!!!
Denise mentioned you are glowing...well...
Bob, you have that SHINE too!=o)
Give baby Emmaline a big hug from me.

Love
Roberta (& Tony)

lauraandchristine said...

She is WONDERFUL and looks sooooooo happy. Laura and I are so excited for you and excited to see her come home. Congratulations! She looks beautiful and healthy. We love watching your little journey!

Love,

Laura and Christine

P.S. Laura got engaged on friday!!

LifeWithTheFerrells said...

CONGRATULATIONS!! She is just beautiful and you both look so happy. I will pray she sleeps well tonight for you and you have a wonderful rest of the trip. She was sure worth the wait!
Tina
(Chongqing mom)

Shawnstribe said...

wow what a treasure, Aila and i are typing with one finger between us, well Aila is trying to destroy our posting!!!!
CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praise God
xxx
s

Lisa in Philly said...

Emmaline looks so completely at home and at peace with you already! What a cutie! The smiles are so bright, we gotta wear shades! Best wishes from Philly (and York :-)