Mongolia at last!!!!

20 hours of flying, 8 hours of layover and a few things to write about and we have arrived!!! We arrived to the hotel at about 1am all completely exhausted. Adoption is just like child birth and we had forgotten all about how long and painful the flight is. Dereks poor feet swelled up and looked like pigs feet. Not very comfortable for 14 hours:( The hotel is ok...we have little to no connectivity so will have to venture out to post some pictures once we meet our little man. . I have not been able to access the blog or gmail at all. We arrived to find out that we will have our government interview at 1015am, yes in just a few hours. This is a blessing but 1 day to get our act together would have been good but God will give us the strength to get through this day. Please pray that we can see and speak straight as I have slept for 3 hours in the last 2-3 days along with a few 20 minute naps!! I know that my "sympathy friends" that cannot sleep on a plane will be praying hard for me today!!! Derek and Maiah are currently sleeping away (639am here) . Maiah has been an angel the entire trip, keeping us laughing! Some of the things she says have made us laugh so hard, we cry!! She made a sweet friend on the plane and they passed notes and pictures back and forth the entire last 3 hour leg. Then they had a sweet goodbye when we arrived:) Please pray for our interview and that we would get to meet Seth soon!! Our Mongolian guide told us 2-3 days before we meet him for some reason, she did explain why we have to wait even though our interview is today. Something to do with the orphanage he is in but due to sheer exhaustion and broken English, I can not translate/recall right now. I am off to lay down for another hour before it is time to get ready for breakfast and the big interview. Thanks for praying. Nate and Kate, we love and miss you tons!!

Love,
Stacy, Derek and Maiah
now in Mongolia safe and sound....