Re-Entry has been a bit rougher than I was hoping for. Don’t get me wrong, there has been some major high points, but it hasn’t quite been the rainbows and sunshine I was hoping for. The flight was ROUGH. Our first leg Naomi basically cried the whole way. Thankfully she hasn’t quite found her lungs […]
Departure
We woke up early to be down and have breakfast with our friends before they left for home. I can’t say enough how incredibly blessed we have been to walk through this process with the people we have. Some people knock our agency for requiring a two day in person training in the Dallas area. […]
Last Day in China
We finally had a slow morning where we could just chill. We woke up after 8am, thank you Jesus! Grabbed breakfast with Chris, and the he headed out for an adventure with one of the guys, while the girls and I hung out and packed. After breakfast our hotel has this amazing after fall and […]
Consulate Appointment
Today was a big day…basically what we’ve been here so long for; our consulate appointment! We woke up early (again, ugh!), and headed over with several other families to wait a long time. Little Miss was daddy’s girl today and mostly had eyes for him. We brought in a super small mesh zippered bag containing […]
Safari Park
We woke up feeling pretty puny today, but are trying to push through as the week is still full of activities, and you’re only in China once (or maybe twice). Todays adventure was to go to the safari park while we waited to hear back on the TB test. First stop in the park was a safari […]
Shaiman Island
Barely keeping my eyes open after our long and fun filled day. Today we headed to Shaiman Island, which is nearby our hotel. It’s a pretty iconic spot for adoption parents. All the adoptions in China used to be finalized on that island, before they moved the US consulate. They still have several shops and […]
Medical Appointment Day
Todays big event was the medical appointment. You have to have a medical evaluation for your consulate appointment, as well as a TB test, so that was on the agenda for today. There are 7 families in our group, so we piled into a bus and headed off. Once we got there, each kid had […]
Travel Day to Guangzhou
We woke up super early to pack up and leave our hotel to travel to Guangzhou, where the US consulate is and where all adoptions are finalized. We had to stop and pickup some paperwork on the way form the notaries office. Most of the time we spend in China is actually spent waiting. We […]
Orphanage and Finding Spot Visit
Today was tough. Not awful, or unbearable, which I know it had the full potential to be, but tough. We had a rough night last night, was up late and up early. Each day Naomi shows more and more of her real personality, which is mostly incredible. We spent a lot of the time in […]
Shanghai Tour Day
Today, I fell in love with my daughters city. It was our day to tour her city. Our first stop was the Bund. This is an area right on the river with beautiful European architecture and large buildings, most of which are now banks on one side, and the above view on the other. Shanghai […]
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