And the Adventure Continues...

As you can plainly see, we are having a slightly difficult time keeping up with the blog on a daily basis. Waking up at 4am everyday has taken its toll on our productivity; therefore, here I am writing this at 5:30am on the 4th of July in China. The lack of free internet in our rooms does not help us either.

The kids are playing well together, especially yesterday afternoon when Mama was trying to take a nap. Xander continues to eat like a maniac and is very grumpy when his tummy is empty. He eats bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe, fried rice, white rice, shrimp, yogurt, eggs and drinks tea…and that’s just what he has for breakfast, all of this after a morning bottle of formula. It is quite an adjustment for us who is used to a little girl who loves her yogurt and mac & cheese. I just don’t know what we are going to do when we get home and there is no buffet.

On Friday night we left Fuzhou for Guangzhou, where we will be until it is time to go home. The flight was delayed twice and finally left after 10pm. Macey was melting down before the flight, but settled down on Nana’s lap once we got going. Xander fell asleep once we got moving and was asleep for most of the flight after about 15 minutes of crying. Thankfully the flight was only one hour and fifteen minutes. For us that is our 4th flight of the 7 total that we will have to take on this trip.

After finally getting to bed at 1:30am Saturday morning, we were up at 6am getting ready for Xander’s medical check-up. We left the hotel at 8:15 and headed to a clinic. Knowing that about 60 families would be there at 10am, our guide Susan decided that being there when it opened would be best. She was right as usual and after about 15 minutes of waiting, we made it through the 3 stations in about 20 minutes. Xander weighed in at 10 kg (22.5 lbs) although we believe he is much heavier. I weighed him on the scale with and without me and estimated that he is about 24 lbs.

After the clinic we were able to do some shopping and I was finally able to find a soccer jersey that I have been looking for the entire time. Sports jerseys are not common around China, especially the Chinese national team since they are not very good. We met up with our group for lunch at a Thai restaurant. I loved the food, but many people in our group thought it was too spicy. After an afternoon nap, Xander and I got to share a cool father son moment by watching a little bit of Hoosiers on TV. I’m sure that won’t be the only sports movie we will watch together.

To celebrate the 4th of July, we are going to go to an American style restaurant with tons of other adoptive families. We have been incredibly blessed to be in a group of about 6 families that are some of the finest people we could have hoped to share this experience and adventure with. We send everyone back home greetings and hope y’all have a great 4th of July.