We brought an Auburn outfit to take a picture of Ava while in China. We hadn't gotten around to it and then yesterday we met an LSU couple at breakfast. They also brought their daughter, Emily, an outfit to wear. So, we decided to take a couple of pictures together yesterday afternoon at the red couch of the two of them together. They were really cute.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Go/Geaux Tigers
We brought an Auburn outfit to take a picture of Ava while in China. We hadn't gotten around to it and then yesterday we met an LSU couple at breakfast. They also brought their daughter, Emily, an outfit to wear. So, we decided to take a couple of pictures together yesterday afternoon at the red couch of the two of them together. They were really cute.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Moving Along
Things are going great. Ava is always a happy girl. Everyone in our group talks about how happy she is. She is always smiling at everyone and making funny faces. She really likes to have fun and laugh.
We had her medical exam yesterday. The doctor listened to her heart and heard a murmur. She got the cardiologist to come listen to her as well. He confirmed this. Her medical report said that she had no murmur anymore. The doctor didn't seem to think it was anything to be concerned about. We were going to take her to a cardiologist anyway. Other than that, everything looks good.
We are off for some more shopping this morning and we have some sight seeing tours this afternoon. I don't even remember what they are.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
We Are At The White Swan
Sorry we haven't been posting. We haven't really done too much the last few days. Our time in Shanxi wasn't too good. I got sick Wednesday during our tour and I wasn't completely back to normal on Thursday so we stayed in again. We were going to go on another tour on Friday, but Ava was really congested and the weather there is pretty cold so we stayed in again. Everyone is better now. Today is the first day I've really eaten since Tuesday. When we checked into the hotel here in Guangzhou we were starving and ordered a pizza. It was the best Papa John's pizza I've ever had...not really, but I was really ready for anything other than rice or noodles. Ava loved the pizza. She almost ate 2 whole slices...and it was loaded with meat and veggies.
Ava did wonderful on the plane. I was a little worried because of her congestion, but her ears didn't seem to bother her at all. When we got to the airport, we met up with the other group of travelers. It was so nice to see all of them with their babies. One of the couples have twins. All of the babies are about a year old. I think the oldest may be 14 months old. We meet up with them later this afternoon. It is nice to be traveling with the group again. One couple that we have met has 4 children at home and their two oldest were adopted at 4 and 3 domestically. It has been so great having them here. She (Rebecca) has given me a lot of insight into adopting an older child.
The weather in Guangzhou is much more my speed than in Taiyuan. When I saw palm trees through the window on the plane, I new I was in my kind of place.
Oh yeah, we had some computer problems over the past couple of days and have lost some pictures. We also weren't able to get on the internet much. We are right now uploading some pictures to an offsite storage. I will post some pictures later. Sorry...I know that is why you came. That is all I ever look at blogs for :)
Ava did wonderful on the plane. I was a little worried because of her congestion, but her ears didn't seem to bother her at all. When we got to the airport, we met up with the other group of travelers. It was so nice to see all of them with their babies. One of the couples have twins. All of the babies are about a year old. I think the oldest may be 14 months old. We meet up with them later this afternoon. It is nice to be traveling with the group again. One couple that we have met has 4 children at home and their two oldest were adopted at 4 and 3 domestically. It has been so great having them here. She (Rebecca) has given me a lot of insight into adopting an older child.
The weather in Guangzhou is much more my speed than in Taiyuan. When I saw palm trees through the window on the plane, I new I was in my kind of place.
Oh yeah, we had some computer problems over the past couple of days and have lost some pictures. We also weren't able to get on the internet much. We are right now uploading some pictures to an offsite storage. I will post some pictures later. Sorry...I know that is why you came. That is all I ever look at blogs for :)
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
It's Official-She's Ours!
Sorry for the delay in posting but we were without internet yesterday.
T o catch up.
Tuesday: We returned to the Civil Affairs Building to finalize the paperwork. Many signatures and red thumbprints and Ava's red hand print. But she is officially ours. We returned to the hotel for a good nap then we took Ava to the indoor pool. She loved it but was a little timid. Unfortunately due to a computer problem we lost the photos and video this.
Wednesday: We had big outing planned to some sites about 2 hours away. Unfortunately due to the long car ride on bad roads and maybe a virus Marcia was in no shape to stay. We had a quick tour but returned early. Unfortunately Marcia was out the rest of the day but Ava and I spent time exploring the hotel and walking the halls. We ate dinner together at the hotel.
It's Thursday morning here. Ava is in my lap as I type this and is curious about the computer. No big plans today. We may venture out into the smog if Marcia is up to it to the zoo or local park.
-Derek
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