First Airplane Ride

We made it...we are in Guangzhou. Our flight was delayed by 2 hours last night, so we did not get into our hotel until midnight.  Maren did a great job of waiting at the airport for 4 hours...she loved watching the planes taxi around the airport.  She would point at them and squeal with delight (over and over...like each one she saw was the first).  Different story when riding in one: poor baby cried/screamed the first 1 and 1/2 hours of the plane ride.  She is not fond of being confined to a small space. *Please start praying for next Thursday's flights: 14+ hours of flying).

We just got back from her medical exam.  It seems to be more of a formality to say "yes" this child has special medical needs.  She had to go to 3 different stations.  They were not real kid-friendly; she cried/screamed (big praise: she did allow us to console her, so she was able to soothe in just a few minutes unlike her usual 30+ minutes of crying at a time).  She only has one more "appointment"...the consulate on Tuesday.  She has endured so much the past 5 days. 

We have been told this city has more people who speak English.  Already, this city does not seem near as chaotic and crowded as the last two (for which we are very grateful). This afternoon we have a meeting with our adoption agency to get all of our paperwork completed for the Visa process next week.  Other than this meeting, we plan to take it easy after a rugged past 24 hours.

We do not have many photos of the past 24 hours...this one is taken at the medical exam after she had calmed down, but was still not happy about the situation.