We spent the morning at the registration office and notary office making the adoption official. We spent the afternoon shopping (perfect for mommy and daughter, not so much so for daddy). We could tell so many stories about our trips to the Lotus Center, Wal-Mart & Pizza Hut...let's just say all of them were very interesting.
We will spend three more days here in Zhengzhou. They are free days for the most part for us (paperwork processing for our CCAI reps). We are planning to go to a local park, maybe more shopping and maybe Laikyn's first swimming experience. They have a huge swimming pool here at the hotel. Speaking of the hotel, it is very nice and the breakfast buffet dwarfs any buffet I have ever been to in the States. There are very few westerners in Zhengzhou and very few people that speak any English. We could have been our own tourist attraction yesterday while shopping. White couples (several of the men over 6' tall) adopting Chinese babies with special needs. We fly to Guangzhou on Friday, which is more western (and has a ton of shopping). We will spend seven days there before getting Laikyn's Visa and heading home.
Laikyn is still doing great. She is sleeping well (about 10-11 hours/night without making a sound) and still smiles and giggles a lot. She seems very content and has a good appetite. A couple of small concerns: she has developed a little cough and has not had a "poopy" diaper in the 48 hours since we got her (whoops, you can stike that last concern. I guess that there is a lot that can happen when Daddy takes so long to type).
Miss you all.
We will spend three more days here in Zhengzhou. They are free days for the most part for us (paperwork processing for our CCAI reps). We are planning to go to a local park, maybe more shopping and maybe Laikyn's first swimming experience. They have a huge swimming pool here at the hotel. Speaking of the hotel, it is very nice and the breakfast buffet dwarfs any buffet I have ever been to in the States. There are very few westerners in Zhengzhou and very few people that speak any English. We could have been our own tourist attraction yesterday while shopping. White couples (several of the men over 6' tall) adopting Chinese babies with special needs. We fly to Guangzhou on Friday, which is more western (and has a ton of shopping). We will spend seven days there before getting Laikyn's Visa and heading home.
Laikyn is still doing great. She is sleeping well (about 10-11 hours/night without making a sound) and still smiles and giggles a lot. She seems very content and has a good appetite. A couple of small concerns: she has developed a little cough and has not had a "poopy" diaper in the 48 hours since we got her (whoops, you can stike that last concern. I guess that there is a lot that can happen when Daddy takes so long to type).
Miss you all.
What size is Laikyn wearing?
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What seems to be Laikyn's favorite foods?
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We are so very proud of you. We have shown this to alot of our friends and they share the excitement with us. The boys will be joining us on Fri. So things back here appear to be all taken care of. We will do some fun things with the boys, plus the snack cabinet will always be there!
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This is so exciting... I can't wait to see her and the reaction of the boys to a baby sister. It will be different for them but very enjoyable at the same time. Mr. Menze and I were talking and she is excited for you also she wants the blog to see her so I'm gonna give it to her monday. We miss you guys and wish you happiness and safe travels..
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