Trip to China
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Friday, June 3 Good night of sleep last night as Isabelle awoke only once at 3:34 a.m. and then woke for the morning at 5:45 a.m.  Straight for the bottle did I run and mixed the formula that would reduce her hunger a ton.  Chinese formula seems to be "clumpy" and has a lot of sugar, or something else that makes your hands very sticky if you get the formula on yourself.  We were told that Chinese children like their bottles really, really hot but we have discovered that Isabelle will not take it unless it has cooled to about the same temperature as American children like it.  After her bottle we all got ready and went down for breakfast with some other couples here to adopt.  The wait staff keeps bringing us food that they think Isabelle will like or should eat and she will not touch any of it.  In fact, she gets quite upset if we try to give her some of it.  During one of her episodes of not wanting to sit she and I toured the restaurant and she fell asleep so I took her upstairs to the room while Tori and Stefanie finished eating and talking with the other couples. While Isabelle slept, I read a book that Bob had given me and then Tori and Stefanie got back and we played Quiddler on the floor in the room.  I got to work out at 9:45 a.m. and then got back to the room so that Stefanie and Tori could do some shopping.  Isabelle and I stayed behind and played a lot before she fell asleep on the bed.  I did some laundry and polished off the book as she slept and then the girls returned and we reviewed their purchases.  Around noon Tori and I jaunted off to sample the magnificent cuisine at McDonalds.  Tori, after finishing, raced back to the room with Stefanie's ice cream while I looked for a pink suitcase for Isabelle.  We need the extra room because the purchases are taking up some serious space now.  I got a hard-sided rolling suitcase for 50 RmB (about $6.25 USD).  With the strap from home it should last at least until Atlanta. We leave for the White Swan hotel in Guangzhou tomorrow so we spent an hour or so packing for the trip.  Hard to believe we will be back where our portion of the Chinese adventure began.  Doubly hard to believe that in one week it will be Asher's 6th birthday.  Isabelle will be on hand for the festivities in Atlanta and then we will recelebrate with Zach once we get back home to St. Louis.  This has just been an amazing trip.  The country and people are friendly and unique.  So far God has protected us and we thank Him for that!  Isabelle is so awesome and amazing! Dinner was at a Chinese restaurant tonight, shocking right?  Food was great but Isabelle was in no mood to sit around so I walked her around and showed her the sights from the restaurant balcony.  She liked them so much she fell asleep.  After dinner we did a quick tour of the hallowed shopping grounds around the hotel and then it was up to give Isabelle a bath, Stefanie does it, and then off to bed... tomorrow Guangzhou.

Three gals get cozy on the hotel bed Sophie, our CCAI rep, holds Isabelle. Cute as a button and Isabelle looks beautiful, too.

Isabelle and An-Mei compare notes on adoption.

Stefanie, Tori and Isabelle outside of ancient city gate

 Looking out of our hotel onto Nanjing


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