Thank you Evelyn for taking good care of us!
Twelve Families - thirteen new babies
Wow! Today was much harder than I even expected! Before leaving Nanchang, I checked my email and had an acknowledgment from a friend that, yes it is hard to take your child away from their birthplace. I started to cry right away! I cried on the elevator as we said goodbye to the room we got to know Gracie Lin in. I cried on the bus as we drove away from the hotel where we met her and then I cried on the plane as we flew away from her city and now I’m crying again as I rethink the day! As we drove to the airport, Evelyn was telling us that the people of Nanchang think that these girls have been dropped into a honey pot and that they will speak English perfectly, which is obviously a big deal. As I sat there with my feelings of inadequacy to raise a China daughter to know her heritage and feel like we made the best choices for her over her lifetime, those two things made me feel some better!
Again, WOW! After flying for the first time and not having a lot of nap time today, Gracie Lin got to Guangzhou and wanted down! She has been playing a little more each day but she wanted down and just crawled away from me as quickly as possible. Maybe she was just tired of me because she had been physically attached to my body since 10AM. Either way, I’m thrilled to see that after this crazy day, she is feeling so confident about exploring the new room!
John and Parker are out bringing us McDonalds for dinner. Should be interesting to say the least but it will be a nice change from what we’ve been eating and it will feel somewhat like home, although we only eat there about 2 times a year. J
I had such a hard time leaving the China Hotel where you are now. We spent our entire time there from start to finish so it was really hard to leave. It was hard to leave the room where we got to know Cici and where we'd stroll her up and down the halls and where we'd take her swimming every day. Oh I know those feelings. I sobbed as I closed the door to our suite for the last time and sobbed all the way down to the lobby to say goodbye to my friends and my mom. It was so strange leaving because I was also leaving China that day. It was very hard. Enjoy your last few days.
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