We made it to Guanzhou!

Yesterday we packed up our things and headed to Guanzhou. We left our hotel in Nanchang around 2:30pm and arrived to our hotel hotel room in Guanzhou around 9:30pm. Maeve was not particularly excited about being confined to a plane seat (not surprising as she would not have traveled in even a car until last week, and there are is no such thing as car seats in China). The nice thing about this particular leg of the trip is there were 3 other adoptive families waiting at the airport with us and on the same plane.

When we got to our hotel room Maeve turned wildly excited...she became giggly and super playful (I think she was so glad to be done with travel for the day). It was so late by the time we got to our hotel room (and the plane did not serve a meal) that we ate in our room (cream of wheat, Mac and cheese).

Maeve is starting to show more emotion and allow me to care for her without such resistment. She blew a kiss back at me at bedtime last night as I stepped away from the crib. When we first got her she would not allow me to rock, sing, etc before laying down to rest...now she does not want in her crib 90 percent of the time so I get to rock her to sleep (a big plus for adoptive situations). When strangers approach or make eye contact with her she will bury her head into me....she is learning that I am safe (just what she needs: felt safety).

This morning was the medical check. It is required for her to leave China. If you can imagine 300 people in one doctor's office that was the scenario. We had to take Maeve to 3 stations. The huge praise was: at all 3 stations the staff were not rough with her (not warm and fuzzy but not rough). This medical check is known to be a cold, not so compassionate place (speaking from our previous adoption and other adoptive families). I am thankful to have that behind her, and He provided the right staff today.





Sorry about the pictures! I accidentally posted the picture twice and I can't figure out how to go back and delete them.