We're back on

Ok Ok..... I know you are all very dissapointed in our blog.. I've allowed Sean to handle the coomunication, and I understand several of you are dissapointed in our entries.. We are very busy with a 15 month old... Lot's of play time required.... Very few naps...

Let me back up a few days, where we left off.

On Saturday we left Nanchang. I'm so ready to go, and so is Sean. Nanchang is a large city, very populated with little regard to any laws. It was sheer chaos... Leaving makes us happy to be just one step closer to getting Bing Bing home and allowing her new life to begin. We left for the airport at 9:00am. When arriving at the airport we were approached by several local people. We are like rock starts here. Bing Bing with Sean's assistance was running everywhere. So many stopped us to tell us how cute she is. One group in particular, were with the government part of the performing arts, took a liking to us. One young girl took a photo with us after playing with Bing Bing, of course giving the peace sign.. The peace sign is very big here.. The plane ride went well. She went drug free, and showed no signs of any problems with her ears. She was just very active. I'm scared to death for our 13 hour trip home... When landing in Gaungzhou, Sean and I felt like new people. It's all down hill from here. Gaungzhou at one time was occupied by the English, so the architecture is very different from what we have seen before. The White Swan Hotel is a very large and cater to travelers primaryly those of us adopting from China. We received a Barbie made special for them. It's a caucsan blond headed barbie holding an Asian baby. It's called "Going Home". We now feel like we are on vacation. (2) swing pools, air conditioned weight room (the last one was not, it was so hot to run, but we did despite the heat), and a fantastic breakfast buffet... We settled in and went to Lucy's for Diner, a western resturant, thank goodness....

Sunday, we went, yes, to another Temple... The name escapes me at this minute, but we will add photo's.. Again, it's very interesting to see this very old and ornate temple in the middle of this contemporary city. Once in the Temple, you feel that you are in the middle of nowhere, and nothing but peaceful sounds around you. I had a local artist write out Cha Bing's name in caligraphy. It turned out beautiful. Off to a Jade market. Both Bing Bing and I got a bracelet. They had several other items I would have loved to purchase, one in particular, a red vase, but unfortunately it was 40,000 usd so Sean said NO!!!! For fun, we went to the pool... Bing Bing hates the bath, but really enjoyed the pool. She held on to Sean's neck while floating around. Cathy has some great photo's, so hold tight.... We went to a Thai Food Resturant for diner. The food was fantastic but the service was lousy. All the babies where going nuts waiting for thier steamed eggs and congee. On the way home to the hotel, I bought a chinese outfit for Bing Bing... It's so cute..... Hot pink silk, with blue and yellow accents...

Today, Monday, we started with Bing Bing taking her Visa photo. The picture turned out really cute. We are trying to get a copy of it. Be patient we will get it on the blog as soon as we can.. Then off to the doctors office. This was a very interesting place. A doctor wearing nothing but a lab coat greated us at the door. Remember it's hot here, so the locals dress accordingly. The office was clean, very sterile, and thank goodness air conditioned. One by one, our group was to go to (3) different stations for the check up. Our first station, the Chest... The minute the doctor placed the stethiscope on Bing Bing she took a deep breath as if she's done this before.. Once she was layed down to check her back, and push on her innards, she went nuts... On to height and weight. She weighs 19.5 lbs and is 77.5cm, and her temperature was normal... Last but not least, the ears... No problems, they looked good, along with her eyes.. We returned to the hotel room for lunch, but we didn't make it. She fell asleep... I'd like to shop around this afternoon, and maybe another dip in the pool. Diner is at 6:30, where having, Chinese....