Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 3
Madisyn woke up at 5:45am, with big smiles and lots of hugs and kisses for Momma. Dadda got a wave! She is just too cute. We got ready and went for breakfast. Wow, this girl sure can put the food away! We tried giving her watermelon, she threw it back at me. What a funny kid!
After breakfast was over, we decided to be brave and go for a walk. Jason had warned me about the smells but wow, it's awful. It smells like raw sewage. Lovely! People here did their share of staring and I keep walking proud as a peacock. She is beautiful, how can I not?
On our way down the left side of the hotel, Jason and I noticed a gated building which looks very interesting. We are not sure if it's an orphanage, but it's very questionable.
We did get some sad news today. The family from Newfoundland who is here with us in Hohhot is going to have to stay another week. Something to do with the power of attorney. This really sucks because our families have become very close. I am going to miss them so much.
Anyway, we are totally in love and can't wait to get back to Beijing. It's so rural here that even finding water and food is a chore.
After breakfast was over, we decided to be brave and go for a walk. Jason had warned me about the smells but wow, it's awful. It smells like raw sewage. Lovely! People here did their share of staring and I keep walking proud as a peacock. She is beautiful, how can I not?
On our way down the left side of the hotel, Jason and I noticed a gated building which looks very interesting. We are not sure if it's an orphanage, but it's very questionable.
We did get some sad news today. The family from Newfoundland who is here with us in Hohhot is going to have to stay another week. Something to do with the power of attorney. This really sucks because our families have become very close. I am going to miss them so much.
Anyway, we are totally in love and can't wait to get back to Beijing. It's so rural here that even finding water and food is a chore.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Forever Family Day
I received an email from Emily and Jason this morning. Unfortunately, the Internet in Hohhot is not working very well -- we will all have to be patient and possibly wait until they return to Beijing for pictures. The most important part is that they are now a family of three!
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Yesterday, at 2pm, Madisyn arrived at our hotel, much to our surprise. We didn't know this would be the case until we were on our way to the hotel. We had 1 hour to prepare. We quickly got everything done and went to our room. We freshened up and headed to the lobby. Madisyn was waiting there with her Nanny from the orphanage. It took three tries to pick her up. When I did, she totally lost it. My heart shattered.
We did the paperwork and headed to our room. We stayed there until dinner.We had dinner with the other family and Madisyn did wonderful. Then, we came back to the room and got MISS DIVA ready for bed. Today we finished all the paperwork with the higher officials. That was kind of nerve wracking.
We are now broke - but so much richer!!! Madisyn did wonderful until about 3:30 today. She had a meltdown and so did Momma. It sucks seeing your little one cry and in pain and there is nothing you can do but let her work it through it.
We can't wait to get to Beijing and be with the other families.
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Yesterday, at 2pm, Madisyn arrived at our hotel, much to our surprise. We didn't know this would be the case until we were on our way to the hotel. We had 1 hour to prepare. We quickly got everything done and went to our room. We freshened up and headed to the lobby. Madisyn was waiting there with her Nanny from the orphanage. It took three tries to pick her up. When I did, she totally lost it. My heart shattered.
We did the paperwork and headed to our room. We stayed there until dinner.We had dinner with the other family and Madisyn did wonderful. Then, we came back to the room and got MISS DIVA ready for bed. Today we finished all the paperwork with the higher officials. That was kind of nerve wracking.
We are now broke - but so much richer!!! Madisyn did wonderful until about 3:30 today. She had a meltdown and so did Momma. It sucks seeing your little one cry and in pain and there is nothing you can do but let her work it through it.
We can't wait to get to Beijing and be with the other families.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Ni Hao From Beijing & Mother's Day!
Hi there -- my name is Jan and I am happy to be blog-hosting for Emily and Jason while they are on their amazing adventure in China. My husband and I are blessed with a daughter of our own, who joined our family last July. It has been less than a year since our trip to China and we are so very excited to be a part of Emily and Jason's adventure.
Blogger is difficult to access in Beijing, so Emily and Jason will be emailing me information and pictures as they are able to -- and I cannot wait to share them with you, here!
On a side note -- please feel free to comment on each post, as Emily and Jason will get email notifications and be able to read the comments. Even if you are not a registered blogger, you can comment as an anonymous writer, then simply include your name in the comment. It can be such a blessing to receive positive comments when you are so far away from home.
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Mother's day!!!
Well, it's 7am here and I am sitting in the lounge!
Our flight to Beijing was really good. It didn't seem that long and all we did was eat. There were a few hiccups; Jason had his suitcase ripped, the agency changed our hotel because the new one was cleaner. Also, Air Canada lost our stroller, not a huge deal. We will buy another in Hohhot.
Jason and I adventured out on own yesterday to explore. This place is busyyyyy! The people kept staring at Jason and I - we found it very amusing. We went to McDonald's down the street. Jason had the fun of ordering for us. The other families in our group arrived and we went to have dinner with them. We went to bed early in the hope to get a good night sleep, but that really didn't happen. I think jet lag gets you on the second day, here.
We leave shortly to go to the airport to fly to Madisyn's province. We are supposed to get her this afternoon. I will blog later, hopefully with pics.
Love from Beijing
Emily
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Jan here again -- just thought I would share a few pics of what Emily and Jason are most likely experiencing....
Blogger is difficult to access in Beijing, so Emily and Jason will be emailing me information and pictures as they are able to -- and I cannot wait to share them with you, here!
On a side note -- please feel free to comment on each post, as Emily and Jason will get email notifications and be able to read the comments. Even if you are not a registered blogger, you can comment as an anonymous writer, then simply include your name in the comment. It can be such a blessing to receive positive comments when you are so far away from home.
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Mother's day!!!
Well, it's 7am here and I am sitting in the lounge!
Our flight to Beijing was really good. It didn't seem that long and all we did was eat. There were a few hiccups; Jason had his suitcase ripped, the agency changed our hotel because the new one was cleaner. Also, Air Canada lost our stroller, not a huge deal. We will buy another in Hohhot.
Jason and I adventured out on own yesterday to explore. This place is busyyyyy! The people kept staring at Jason and I - we found it very amusing. We went to McDonald's down the street. Jason had the fun of ordering for us. The other families in our group arrived and we went to have dinner with them. We went to bed early in the hope to get a good night sleep, but that really didn't happen. I think jet lag gets you on the second day, here.
We leave shortly to go to the airport to fly to Madisyn's province. We are supposed to get her this afternoon. I will blog later, hopefully with pics.
Love from Beijing
Emily
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Jan here again -- just thought I would share a few pics of what Emily and Jason are most likely experiencing....
Leaving on a jet plane... :)
Landing in Beijing
Traffic in Beijing
Most likely the McDonald's where Emily and Jason ate yesterday...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
well on our way
Well, with one issue, we are in the airport and all checked in. The only that went wrong was the Limo driver ripped Jason lounge taking it out of the trunk. The ladies at the check in counter was amazing. They bagged it for us.
The one lady asked us if we were forgetting a little someone because she was looking at the stroller. I responded with "no ,we are on our way to get our little someone." She was literally in tears. God bless these wonderful people.
So glad we choose to bring the laptop, apparently there has been Hotel changes in Beijing. We are now staying at the crown plaza which is going to cost us $550dollars more. GGGGRRR not going to worry about it.
will blog again later
The one lady asked us if we were forgetting a little someone because she was looking at the stroller. I responded with "no ,we are on our way to get our little someone." She was literally in tears. God bless these wonderful people.
So glad we choose to bring the laptop, apparently there has been Hotel changes in Beijing. We are now staying at the crown plaza which is going to cost us $550dollars more. GGGGRRR not going to worry about it.
will blog again later
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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1 day left, I am extremely tired. Can't belive it's here. I am going to bed. I will blog when I can. The Limo arrives @ 7 tomorrow morning!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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2 days......wowzers. This really crept up on us but of course being the OCD that I am, I am ready to go. I am so excited. Just wish that my mom was here to see us off. I really miss having her around. Love you mom.
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