July 20 update
It is 11:20 pm here so this will be short. We are now in Guangzhou - China Adoption central. We are finally at the famous White Swan hotel and we are thrilled to be connected up again with the rest of our group and it almost feels like being home away from home. I must admit that this little community caters to westerners and adoptive parents so it is a wonderful comfort zone.
Our first plane ride was great. I gave Lacie a four ounce bottle on the way up and an 8 oz on the way down. She did great. She does not take water or juice so it had to be formula. We have decided to try and time bottles around take off and landing on the way home and if she gets a little too much then so be it. More fun diapers I guess. We are greatful for all of you who have responded with tips for our big trip too. I think with those many hours that will be a huge hit and miss with what we do to entertain our busy bee for 10.5 hours on the longest flight.
Last night Lacie was up half the night with her cough so I again called the pediatrician and also my sister who is a nurse and had many tips to help out. Both doc and sis said to steam her in the shower. Whether or not it helped I do not know, but it did relax her. I finally put her between us in bed and just let her talk - she was mostly busy talking when she was not coughing. She really is a good baby - except when she is hungry. We slept and she talked. Occasionally she would wake me up with a "bah" which she blows out of her mouth forcefully. Sometime after 4:00 am she passed out.
I will try and post photos of Johns trip to the orphanage. They take a little time to down load. We are choosing to not show any pics of the children or babies on line because we want to respect their privacy and that of their future parents. We can share those privately at a later date. They are all so cute. Seeing the orphanage pics makes me sad that our daughter was there at all and also greatful to her birthmom for choosing the best adoption plan that she saw fit and in her abilities at the time. We will always thank God for her and want Lacie to know that as well. If it were not for her, we would not have our sweet daughter. In the photos you will see a woman standing in front of a blue crib with John. That is Lacie's nanny who cared for her for nine months. Fenyi has one nanny to four babies, so we know that Lacie did have some one on one care. Since she prefers to be cuddled versus just being put in bed for sleep I believe it shows a little.
Tomorrow is her medical exam which is required for her entry into the US. Thursday we have our consulate appt. Today we did much of the paperwork for that.
John is still doing wonderful. He is great and Lacie always lights up when she sees him. He talks a funny baby talk and she just giggles at him when he talks to her. He gets more from her than I do. He is the primary bottle maker too, so he is a pro.
We will be busy in the next few days preparing to come home. We are looking forward to it now and at the same time, wish we had a little more time in Guangzhou.
Mommy obsession of the day: NONE! Yes! Lets see how long that lasts!
Love to all at home and everywhere -
Vonda and John and Lacie
Our first plane ride was great. I gave Lacie a four ounce bottle on the way up and an 8 oz on the way down. She did great. She does not take water or juice so it had to be formula. We have decided to try and time bottles around take off and landing on the way home and if she gets a little too much then so be it. More fun diapers I guess. We are greatful for all of you who have responded with tips for our big trip too. I think with those many hours that will be a huge hit and miss with what we do to entertain our busy bee for 10.5 hours on the longest flight.
Last night Lacie was up half the night with her cough so I again called the pediatrician and also my sister who is a nurse and had many tips to help out. Both doc and sis said to steam her in the shower. Whether or not it helped I do not know, but it did relax her. I finally put her between us in bed and just let her talk - she was mostly busy talking when she was not coughing. She really is a good baby - except when she is hungry. We slept and she talked. Occasionally she would wake me up with a "bah" which she blows out of her mouth forcefully. Sometime after 4:00 am she passed out.
I will try and post photos of Johns trip to the orphanage. They take a little time to down load. We are choosing to not show any pics of the children or babies on line because we want to respect their privacy and that of their future parents. We can share those privately at a later date. They are all so cute. Seeing the orphanage pics makes me sad that our daughter was there at all and also greatful to her birthmom for choosing the best adoption plan that she saw fit and in her abilities at the time. We will always thank God for her and want Lacie to know that as well. If it were not for her, we would not have our sweet daughter. In the photos you will see a woman standing in front of a blue crib with John. That is Lacie's nanny who cared for her for nine months. Fenyi has one nanny to four babies, so we know that Lacie did have some one on one care. Since she prefers to be cuddled versus just being put in bed for sleep I believe it shows a little.
Tomorrow is her medical exam which is required for her entry into the US. Thursday we have our consulate appt. Today we did much of the paperwork for that.
John is still doing wonderful. He is great and Lacie always lights up when she sees him. He talks a funny baby talk and she just giggles at him when he talks to her. He gets more from her than I do. He is the primary bottle maker too, so he is a pro.
We will be busy in the next few days preparing to come home. We are looking forward to it now and at the same time, wish we had a little more time in Guangzhou.
Mommy obsession of the day: NONE! Yes! Lets see how long that lasts!
Love to all at home and everywhere -
Vonda and John and Lacie
posted by Vonda and John at Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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