This is from the bus on the way to Guangzhou. I hardly recognize this city from when I was here last in 1990. Steady growth, buildings, skyscrapers everywhere. We crossed the 2nd longest twin span suspension bridge in Asia. The longest one is in Denmark - according to our guide Ben.
This is at the CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs). After a 3 hour long bus ride (Eddie napped, Bill and I didn't, can you tell?) from Hong Kong, checking into the White Swan, dropping off our luggage, etc, they whisk us away by van to the CCAA to meet Isabella who is waiting for us. At the same time, we were travelling by bus from HK, she was travelling from her orphanage in LeChang, which is about 3 hours by car to Guangzhou.
We're waiting in the lobby area along with 6 other families in our group - can you say anxious? Oh well, let's get those people to take a picture of us, since we're all standing here with our cameras out. Eddie is all ready to meet his new sister, with toys in hand.
Now, we're moved to a room. Moms on one side, Dad's with cameras on the other side. Why do we do that? Idling chit chatting with the other anxious moms. We're realizing that unlike the last time we were at this moment, while still in a room with lots of people, we're fully dressed - and if we wanted to, we could have a drink like in the next few minutes.
We all have family numbers. Ours is #4. That's Der (in the red shirt), one of our 2 guides in China. I guess, he'd be the midwife? When he called #4 first, I felt like I was on the Price is Right, and he just said "And the next contestant... Come on down!" (I think I even heard the music playing in my head) What a weird sense of humor I have.... The woman holding Isabella is her nanny and the woman behind her is the Director from the LeChang SWI (Social Welfare Institute - Chinese for orphanage). I don't know who the woman in the white shirt is admiring my new daughter.
Alas, the daughter we've been waiting two and a half years for.
This is from the bus on the way to Guangzhou. I hardly recognize this city from when I was here last in 1990. Steady growth, buildings, skyscrapers everywhere. We crossed the 2nd longest twin span suspension bridge in Asia. The longest one is in Denmark - according to our guide Ben.
This is at the CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs). After a 3 hour long bus ride (Eddie napped, Bill and I didn't, can you tell?) from Hong Kong, checking into the White Swan, dropping off our luggage, etc, they whisk us away by van to the CCAA to meet Isabella who is waiting for us. At the same time, we were travelling by bus from HK, she was travelling from her orphanage in LeChang, which is about 3 hours by car to Guangzhou.
We're waiting in the lobby area along with 6 other families in our group - can you say anxious? Oh well, let's get those people to take a picture of us, since we're all standing here with our cameras out. Eddie is all ready to meet his new sister, with toys in hand.
We all have family numbers. Ours is #4. That's Der (in the red shirt), one of our 2 guides in China. I guess, he'd be the midwife? When he called #4 first, I felt like I was on the Price is Right, and he just said "And the next contestant... Come on down!" (I think I even heard the music playing in my head) What a weird sense of humor I have.... The woman holding Isabella is her nanny and the woman behind her is the Director from the LeChang SWI (Social Welfare Institute - Chinese for orphanage). I don't know who the woman in the white shirt is admiring my new daughter.
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