Plane trip to Guangzho

Saturday  9:00am

Yesterday we left Ningxia for Guangzho.  We were very happy to be leaving Ningxia.  The guide dropped us off at the airport and we had to wait about an hour before our flight took off.  We got Saiya's Chinese passport and we will get an American Passport for her at the US Consulate after her Visa Appointments.

The plane ride was quite an experience for our girl!  She is a really good flier.  She had this look of utter shock when the wheels left the ground and when we landed, but other than that she didnt seem impressed.  She liked looking out the window but had difficulty doing that while buckled in.  We had a brief stop in Xi'an and then it was off to Guangzho.  The flight into the Guangzho was a little more traumatic as it was way past her nap time and she was really hungry.  She had a hard time falling asleep on the plane and finally knocked out about a half hour before we landed.  So that made her really cranky by the time we got to the hotel to get some dinner around 9pm last night.

Dinner at the White Swan was AMAZING!!  Chris had the best hamburger ever!  Saiya was too tired to really be interested in any food, although she ate a little bit of my dinner.  Breakfast this morning was everything we hoped it would be and more!  There were even tater-tots!  Chris was in heaven.  We met a few of the other families, although we are all really too wrapped up in our children to be interested in finding common ground.  There are literally HUNDREDS of chinese adoptees at the White Swan.  I can only imagine that the US Consulate is really close.  There are families from all over the US who used a variety of different adoption agencies.  The hotel is swimming with kids and American parents.

It was raining last night when we arrived and according to the local people here, there is a typhoon which is going to be dumping TONS of rain for the rest of the week.  Thats a shame because we were really looking forward to exploring more of the city and maybe doing some shopping while we are here.  :)

Today we have our visa physical and other appointments.  I'm not sure how long that will take, but maybe we will be free this afternoon to do some laundry and exploring and just get out and about.

Saiya is doing so much better with Chris.  Especially in our hotel room where things are not so new to her.  She plays with him and laughs and lets him tickle her.  They have been playing together all morning.  A refreshing change from the melt down we had last night.  Both Saiya and mamma had a pretty hard time last night.  But I think we are seeing the silver lining at this point.