Hey all! Today was a day of great joy! Rebekah went with Jeff to Starbuck's this morning without me! They were gone for a half an hour while I got laundry together...by myself! She did not cry, kick, or scream! She is even more of an angel now!!!!!
The group went on a tour of 2 temples. We decided against this one. We wanted to walk the town and see what was around the hotel. That meant spending money! We started by taking a taxi to the department store. The department stores in China are about 10 stories high. One floor is all one thing...i.e. shoes. There are little compartments owned be different people. If you buy something in one compartment, you have to pay the cashier at the front of the store, go back and get your item that you bought, and then shop some more. Very inefficient but works for them. I found a bathing suit! Very nice but in China I am a Large. Have to get used to that. We ate lunch at McDonald's. They serve corn and vegetable soup at McD's. Rebekah loved the chocolate shake! Jeff decided he does not like McD no matter which country it is in!
After lunch we took our lives into our own hands and rode a taxi home. We all had medical check-ups today. We were in the 2nd group so we were able to putsy around a little bit more. At our doctor's visit, everything went fine. We had 3 stations to visit. The first one was measurements. R is 19 pounds and 29 inches long. She is the oldest in the group but not quite the smallest...pretty close though. The second was ear nose and throat. Everything fine there. The third was overall medical. The doctor checked her out, took us into another room with other doctors sitting around behind computers and told us....she is perfectly healthy! They were literally scratching their heads trying to discover why R is on the Speceial Needs list! We know why...The Lord is bigger than governments and orphanages and He wanted her in our arms!
Then , on our way home, we wondered the city again! Very nice city. This city seems to have more hope! We found out today that because they are so close to Hong Kong, they have a bit more freedom, especially when it comes to religion. GZ has 5 registered Christian churches!
Well, off to bed. R is needing some holding and reassurance. She didn't have any tantrums all day! We are learning. I am not sure which one....both of us!
3 more days!
Tricia
The Silly Season
4 years ago
3 comments:
We love to hear about your adventures! Sounds so exciting. What a blessing to have a perfectly healthy and normal baby. Yes, we do know how that happened. So happy that R.is getting used to Jeff. Won't take her too long to find out how special Jeff is, she already know that you are. We had a water leak in the floor in the bathroom on the lower floor. Gene had to jackhammer up the floor to fix it after removing the cabinet. Phew, glad that part is done. Now it's a matter of putting things back together. The tree movers are coming this morning to move two trees. I guess this means we are on our way.....Looking forward to seeing you all in SF. I can't wait to meet our new granddaughter in person. We will follow your lead as to how much. I know she will probably be really overwhelmed so we don't want to scare her. Love Mom O
Happy Easter Mom and Dad, Yesterday Riley came to see us but for you I love you and I really want to see you. When we get home today to ick up the truck I am going to hug Rags. Love, Maggie. Hey kids, getting ready to head for home and the laundry...what fun the kids have had and are their clothes dirty. Maggie says, I love you both. We had trouble getting online last night..glad we could today. Your experiences are fantastic...can't wait to hear more. We will see you soon. We will either wait for you at the hotel (you coming via shuttle) or meet you at the hotel and then go someplace to visit. We can wait at baggage claim or when you get through customs, call and we will whiz by. Let us know your preference, we know you will be tired. Maggie says: your seven year old, and ten year old and five and a half year old wants to see you. Love, Mom and Dad
I'm so glad she is responding so much better to Jeff already! We can't wait for you to get home... Just let us know if you want us to be gone before you get here... Blake will hopefully be working but he's too sick right now... We would love to meet Rebekah but we know she will be overwhelmed already. Dusty and Rags are great.. Cleese ate one of my shoes this morning... We replaced most of what we've eaten but unfortunately we've already almost eaten all of it again! We'll try to leave some for you.. just kidding. See you soon- yay!!
Love, Jill (and Blake)
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