Saturday, July 18th, 2009
We arrived last night to our final city here and checked in to The White Swan Hotel... as beautiful as ever. The flight was short and pleasant and Briella was thrilled, especially during take-off and landing. Lidia loves it here in Guangzhou! We've met many families here that are from the states and have had lots of fun with them, walking, shopping and then going to dinner with another family. Their son reminds me so much of Brent. They adopted a 10 yr old girl that was just so scared and we could see her quietly weeping. Briella became friendly with her and they became friends, just chattering away in Mandarin. That is the family we had dinner with and it was a good time. I believe Briella really helped her to feel more comfortable.
The GREAT news is...... Briella had all her medical evaluations this morning and her chest x-ray was perfect. This is great news and means that her positive TB skin test was a false positive from her previous vaccination. Yay! She will now be granted a visa to come home. She also had 4 vaccinations and not a flinch. She has had a perfect transition so far... she is very sweet, playful, shy at first, smart, and confident. She has not shed one tear the whole time. She's already learning some English words.
Here are some things on the agenda for the next few days... paperwork, a museum trip, our consulate appt, swearing in ceremony, the zoo, and getting her visa to come home. We are fitting in a little shopping, swimming, and visiting. A few of the shop owners remember me from previous visits.
Love to all of my kiddos back home and thanking God for all of my blessings
On the way to the airport. Lidia has small hands... Briella's are TINY
1st airplane ride was a big hit!
Beautiful sunset above the clouds
A new boat for Mike.... well, it IS bigger!
Breakfast at The White Swan Hotel... one of the best amenities here
4 shots and a chest x-ray equals a clean bill of health!
Briella did so well with all the medical stuff, including 4 trips to the hospital in her province
Lidia sewing some little silk pouches at a local shop
Happy, thankful, and having fun!
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I'm so excited for you! She's beautiful and seems so sweet! I can't wait to go get our 7-year-old daughter!
It's wonderful for us to get to follow your journey.
Terri
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