Trip to China
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Oscar and I are still struggling with a cold, but he sure seems to have a lot more energy than I do! He has become much more active these last couple of days. Chris and I are simply amazed at how far Oscar has come in the past week and a half. We know we still have a long road ahead of us, but we are so impressed at how Oscar seems to be adjusting. He very rarely is doing his anxious look where he rubs the right side of his face and neck. He doesn’t cry when we go to the bathroom. Instead he yells, “MA!” super loud and then giggles! We are so thankful that Oscar seems to be more comfortable with us by allowing his true personality to shine through. He mimics our actions, tries to speak words, opens and climbs anything and everything, and is basically in full-on toddler mode. We love it, but we’re tired! It’s going to take some getting used to, but I think we’re doing a pretty good job for first timers. We went to the electronics market today. Chris found some good deals on Wii games and a Stephen Chow DVD box set. I bought another lens for my camera. The market was hot and very crowded so unfortunately it wasn’t the most enjoyable experience, especially with this miserable cold. Oscar was a champ through it all and enjoyed riding around in the stroller. During the afternoon, we went to the Consulate for the oath taking ceremony. The drive to the Consulate took longer than the ceremony itself. All the adoptive families piled into a few large busses and rode to the Consulate. After going through security checkpoints, we all entered a large room, took the oath, and received Oscar’s visa. Once he enters the United States and goes through customs, he will be an American citizen. One last hurdle that we can’t wait to complete. The four other families in our travel group leave tomorrow. We will have one more day to do last minute shopping and packing. Our guide, Simon, is going to take us to the Six Banyan Trees Buddhist Temple. We have been looking forward to this visit since arriving in Guangzhou. We would like to have the monks bless Oscar. We feel very honored to have this opportunity.

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