Saturday, November 11, 2006

Day 7 in China, woohoo!! Only 7 days left and then we’re on our way home. The time really has flown by already.

Mylee is feeling better every day. Her personality is really coming out. She won’t be quiet! Hmmm, I wonder where she gets that from? Since she is still having a few issues in diaper department (I can’t think of a nicer, less graphic way to put it) we decided to skip the tour and hang out around the hotel. We did some shopping in the many shops within a block from our hotel. They are tiny stores and all cater to the adoptive families. We had lots of fun picking out things for our two girls. Mylee is so tiny that she really can’t fit anything that they are selling off the rack, so we are having a couple of dresses made for her and her big sister. We pick them up tomorrow and can’t wait to see how they turn out.

I haven’t had the opportunity before to mention the hotel that we are staying at, The White Swan. In the adoption community it is known as the “White Stork” since many adoptive families stay here while they wait to finalize their adoption paperwork with the US Embassy which is located nearby. The hotel in itself is beautiful!! There are several great restaurants, 2 beautiful pools, an indoor waterfall and koi pond, a pub and arcade. Anything you could ever need in one location. We are really roughing it here :0)

Tomorrow we may be going to a local Buddhist temple where Mylee will receive a blessing. Although we are strong in our faith, we welcome all blessings.

To our family, friends and to all that are following our journey-

All of your prayers and well wishes for us and our new friends that we’ve made during our travels have meant so much to us. One of the favorite parts of our day is checking the website to see who has left us messages. Mylee will truly treasure these comments when she reads about our journey to become a family.

Until tomorrow……