Sunday, September 24, 2006

Hello Everyone,

Well I’ve finally uploaded some good pictures. I put some pictures from the past few days along with some pictures from the Orphanage.

As many of you know, we sent a disposable camera, a baby blanket, pictures of us and a teddy bear over to Zoe. We were very fortunate to get the camera back with some of these pictures. It appears to be a really clean, colorful orphanage.

In the picture with her in her crib, you can see the blanket and the teddy bear in the background so we know she got the stuff! We didn’t get those back, but we brought an identical set with us so she has that same blanket and teddy bear in her crib at the hotel (but her linens are much nicer at the hotel!)

I’m continuing to recover. The doctor wants me to rest more because we have a very long day on Wednesday flying home. I had a little relapse of my fever, nothing like before, but I’m going to take it easy. We LOVE it hear in Guangzhou!! It is much more fun than Changsha. There is lots to do and it really caters to adopting families. The shopping is incredible (I think Tom might have told the Dr. to tell me to rest because I have already purchased a ton of stuff for Zoe) There are restaurants that serve grilled cheese sandwiches (which is what I’ve been craving!) and it is very balmy weather.

This little section we are staying on is an island and is kind of like Disneyworld for adoptive parents. There is a riverwalk, boat cruises, laser shows, etc. There is even a 7 eleven across the street where I get my Gatorade (which I’ve been drinking like crazy)

Zoe continues to do well. Tom can really get her laughing which is so much fun to watch. Rose, our guide, commented that she thinks Zoe has gained weight since Monday and that she is filling out. She weighed in at 7.2 kg (about 16 lbs) which surprised us because she actually is fitting in 3-6 mos clothes. However, with the way the kid eats, we will have her in 9 mos clothes before we arrive home Wednesday evening (which we are really, really looking forward to!)

Tomorrow is the big day at the American Consulate where we get Zoe’s Visa and she is officially ours to bring into the USA. Very exciting!

We absolutely love reading everyone’s comments! We are sorry our pets are being such high maintenance pets (although I have to admit I do get a chuckle out of the stories!) If you think our pets our high maintenance, wait until you meet little Zoe Li (although she is high maintenance in a good way!)

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon! Keep the guestbook entries coming! It is keeping us going!

Tom, Kathy and Zoe