The White Swan

We left our hotel this morning around 11:00 a.m., made it through Michelle's first airplane ride, and arrived safely here in Guangzhou. She did not like the noise from the engine on the plane, but other than that she did very well during the flight - slept most of the way.

If you have ever adopted from China, you know about Guangzhou - everyone must come here to complete their adoption. Here we will finish the American side of the adoption. The White Swan Hotel caters to American families. It's warm here - I think it reached 80 degrees today, and it's supposed to be warm again tomorrow, with a cold front coming in after that. There are lots of little shops that we hope to look in tomorrow, but here's the best part for me - they have FREE STOLLERS you can use during your visit. I love Michelle and I love holding her, but since I am the only one she will let hold her, I was thrilled to give my tired arms and back a rest! We also enjoyed some cheeseburgers tonight at Lucy's.

Michelle was in a good mood tonight, but not too thrilled about another change. She cried a lot going to sleep. She is normally such a happy little girl - it's a lot for a little person to go through, so much change all at once. I am looking forward to completing this next phase and then getting home to really settle in with her. Every day she seems even more comfortable with us. She really enjoyed playing with her siblings today - she let Bill hold her for a couple of minutes as long as Lizzy held her hand. Baby steps, but we are making progress.