Okay, maybe I won't go that far, but I got to hold her many times today! She wanted my approval for everything she did. When she did something funny, she made sure I saw. Wow, what a difference from 2 days ago. Although, she wanted mommy to cuddle with after nap time.
Like I said in yesterday's post, we did not have much to do today. We waited around for our guide to call us and let us know if there were any questions with our paperwork. There was only one little problem. When the guide pre-filled in some of the medical papers for the previous day's medical exam she wrote down that Maelin's special need was that she is allergic to meat. In our part, we said she has phenylketonuria (PKU). We had to go back to the doctors office to correct the form, which took about 10 minutes, and that was it. So, today we had a lot of free time. We played at the park, we walked around the hotel, and we walked through some more stores. Let me rephrase that, we walked through some of the same stores again. Maelin really wanted a little toy cell phone that we saw, and we bought that for her. It was only $1.50. She loves the thing, but I am ready to throw it away. It is loud!
I am running out of things to write about other than we are ready to come home. We miss everyone sooooo much-especially Rylan and Keelan! Maelin is really showing us her personality now. It is so wonderful! We are so blessed. All three of our children really make us proud.
Tomorrow starts the long way home. Rylan, we need you to show us one of your short cuts. We don't have our consulate appointment until tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. After that, we go straight to the airport. Our flight from Guangzhou to Beijing leaves at 6:55pm and arrives at 9:45pm. A guide will pick us up from the airport and take us to the hotel which is about a 30 minute ride away. We will stay the night in Beijing and go to the airport the next morning. Our flight from Beijing to San Francisco leaves at 12:40pm and arrives at 9:04am. We get there before we leave! HA! The flight is about 11 and a half hours. We will go through customs, claim our bags, and check-in for our day of flying Southwest home. Our Southwest flight out of San Francisco leaves at 2:25. We get back to Lubbock at 9:40pm! We are not looking forward to the process of getting home, but we are ready to be home. Denver City motto, "Whatever it takes!" Have a great Tuesday everyone!
WOW!!!! it is so great to see all threeof you together smiling. what a great looking family,especially since I cah see Rylan and Keelan in there with you in my minds eye. Well, we had a great morning and the Kids are off at school. Tell Maelin, Gramzie loves her and is excited about seeing her.
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What a wonderful sight. Brad we can't imagine how excited you are to say "Daddy's Girl," we know how long you have waited for this. We can't wait to see you guys. We are praying that you have a safe journey home. We are also praying that you are able to get some much needed rest once you get home. We love you guys.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful experience and thank you for sharing it with us! It was so neat to get to see the transformation. You can tell it in the pictures that Maelin is happy. My only concern is that she is going to think all Western men wear "TT" on their shirts! LOL! Seriously, we will be praying for a safe journey home and will try not to overwhelm her when you get home. Keelan and Rylan (especially) are ready for you to be home. Welcome to the world of 3 children! Love, Gary, Carmela, Marlow, Sawyer and Emery!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new blessing! How exciting. My thoughts are with you guys for a great trip home and maybe some rest when you get here.
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