So, The Change Of Scenery Is Nice

We caught up with a few other families and went over to Lucy’s, a restaurant near the hotel that serves a lot of American Food. A lot of the shops and restaurants have English names, mainly because so many adoptive families stay at the White Swan.

We ate outside, and everyone was able to order “comfort” food. Angela had grilled cheese and french fries, and I had udon with seafood. Yes, I do consider udon a comfort food, and squid always hits the spot.

We ran into the other travel group. The baby with chicken pox is quarantined to her room, and all of the other babies received the inoculation. We are still playing it safe, though.

The area around the hotel is very nice. Gracie kocnked out in the stroller on the way back to the room, but she was a little stinky when we got back. We haven’t really unpacked, so Angela wasn’t quite prepared when she changed the diaper, and Gracie woke up. A bottle didn’t help; she was totally wound up and very playful. We decided to take a walk, and ran across a park (a city-type park without grass) that ran several blocks and saw lots of kids playing (it was 8:30pm or so) and families out walking. She finally fell asleep when we got back to the hotel.

The change of pace is nice. I can deal with the crumby weather, but toting around a 10mo at the same time is a little stressful. Nanchang wasn’t stroller friendly which added to the problems that we were facing as new parents.

We may go sightseeing tomorrow. I forget where we are supposed to go. I guess I could read my own blog and figure it out, but I am tired.

So, It Was A Long Day

Gracie didn’t sleep well last night.  We did a dinner out in Nanchang, and this kinda messed up her schedule.  She is also cutting a new tooth, and the end result was that she woke up a few times.

We had to pack this morning, and we had a little trouble getting everything to fit again.  Despite having a lot less food and diapers, the suitcases are still cram packed.  Out flight was at 1:40pm, and when you work backwards, we had to leave the hotel at 11:30pm.  The flight was full, but we lucked out and had an empty seat next to us.  Gracie didn’t sleep on the plane, but she wasn’t too fussy.

I can’t remember when we arrived in Guangzhou, but the flight was a little over an hour long.  After collecting our bags, we hopped on a (nice) bus and drove over to the hotel.

When we got to the hotel, Angela went with De to get a picture for Gracie’s US visa, and also get a quick orientation to the area.  I checked us in to the hotel.  It’s now about 5:30pm, and we are trying to get Gracie to take a bottle.  Our bags should show up a little later.  We are not sure if we are going to do room service, or wander out for some food.

Fortunately, the weather here is very nice (T-shirt weather), and everything is close by.  There is no rain in the weather forecast for the next six days.

Will post more later.