Saturday, March 17, 2012

Catching up

I’ll start with some pictures of yesterday while we were still in Changsha. Most of these were taken at Yuelu Academy … it was so peaceful there,  we seriously did not want to leave. The last picture in this series is at the airport just before we flew out of Changsha. Just like when we left Kunming with Anna, we felt very emotional leaving Changsha with Isaiah.








This tree is estimated to be 800-900 yrs old 



Our sweet guide, Celia, dropping us at the airport

We woke early today to get ready for the medical exam.  It was nothing short of chaos! There were dozens of adoptive families there - totaling easily over 100 people - all waiting for their new children to see all 3 doctors …. Yes, there were only three doctors there to serve us all. It was hot, crowded, loud and exhausting for all the sweet kids. Isaiah cried when the nurses had to examine him, thankfully he recovered very quickly once back in our arms.

After the 2 plus hours at the medical clinic our guide Elvin (who is great and very funny) dropped us back at the hotel and we had lunch. Isaiah was overtired at this point and it took him over an hour to settle and fall asleep. He’s still napping, but once he wakes we’re ready to hit the island for some shopping and eating. It is warm and humid here which is a nice change from cold and rainy. 


Lets get this party bus moving!

This doesn't even do justice to how crowded it was.

Poor baby

Yum Yum - Chicken Congee

Life on the island - Lucy's Restaurant

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