Changsha Day 5

This will probably be a short post - we are exhausted after a very long day of travel to Isaiah's orphanage and back. We left the hotel at 8am for the 2 1/2 hour, bumpy van ride to Hengyang. After arriving at the orphanage around noon and visiting with the director we were able to see a little of the area where Isaiah was. Unfortunately, the children were all sleeping so we could not see very many of them. We were able to see his nannies and they were very excited to see him ... they obviously loved him very much.

I had my first squatty potty experience of the trip today! It was extra fun because I had Isaiah strapped in the carrier! We had just arrived to the orphanage and there was no time to take him out .... so lets just say that I got a good leg workout today!  :-)

After the quick visit, we were able to go to lunch with the director and assistant director. Lunch was delicious! You would believe the amount of food we were given ... there were 6 adults and one 15 month old that eats like an adult and we still had 1/2 of the food left and it was all only $40!

By the time we arrived back at the hotel tonight it was 6:30pm! Isaiah basically spent about 10 hours on our lap all day and did wonderful. We are ready to slow our pace down a bit as we can tell he needs some down time to just be settled and with us. Just like with Anna, the uncertainty of what is going to happen next is making him a bit anxious at times. It's such a hard transition for these kids.

We are thankful he is a good sleeper, so we all continue to sleep very good. He has a bit of congestion right now - we will also be happy to get him home were he can be in a warm environment. It is fairly chilly here and not many places have heat.