Pictures from Guangzhou
The problem with not blogging every day while in China is that you get home and everything starts to blur together. This situation is not helped by the fact that GZ is where we were all struck with some form of sickness, and the heat continued, and I was so sick of boiling water that I slowed down and I am certain that I spent the entire time there partially dehydrated.
There we were back at the White Swan and while I remembered it as some sort of Shangri La, it really was just another hotel in a long line of hotels. Our room was small and smelled musty and I was very unimpressed with the bedding that was offered to the kids. The a/c was somewhat better though still turned off every afternoon. I also remember the breakfast buffet being better but truly, on our first trip we nearly starved to death in Nanchang.
Man this sounds like alot of complaining and I am not even done yet.
There was construction everywhere and that was just bothersome, but what was a real pain was about an 80% drop in the local yocal junk shops. I KNOW! I loved those little places. It seemed to me that even in the shops in TWS - the prices were seriously marked up from last time - to ridiculous proportions.
So with the combination of sickness, increased prices and the construction- we just did not shop.
There is now a Subway and a Starbucks very near to TWS now so that was pretty cool and Papa John's delivers, so we didn't starve.
Les came down with a minor cold two days before we left for GZ so that means by any calculation that I was screwed. I got it in GZ and I always get it worse and longer. Then Ev got Pink Eye. Liam had the crud and coughed for nearly 48 hours straight.
Two entire days in GZ are lost to me. I didn't even wash any of Liam's bibs. (In the pictures this coincides with the ones of us near the fish pond in the hotel- that's why I look dead, I nearly was).
In matters of family, we chugged along. We started calling Liam "The Boy That Ate Guangzhou" because he would put anything and everything in his mouth and attempt to eat it. I mean anything! Even chunks of plastic that fell out of Leslie's luggage and I am not exaggerating here- he almost choked to death! Really! We had to deliver CPR back blows and he was turning blue- it was scary.
Liam continued to reveal himself a little bit each day but in GZ is where we really started struggling with some of his learned behaviors and I had to learn real quick which cries were legit and which were just fit throwing or attempts at manipulation.
Through the whole trip Evelyn remained her cheery, easy going self and I was so thankful for her and I am glad that we took her because she was an asset every single day.
We swam almost every day and Liam really started enjoying that. He would sit on the edge and kick his little feet and grin these huge slobby grins that melted us each and every time. He is a sweet boy and we started to see that there in GZ. I also watched him while we were out and realized that he was going to be an animal lover as he would stop in his tracks and smile at any dog or cat he happened to see.
The Medical Clinic was a NIGHTMARE. And let me say here that the issues I have with this part of the process have nothing at all to do with China. As a matter of fact I think the graciousness of the Chinese people and government is astounding. They have bent over backwards to comply with the ridiculous terms set forth by the US government. It is a joke. If you are non-Hague thank your lucky stars. I had to watch my son get SEVEN shots just so he could enter this country! I was mad- madder than I have ever been I think. I watched the doctors and nurses work in an appalling flood of people and never loose their professional demeanor. I can not say enough- how silly it is to expect these children to have ALL required immunizations before coming home. I see it as a drain on the resources of China and I see the guides and clinic workers doing things that they are not comfortable with because "WE" say so. I see it as a real health risk to children on the edge of what could be called healthy. 'Nuff said. ( Not really but I could go on and on ).
The Visa stuff went well and was pretty painless- a welcome change form everything else.
We left GZ late one night and had to go to Hong Kong for a single night. It took 6 hours to get from hotel to hotel. The next day we were off early in the a.m. to head home and I could not have been happier.
I think that I will look back on this and always think "No- it wasn't my attitude. It was that hard and miserable" I do think the heat and the energy zapping humidity had alot to do with it and I would have loved to have been there in the Spring or Fall but we weren't. I hate to sound so negative we honestly did have some good times, it's just hard to see them through the smog and humidity....
Now we are home and inching towards a new normal. We have great moments and not so great moments but thankfully no terrible awful no good moments (knock on wood).
We love Liam and he was/is worth every sweat rivulet and crappy meal. He is worth the endless plane rides and the struggles on and off buses. He is worth it all and I would gladly do it again to bring him home to us.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Gotcha Day and Zhengzhou
Gotcha Day
Pictures of Zhengzhou
We arrived in Zhengzhou in the evening and if I expected there to be a difference in the heat due to time of day or location, I was sadly disappointed. But there we were once again staggering with luggage in the heat, headed towards yet another bus. The airport was nice, quiet and clean with regular toilets and not just squatty potties - hey there was even toilet paper!
The plan was to get into town, settle in and meet out babies the next day. This was an absolute killer for me. When we went to get Ev I was in Jiangxi approximately the length of the bus ride before I reached out and grabbed her to me. Well, we got in, settled in and braved the elements for dinner. We had a 15 minute walk from the hotel to a Pizza Hut and it was along a busy street, 4 lane street and there was construction on the sidewalk along the way- very typical walk in China. We were stared at by almost everyone as Adoptions in this province are not yet commonplace. The other thing that I noticed was all of the children! This was the one place in China that seemed to have a great balance of adults and children. I mean kids of all ages running about and laughing and talking. It was torture to be seeing all of them while still wondering what my son would be like, how big he would be, what his hair would feel like- I had a hard time not snatching some of those babies right out of their Mom's arms for a quick fix and snuggle.
We also hit the Wal-mart for essential supplies. It gets pretty hard to keep up with your water needs simply by the little boil pots in your room. Water rationing becomes a real issue while in China- it's hard to get enough to make bottles and drink and brush your teeth with. Also I was struggling to keep Ev from having potty issues. The Wal-mart was interesting as always but I remember the one in Jiangxi being much better.
Ok so.
The next morning we ate a very nerve wracking breakfast at the Hotel and climbed aboard the bus for a looong 15 minute ride to the Civil Affairs building. On the way our guides told us that there had been some pretty serious flooding in Henan and that since we had 8 babies coming from 8 different places that it was hard to say which ones would be here and maybe some might have to come in the next day! WHAT?!!!? I quickly settled myself and I just KNEW Liam would be there. As we pulled up, I had Les turn on the video camera- just in case. We walked up the stairs and into the room. It was a big open room with a couple of couches against the walls and a desk for official stuff and a long table or two. Beyond the tables was an enclosed play area. I was taking all of this in when, our guide Rita, grabbed my arm and said, "He's here! Your baby is here- go play with him!" I felt my heart leave my body and I walked over as fast as I could to lay eyes on him. He was there, in the play area, wearing an outfit that we had sent, bent over a blue plastic truck. He was pale and had some scabies marks but he was SOLID and real and there.
We three spent the next few minutes trying to get him to do something- anything other than worry about that truck. It took a snack. And some juice. But we finally got his attention.
His hair was back. He had huge liquid eyes.
We were all smitten.
Also the whole time we were meeting Liam for the first time? The orphanage had sent a camera guy to film us - "for their records". That wasn't incredibly nerve wracking or anything.
After a while I could not take it anymore and moved him over to my lap, this is where I learned that this kid was/is a chunk. He stayed there for only a few minutes before he was off- demanding his truck.
The room got louder and louder as more babies made it on from where they were to meet their families. I remember looking up form my Liam haze at one point and seeing everyone smiling and clutching babies and handing out snacks. There was crying and some screeching as well.
I had to get up at one point and pay some Official Fees and hand over our Gifts to the Orphanage Rep that was there. She was a very nice lady and she handed me an envelope filled with pictures form the camera that we had sent. I cried over these and she patted my arm and smiled. She asked through and interpreter if we could exchange e-mails so she could know how Zhuang Zhuang was doing- I gladly agreed and it was here that I first realized that Liam may have been a "favorite". Eventually the Orphanage folks sort of waved and quietly backed out and left and that was it- we were left alone with our guy. He was ours.
About 35 minutes into my relationship with my son I heard our guides calling to get on the bus. That's when I smelled it. Messy diaper. And then I freaked. It was hot and I was stressed- taught would be the word. And now I was going to be changing a diaper in a public venue. Let's say that there was no trash can in the bathroom, nor anyplace that looked remotely like a place you would want to change a diaper. I had to holler for Les to come and find me and help me- just for moral support you understand.
Well, Liam boarded the bus wearing nothing but a diaper as his entire outfit was....umm....not clean. Nice.
We went back to the hotel for a bottle and some Elimite and his first nap. I sat in a chair holding my heavy son and we napped together and it was bliss.
The rest of our time in Zhengzhou was filled with quiet days of getting to know each other, bottles and meals and swimming in the pool. Playing with his sister and resisting naps.
We ran into some Orphanage behaviors that have already faded significantly. Behaviors like a complete inability to share, food hoarding, huge expression changes meant to encourage or discourage what we were doing. By day 3 he was sharing toys with Ev and had slowed down on the food issues (though this is still our biggest issue to date).
By Day 4 he got hurt or something and cam running to me to pick him up. That was HUGE as it took Ev nearly 2 years to do this.
This is the way we move forward. Quiet days filled with some sleepless nights. He did have and still does some Whimpering in the night and an occasional Night Terror. Oh and he drools- constantly like a faucet, so I got really good about washing bibs in the sink.
6 days here and we were off to Guangzhou and The White Swan.......
Pictures of Zhengzhou
We arrived in Zhengzhou in the evening and if I expected there to be a difference in the heat due to time of day or location, I was sadly disappointed. But there we were once again staggering with luggage in the heat, headed towards yet another bus. The airport was nice, quiet and clean with regular toilets and not just squatty potties - hey there was even toilet paper!
The plan was to get into town, settle in and meet out babies the next day. This was an absolute killer for me. When we went to get Ev I was in Jiangxi approximately the length of the bus ride before I reached out and grabbed her to me. Well, we got in, settled in and braved the elements for dinner. We had a 15 minute walk from the hotel to a Pizza Hut and it was along a busy street, 4 lane street and there was construction on the sidewalk along the way- very typical walk in China. We were stared at by almost everyone as Adoptions in this province are not yet commonplace. The other thing that I noticed was all of the children! This was the one place in China that seemed to have a great balance of adults and children. I mean kids of all ages running about and laughing and talking. It was torture to be seeing all of them while still wondering what my son would be like, how big he would be, what his hair would feel like- I had a hard time not snatching some of those babies right out of their Mom's arms for a quick fix and snuggle.
We also hit the Wal-mart for essential supplies. It gets pretty hard to keep up with your water needs simply by the little boil pots in your room. Water rationing becomes a real issue while in China- it's hard to get enough to make bottles and drink and brush your teeth with. Also I was struggling to keep Ev from having potty issues. The Wal-mart was interesting as always but I remember the one in Jiangxi being much better.
Ok so.
The next morning we ate a very nerve wracking breakfast at the Hotel and climbed aboard the bus for a looong 15 minute ride to the Civil Affairs building. On the way our guides told us that there had been some pretty serious flooding in Henan and that since we had 8 babies coming from 8 different places that it was hard to say which ones would be here and maybe some might have to come in the next day! WHAT?!!!? I quickly settled myself and I just KNEW Liam would be there. As we pulled up, I had Les turn on the video camera- just in case. We walked up the stairs and into the room. It was a big open room with a couple of couches against the walls and a desk for official stuff and a long table or two. Beyond the tables was an enclosed play area. I was taking all of this in when, our guide Rita, grabbed my arm and said, "He's here! Your baby is here- go play with him!" I felt my heart leave my body and I walked over as fast as I could to lay eyes on him. He was there, in the play area, wearing an outfit that we had sent, bent over a blue plastic truck. He was pale and had some scabies marks but he was SOLID and real and there.
We three spent the next few minutes trying to get him to do something- anything other than worry about that truck. It took a snack. And some juice. But we finally got his attention.
His hair was back. He had huge liquid eyes.
We were all smitten.
Also the whole time we were meeting Liam for the first time? The orphanage had sent a camera guy to film us - "for their records". That wasn't incredibly nerve wracking or anything.
After a while I could not take it anymore and moved him over to my lap, this is where I learned that this kid was/is a chunk. He stayed there for only a few minutes before he was off- demanding his truck.
The room got louder and louder as more babies made it on from where they were to meet their families. I remember looking up form my Liam haze at one point and seeing everyone smiling and clutching babies and handing out snacks. There was crying and some screeching as well.
I had to get up at one point and pay some Official Fees and hand over our Gifts to the Orphanage Rep that was there. She was a very nice lady and she handed me an envelope filled with pictures form the camera that we had sent. I cried over these and she patted my arm and smiled. She asked through and interpreter if we could exchange e-mails so she could know how Zhuang Zhuang was doing- I gladly agreed and it was here that I first realized that Liam may have been a "favorite". Eventually the Orphanage folks sort of waved and quietly backed out and left and that was it- we were left alone with our guy. He was ours.
About 35 minutes into my relationship with my son I heard our guides calling to get on the bus. That's when I smelled it. Messy diaper. And then I freaked. It was hot and I was stressed- taught would be the word. And now I was going to be changing a diaper in a public venue. Let's say that there was no trash can in the bathroom, nor anyplace that looked remotely like a place you would want to change a diaper. I had to holler for Les to come and find me and help me- just for moral support you understand.
Well, Liam boarded the bus wearing nothing but a diaper as his entire outfit was....umm....not clean. Nice.
We went back to the hotel for a bottle and some Elimite and his first nap. I sat in a chair holding my heavy son and we napped together and it was bliss.
The rest of our time in Zhengzhou was filled with quiet days of getting to know each other, bottles and meals and swimming in the pool. Playing with his sister and resisting naps.
We ran into some Orphanage behaviors that have already faded significantly. Behaviors like a complete inability to share, food hoarding, huge expression changes meant to encourage or discourage what we were doing. By day 3 he was sharing toys with Ev and had slowed down on the food issues (though this is still our biggest issue to date).
By Day 4 he got hurt or something and cam running to me to pick him up. That was HUGE as it took Ev nearly 2 years to do this.
This is the way we move forward. Quiet days filled with some sleepless nights. He did have and still does some Whimpering in the night and an occasional Night Terror. Oh and he drools- constantly like a faucet, so I got really good about washing bibs in the sink.
6 days here and we were off to Guangzhou and The White Swan.......
Monday, August 9, 2010
Disclaimer
I would like to take a break from the story of our trip to say a few things.
I think the first and foremost thing that I have to say is that I am eternally grateful to China and all of those involved in the CCAA who had a hand in me getting my son. We are incredibly lucky to have him.
The second thing I want to say is this, I will NOT be giving you all the rose colored glasses version of things. It was a hard trip in many ways and I need to be honest about that. I need to be honest for myself, for my children and for any of you out there who are planning on making this Journey.
The third thing I want to say is this, no matter how wonderful it is to be in the country of your children's birth, it is very far away from home and it is difficult. It can be wondrous and amazing and magical and still, at the end of each evening when you are using bottled water to brush your teeth, you realize that the average person will have no way to ever relate to what you are experiencing.
If you were to do this trip and NOT get a child it would still be hard. But we do this thing and we are there, half way around the world where nothing has comfort and then you get a new child to Parent. I mean from the second they hand that baby to you, it's all over but the shoutin' - as my Mother would say. Like say, you have just known this child for about 35 minutes and he just barely deemed to eat a snack out of your hand, the Orphanage folks are gone and they just called to board the bus and you have the horrific realization that in about 45 seconds you will be changing the first messy diaper that you have seen in years.
Things like that.
So yes. It was wonderful and I loved it but I spent a portion of each day wondering how I was going to make it until we got home.
I do not remember the trip for Ev being like this and I can say that Nanchang was WAY more difficult to be in that Zhengzhou was. I can't quite put my finger on why it was so hard and tiring. I will even admit that Liam is a much easier child to deal with than Ev was, so most things on his front were, dare I say? Easier than his sister. Easier than expected.
Ok on with it then.
I think the first and foremost thing that I have to say is that I am eternally grateful to China and all of those involved in the CCAA who had a hand in me getting my son. We are incredibly lucky to have him.
The second thing I want to say is this, I will NOT be giving you all the rose colored glasses version of things. It was a hard trip in many ways and I need to be honest about that. I need to be honest for myself, for my children and for any of you out there who are planning on making this Journey.
The third thing I want to say is this, no matter how wonderful it is to be in the country of your children's birth, it is very far away from home and it is difficult. It can be wondrous and amazing and magical and still, at the end of each evening when you are using bottled water to brush your teeth, you realize that the average person will have no way to ever relate to what you are experiencing.
If you were to do this trip and NOT get a child it would still be hard. But we do this thing and we are there, half way around the world where nothing has comfort and then you get a new child to Parent. I mean from the second they hand that baby to you, it's all over but the shoutin' - as my Mother would say. Like say, you have just known this child for about 35 minutes and he just barely deemed to eat a snack out of your hand, the Orphanage folks are gone and they just called to board the bus and you have the horrific realization that in about 45 seconds you will be changing the first messy diaper that you have seen in years.
Things like that.
So yes. It was wonderful and I loved it but I spent a portion of each day wondering how I was going to make it until we got home.
I do not remember the trip for Ev being like this and I can say that Nanchang was WAY more difficult to be in that Zhengzhou was. I can't quite put my finger on why it was so hard and tiring. I will even admit that Liam is a much easier child to deal with than Ev was, so most things on his front were, dare I say? Easier than his sister. Easier than expected.
Ok on with it then.
The Trip- Part 1
Beijing
Pictures From Beijing
Melissa and Brevin came up the night before we left. They spent the night and ensured that Les and I did not kill each other in the last, frantic moments of packing. ( And let me just say here that the Fe-breeze room refresher and the Downy De-wrinkler were two of the best items I packed- so there!)
We all woke early and headed off. Breakfast at Bob Evans was a great idea and we got on the plane with our tummies full of pancakes and sausage gravy- not a bad start to the trip.
What can I say about the air travel? It is long and tiring and boring. Eventually we made it to Beijing though and I was bowled over by the heat. As a matter of fact, I never did adjust to it. It continued to be hellishly hot and humid for our entire trip but the weather in Beijing was "special" as our guide, George told us many, many times.
We stayed in the Holiday Inn, right down town. It was a nice hotel with a good breakfast buffet and it was near a good pizza joint. This is also where we went out to have authentic Chinese Dumplings for dinner one night. This was probably the single most stressful meal there. The food was good but we had about 10 of the workers standing and watching us while we ate- for the entire meal. They also wanted to touch Ev alot and had many, many , questions that they wanted answered. All in all they were friendly and encouraging, it's just hard to eat while being scrutinized. The dumplings were delicious though.
Beijing is big and busy and hot. When you enter Hong Kong, you could be in any city in the world, when you enter Beijing, you KNOW you are in China. There is alot of smog and alot of street pollution and it is wonderfully Chinese in every nook and cranny. Also? It was hot, did I mention that?
CCAI has some pretty serious touring set up here, you really have no break at all. It starts at 8:30 am and you go and go until 6 or so at night. This is why Ev was asleep on Les at the end of every day.
Day 1 we went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with a lunch and then off to the Hutong neighborhood. I wish that I could tell you that I fully enjoyed these stops but the heat was so oppressive that I just survived it all. It was gorgeous and awesome and magnificent but I was near passing out the entire time. I know! I should stop belly aching about the heat already- but it WAS bad. Everyone said so. We were ALL miserable and sweating like pigs and just dying of thirst. Even our native guide-so there.
Day 2 was The Great Wall. I could not believe this place it was fabulous and it was so amazing to be there. Les made it nearly to the top but I have to say, Ev and I did not. We sat and enjoyed the view, we found a breezy spot and had a snack or two.
The entire time I had this whole pulse of anxiety going on in my head. I wanted Liam and I wanted to be done with the endless sightseeing and being drug all over. I think that I will always feel this way. It was nice to be distracted, on one hand though.
On Day 3 we woke early to get to the airport and head into Henan Province and into Zhengzhou City where we would meet our son. Unfortunately we would have to be there almost an entire day before we could get him!
Pictures From Beijing
Melissa and Brevin came up the night before we left. They spent the night and ensured that Les and I did not kill each other in the last, frantic moments of packing. ( And let me just say here that the Fe-breeze room refresher and the Downy De-wrinkler were two of the best items I packed- so there!)
We all woke early and headed off. Breakfast at Bob Evans was a great idea and we got on the plane with our tummies full of pancakes and sausage gravy- not a bad start to the trip.
What can I say about the air travel? It is long and tiring and boring. Eventually we made it to Beijing though and I was bowled over by the heat. As a matter of fact, I never did adjust to it. It continued to be hellishly hot and humid for our entire trip but the weather in Beijing was "special" as our guide, George told us many, many times.
We stayed in the Holiday Inn, right down town. It was a nice hotel with a good breakfast buffet and it was near a good pizza joint. This is also where we went out to have authentic Chinese Dumplings for dinner one night. This was probably the single most stressful meal there. The food was good but we had about 10 of the workers standing and watching us while we ate- for the entire meal. They also wanted to touch Ev alot and had many, many , questions that they wanted answered. All in all they were friendly and encouraging, it's just hard to eat while being scrutinized. The dumplings were delicious though.
Beijing is big and busy and hot. When you enter Hong Kong, you could be in any city in the world, when you enter Beijing, you KNOW you are in China. There is alot of smog and alot of street pollution and it is wonderfully Chinese in every nook and cranny. Also? It was hot, did I mention that?
CCAI has some pretty serious touring set up here, you really have no break at all. It starts at 8:30 am and you go and go until 6 or so at night. This is why Ev was asleep on Les at the end of every day.
Day 1 we went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with a lunch and then off to the Hutong neighborhood. I wish that I could tell you that I fully enjoyed these stops but the heat was so oppressive that I just survived it all. It was gorgeous and awesome and magnificent but I was near passing out the entire time. I know! I should stop belly aching about the heat already- but it WAS bad. Everyone said so. We were ALL miserable and sweating like pigs and just dying of thirst. Even our native guide-so there.
Day 2 was The Great Wall. I could not believe this place it was fabulous and it was so amazing to be there. Les made it nearly to the top but I have to say, Ev and I did not. We sat and enjoyed the view, we found a breezy spot and had a snack or two.
The entire time I had this whole pulse of anxiety going on in my head. I wanted Liam and I wanted to be done with the endless sightseeing and being drug all over. I think that I will always feel this way. It was nice to be distracted, on one hand though.
On Day 3 we woke early to get to the airport and head into Henan Province and into Zhengzhou City where we would meet our son. Unfortunately we would have to be there almost an entire day before we could get him!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Home
And so we are home.
17 days have passed.
And home feels oh so nice.
The heat and humidity of China nearly did me in.
The love I have for this chubby faced boy has knocked me over.
I am reeling right now.
Jet lag.
Exhaustion.
New child.
Old child with new behaviors.
Cat jealous of new kid and old kid, new kid jealous of cat and big sister, big sister jealous of cat and brother.
It's all a jumbled, wonderful, sleepless mess.
I can say this: I am glad to have this little boy in my life and even now, with the bone weary mess that I am, with the details of that hard, long trip still fresh in my mind- I would absolutely do it all over again just to have him.
I will be working on some details of the trip and putting them together with pictures- later. I will have to eat and sleep and shower and sleep some more but it will all come out. For now- here a few pictures of my new life, my new child and that constant on my life that is known as Evelyn.
17 days have passed.
And home feels oh so nice.
The heat and humidity of China nearly did me in.
The love I have for this chubby faced boy has knocked me over.
I am reeling right now.
Jet lag.
Exhaustion.
New child.
Old child with new behaviors.
Cat jealous of new kid and old kid, new kid jealous of cat and big sister, big sister jealous of cat and brother.
It's all a jumbled, wonderful, sleepless mess.
I can say this: I am glad to have this little boy in my life and even now, with the bone weary mess that I am, with the details of that hard, long trip still fresh in my mind- I would absolutely do it all over again just to have him.
I will be working on some details of the trip and putting them together with pictures- later. I will have to eat and sleep and shower and sleep some more but it will all come out. For now- here a few pictures of my new life, my new child and that constant on my life that is known as Evelyn.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Todays the Day!
FINALLY!! They will be getting home tonight!! So excited! We'll be meeting them at the airport @ 7:30p. Lots to do today to get ready for them and we're all sooo anxious!!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sick Sick Sick
We were able to check in on the Dillons last night, and I'm sad to report that they are all sick. Yes, all 4 of them. First of all, Les and Evelyn almost never get sick..but if you're part of this family... ur gonna sick away from home.
Les has an ear infection/ache/clog thing going on, which we thought was cleared up before they left. Apparently not.
Michal has a bad cold or sinus issue going on.. she sounds awful. Feels worse.
Evelyn has pink eye. Not just in 1eye.. yep.. in both eyes people!
Liam has a cold, which doesn't seem to be getting better since our last call. And along with his cold, he's been getting updated on his shots so they can come home. Poor Cheeks for Weeks
So.. they're all a little stressed, not feeling well, and I'm sure they are ready to get home and get back into the daily routine.. or start/learn a new routine with Liam.
On a happier note.. well, it makes me giggle at least... Liam is ALL BOY! He leaves a trail of mess and toys, and half chewed up "stuff" behind him wherever he goes! hahaha I think he's gotten into more stuff in 1 week than ever expected! He might actually make Brevin look like a calm kid! I'm gonna love love love this new nephew business! We don't get to talk very long on our phone calls.. but I cannot wait to see how my wonderfully neat, everything in its place, no mess maker niece, deals with her little brother! Hahaha
I'm missing those people tho! And its not that I see them on a daily basis or anything, but we talk all the time! And maybe b/c I know I can get to them in less than 2 hours if needed. I'm missing them because I know my best friend is thousands of miles away, I'm missing telling my sister silly, little, non-important stuff about my daily, boring life. I miss talking to Ev about 'whatever' or 'how silly Brevin is being'. And I'm probably being really selfish right now but I want my family home!
They'll be home in less than 4 days!
Les has an ear infection/ache/clog thing going on, which we thought was cleared up before they left. Apparently not.
Michal has a bad cold or sinus issue going on.. she sounds awful. Feels worse.
Evelyn has pink eye. Not just in 1eye.. yep.. in both eyes people!
Liam has a cold, which doesn't seem to be getting better since our last call. And along with his cold, he's been getting updated on his shots so they can come home. Poor Cheeks for Weeks
So.. they're all a little stressed, not feeling well, and I'm sure they are ready to get home and get back into the daily routine.. or start/learn a new routine with Liam.
On a happier note.. well, it makes me giggle at least... Liam is ALL BOY! He leaves a trail of mess and toys, and half chewed up "stuff" behind him wherever he goes! hahaha I think he's gotten into more stuff in 1 week than ever expected! He might actually make Brevin look like a calm kid! I'm gonna love love love this new nephew business! We don't get to talk very long on our phone calls.. but I cannot wait to see how my wonderfully neat, everything in its place, no mess maker niece, deals with her little brother! Hahaha
I'm missing those people tho! And its not that I see them on a daily basis or anything, but we talk all the time! And maybe b/c I know I can get to them in less than 2 hours if needed. I'm missing them because I know my best friend is thousands of miles away, I'm missing telling my sister silly, little, non-important stuff about my daily, boring life. I miss talking to Ev about 'whatever' or 'how silly Brevin is being'. And I'm probably being really selfish right now but I want my family home!
They'll be home in less than 4 days!
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