DFW- Landing in DFW we had some challenges with timing and weather. We ended up not being able to get on our flight that would be getting in Friday night. Mackenzie’s parents were watching our pets and house and would be there, but my extended family who were in Charleston had to head back on Saturday morning. So we missed them, but were able to get a flight in the morning to get back that Saturday afternoon/evening. That made for some challenges for sure, but we don’t know what God’s plan was for that day or how he might have been working on our behalf or through those challenges that day. Bailor did well on the final flight. And he only cried a little when we got him in his car seat for the ride home so we appreciated that for sure. We were finally home. Bailor took well to his new surroundings. He was concerned with the pets for a little while, but he loves his pets now. We had some weird sleep patterns the next few days, but it didn’t take too long to adjust. Such a blessing and ...
The next day we didn’t have any morning activities as our Lifeline guide was finalizing all the paperwork and our only activity was that evening. We started with a more leisurely breakfast at the hotel. We grabbed some extra crackers per usual. Right outside the buffet was the water garden and waterfall area of the hotel. I showed Bailor how if he threw part of his crackers in the water the fish would swarm to eat it. His face was full of wonder as he watched this occur. This will come into play later. :-). We found an orchid garden that was nearby and took a cab to check it out. It was a beautiful place with paths crisscrossing water features and all sorts of vegetation. It was hard to believe we were just off one of the busy streets in the very metropolitan Guangzhou. We wound our way past the gazebo, docks, rock sculptures and orchid gardens where there were decibel meters reading at pretty low and peaceful levels. It was a great getaway as it was th...
It was another early start. We got Bailor down to the buffet and took him around to survey all the food and tried to pick out some things he may eat. We got some noodles and watermelon down him, but we found his favorite thing was eggs! After breakfast we all loaded up to go back to the government center and finalize the paperwork. There is a 24 hour period they wait to make the adoption final in case there are any issues, but there rarely are. After everything was signed and thumb printed we headed off to do some more shopping. We were looking for a Walmart, but tried some other shops instead. We found some additional shoes and pants for Bailor so we could clothe him for at least a week. When we got back to the hotel we decided to try swimming. We had to wear swim caps so prepare for some awesome pictures. Needless to say, Bailor didn’t like the swim cap and it kind of squeezed his forehead, but he endured it. Although he didn’t like the poo...
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