We have arrived in Guangzhou

We arrived in Guangzhou late last night where we'll be spending the remainder of our trip.  We're few steps closer to home.  Hadley's fever is gone and she is doing very well...continuing to see improvements in her daily.  Its so exciting to see the changes in her...When she first came to us she was very limp and could barely sit up.  Now she has learned to push herself up to sit on her own and is beginning to pull her legs under her and scoot.  It warms our hearts to see her progress, the trust building, the smiles, the belly laughs, her reach out for us, leaning into us, cuddling, saying mama and dada!  Brandon and just melt!!  She's such a special little girl and I'm so glad she's with us!!  She's our little "Jiangxi Jewel", as the locals in Jiangxi would say :)  We thought we new the meaning of her Chinese name and we had it half right....Her name means Precious (Wei) explosion (Lou-which also can mean flower but we like the explosion because it fits!  We could not stop laughing when we heard it because Brandon had already nick named her, Tobasco.  She's a spunky little thing, just like her mama.


I'm including some photos from our last day out in Nanchang, Jiangxi.  Karen (our guide) took us to a porcelein shop and the park for a walk and we all had a ball!  We are with another couple from the Carolinas who have a little girl as well.
                                                                        Park photos

A man in the park practicing caligraphy...He wrote, "welcome Americans from your beautiful country" :

Chinese chess in the park

Tea house

                                                                        couple we are traveling with- Mary Jane, Todd and Harper

Last but not least...The porcelein shop where we went broke!  Look at poor Brandon...A deer in headlights

Today is our Medical exam day/vaccines and our the girls Visas...