when east meets south
When trying to determine who would be my travel companion on my trip to China for Poppy, I had a large pool of willing candidates. Namely, each and every one of my children. But having been to China, traveling as the solo parent and having full knowledge of the realities of an adoption trip versus a vacation, I knew I… Read More
I’ve got to make this quick. But I wanted to let y’all know. After a shuttle ride, train ride, taxi ride and two plane rides… we are, at last, home. The trip was manageable. It had it’s moments. Definitely could have been worse. But 28 hours? With at 22 month old? Well… it’s over. And that’s all I wanna say… Read More
Just a few pictures from our last full day in China. That were sort of overlooked in my red couch frenzy. Sorry, little pictures. As a person who knows that a picture really is worth a thousand words, I didn’t want to leave these out. And now, I can go on with my life. Over and out.
Winding down here. And honestly, I am thrilled. I do so enjoy China, and try to soak in all I can while I am here. But, whether I want to admit it or not, I seriously can’t wait to get home. To be home. I would have posted these few day nine pictures last night, but I fell asleep on… Read More
Poppy continues to struggle. And, here on day 6, I found myself struggling as well. I know it’s only been 5 days. I know this too shall pass. And yet, I struggle. So grateful for Zach being here. He’s been a rock. And a most welcome comic relief. Because it’s so very hard to see all Poppy is going through…. Read More
I know, this is late. And I only have two pictures to show for the entire day. Forgive me. A half-dozen episodes of Lost are to blame. Zach and I huddled around the laptop last night. For, ahem… a few hours. Poppy perched in my lap, surrounded by some Wasabi peas, Cup o’ Noodles and milk flavored wafer cookies. Somehow,… Read More
Baby steps. That’s the name of the game these days. Poppy slept less anxiously last night. And made an attempt to feed herself some hard boiled egg at breakfast. She didn’t swallow it, but she did try to eat it. She was slightly tearful on our very-short-because-it-is-exceedingly-hot outing for the day, especially when anyone tried to look at her. Or… Read More
Sweet Poppy is ours. The adoption was made final today, and this precious little one is ours forever. Y’all, she is just so very scared. So please forgive the lack of pictures, but honestly, she spent the vast majority of the day on my hip or on my lap. Otherwise, she was reduced to tears. And well, that just breaks… Read More
until we meet Miss Poppy. So grateful we got a good night’s sleep last night. I think I crawled into bed at 8:00 and other than a short span around 1:30 AM, I slept until 5:30. Seriously, a huge blessing for this mama who doesn’t do well without adequate snooze time. Then we got up and got cleaned up. So… Read More
We are set. Heading out on the 22nd, to arrive in Hong Kong on the 23rd and Guangzhou on the 24th. Don’t have all the details from our agency yet, but who needs details when you have purchased your plane tickets to China? I am so. ridiculously. excited. And for those of y’all who have inquired as to who will… Read More