We made it to Guangzhou (finally!)

Hello from Guangzhou. We thought we would never make it. Really, it wasn't that bad but we did have some trouble leaving Fuzhou yesterday. We left the hotel yesterday at about noon to head to the aiport to catch our 2:40 flight. We were going to eat lunch on the way at McDonald's.

We arrived at the aiport at about 1:30 and got all of our baggage checked. We were thankful to be on the way to Guangzhou. Then our guide said "The flight may be delayed because of weather". We couldn't understand why as the sun was shining outside on the way to the airport, but soon the rain started. It rained really hard and the lightning was flashing. Soon we heard an announcement that our flight was delayed because of weather. So, we sat in the airport for over 2 hours waiting for our flight to leave. This may not seem like a long time, but when you are in a strange place and are trying to occupy a 2-year old it was not fun.

Finally, we did get on the plane. Olivia did relatively well, since this was her first time on a plane. She was OK until about 45 minutes into the flight. Then, I think the pressure, along with her being nervous and hungry got to her and she got really fussy. She kept whining and saying bao (hug) and asking to be picked up. But we were descending and she had to remain in her seat.

Once we got on the ground in Guanzhou, we were met by our driver who promptly handed Mystina a phone. It was our guide, Amy, who said she had waited at the airport as long as she could but she would meet us at the hotel at 8:00 PM for dinner. By this time Livi was starving and she really dove in at the restaurant. This little girl can eat. She loved the bamboo dish, with mushrooms and veggies. Also, she enjoyed some plain rice and some delicious sweet potato muffins.

We picked up some needed supplies at 7-eleven across from the hotel before retiring to our room. Olivia was so exhausted she skipped the usual 1-hour flopping and flailing and went straight to sleep as soon as we got into bed.

On tap for this morning is her medical exam. Then, this afternoon, we are going shopping. I don't have any pictures to post this morning as there wasn't much to take pictures of yesterday. Hopefully we will see more today.

I must say, we are very happy to be in Guangzhou, but we were sad to leave Fuzhou yesterday. We didn't enjoy a lot of the time there, be we realized we were taking her away from her original home and her birth mother. We pray for her birth mother and hope she is at peace about her decision.

Well that's all for now. We only have three more days here before we head home. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again, especially our little boy. We have been talking to him nightly on the computer, but we can't wait to see him and for him to meet Olivia.