Good morning Guangzhou!


Okay, so it’s not Vietnam and I am not Robin Williams, but it sounds good! Morning came awful early this morning for Ann Marie, but Savannah and I decided to sleep in until about 6:30. Savannah went to bed last night at 8:30 and did not make a peep until we finally woke her up at 6:30 this morning. What a great night’s sleep she must have had! She sleeps with her arms over her head and rolls from side to side (much like her daddy) during the night.

This morning we traveled back to the Office of Adoption Affairs to finalize the adoption process by reaffirming our personal information and the pledge to our daughter. The process was very simple, but the travel over was crazy! We last traveled on Sunday, so this morning was our first “workday” in Guangzhou. One word describes it, “Wow!” (See the video on the website linked on the right of the page). After all the families finished with the affirmations and photos we traveled to the security office where our documents were verified, Savannah’s picture was taken for the database and then we were off again on the bus! This time we headed back to the hotel, but before journeying back to the rooms Helen had us walk over to the passport photo office for the girls’ photos. All I have to say is that Savannah’s passport photo is an interesting one!

After the photos we came back to the room where Savannah finally drank about 5 ounces of formula for the first time and then went down for her nap from 12:00 to 2:00. During nap time I traveled out to get our laundry and borrowed a stroller so we could do some walking tomorrow.

Dinner tonight was at Lucy’s, a restaurant just down the street from the hotel that serves all kinds of good food for super reasonable prices. There were about 5 couples in our group, but I have to tell you, between adoptive families and high school students, the hotel and surrounding area is kind of like a mini-United States. Everyone has been super nice, the hotel staff is very accommodating and the trip so far has gone exceedingly well.

Tomorrow we do some additional paperwork in the morning and then go for Savannah’s physical examination in the afternoon. We hope that everyone is enjoying the posts and that you will keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we continue in our journey as a family. Till manana…..

Michael “The Captain”, Ann Marie “the kid” & Savannah “Little Miss Magic”