First night

Well, it went great!!! Went to bed at 9pm and didn't wake up until
5am. We were soaked and cold so need to work on that. Started changing
her before we went to bed but we're exhausted and didn't stay up as
late as usual so too long in the diaper. Two good poos and ate
everything we gave her at dinner last night which included french
fries, fried rice, vegies, pasta and chicken. Took the formula we
brought with us without a problem, yeah! Brushed teeth like a pro,I
think she got great care at orphanage. They had a little Cheerios this
morning and we are now going down to breakfast. They have been
coloring while we wait for the buffet to open. We have more paperwork
to do this morning and then some shopping for a few things we need.
She is very busy!! The phone in the bedroom is a big hit. This was
pretty much a mom blog but I'm sure you all understand.

Margaret

Well, it wasn't too bad:) We did have alot of crying and not wanting
anything to do with any of us. But by the time we left the Civil
Affairs building the crying had stopped and just a few sniffles were
left. That took about an hour and we weren't the only ones with crying
children. I have to say, Cheerios are the greatest thing ever
invented. She loved them and it really helped to calm her down. She
has taken well to Lillian and I but Joe, not so much. He's ok to play
with across the dinner table but she doesn't want him to touch her.
This is all very normal, they will take to one but not the other
parent. We had another melt down tonight at bedtime, she wouldn't take
a bottle from him. Made Lillian very upset, Margaret can really wail!
I took over and she was ok, Lillian took a little longer to calm
down:) Everyone is very tired, it's been a long day and even longer
wait for Margaret to finally appear in our lives. But everyone went to
bed quietly so we can only hope it stays that way thru the night! I
heard the pics of the Great Wall didn't make it through. I can't get
to our blog until we get home so I can fix it then. Here's one of
today and I hope it makes it.

The Great Wall

We had a wonderful climb up the Great Wall. We did the opposite side from the last time we were there. Lillian wanted to go higher but you have to come back down and it's harder to come down than go up! We get Margaret today at 2pm, it's now 7am. We are all very excited and can't wait to see her. I'm sure that's why we were all up by 5am!! We are all doing well with just a few sniffels and some dark circles. We will talk to you all later today.

This is a correction to a post while we were there. Can't figure out how to put it back in time.

Tiananman Square

Well, we had a great time yesterday. did alot of sight seeing and met
everyone in our group. One other family has brought their 4.5 yr
daughter and Lillian and Callie are great friends! Did Tiananman
Square, Forbidden City and an acrobat show. Joe really noticed a
difference in the dress of the Chinese people compared to the last
time we were here. Lots more wearing jeans. The income of many Chinese
has really benefited from their changing status as a world power. If
you ever get the chance to see a Chinese Acrobat Show, do it! It is
absolutely amazing. I think one comes to Cincy every year or so, we
will be going! Most of us were exhausted yesterday and both kids fell
asleep while at the show. We had a good night's sleep last night and I
think our clocks have switched to China time. Off to the Great Wall
today, can't wait to see it again! Here's a couple pics of our day.

We have arrived!

We had a wonderful trip! Lillian was a super trooper the entire way.
We met five other families and all are very excited to be here. I'm
having a great time in China. (Lillian wrote) We are going Tiananmen
Square today followed by the Forbidden City and a acrobat show. Hope
we all don't fall asleep during it! It's now 3am here and we are all
up because we are starving:) Will try to go back to sleep before pick
up at 12 noon.

We're off!

We're off to China! We are at the Cincy airport waiting for our
flight. We should be in Beijing about 2am tonight. We'll write more
when we get there and have some sleep.)

test

Trying to get around China's blocking of blogs, so following
instructions on how to do this so we can post from China. Otherwise,
we are getting anxious to go. The packing is making me a little crazy
and I can't seem to get rid of a respiratory problem but we are ready
to move into a new chapter of our lives. I think!:)#