...not quite but it sure felt like it yesterday/today. We
left... or rather tried to leave Nanning yesterday at 2:30 pm...didn't
actually get to the next hotel until 3:30am. The flight was delayed about 7
hours,but we had so many blessings to be thankful for: 2 other wonderful
adoption families to keep us company (it's safe to assume that I probably would
have totally freaked out without them...more on that later) and one
set happened to be the parents of Saylor's best bud from the orphanage, 2
amazing girls ( who didn,'t complain or fuss at all (love those happy
hearts), a gift of a husband who calmed me down and kept me sane, being in the
airport instead of already on the plane and prayer. Turns out that Guangzhou
(our current locale) had some bad weather and so we were delayed, but
the real storm took place inside the airport as the locals went ballistic,
and angry Chinese men argued periodically over the course of 7 hours for
...later: a. Another
plane, b. A better hotel closer to the airport, not an
hour away in a 2 star dive which is where they would have been headed ( we
decided we'd rather stay overnight in the airport), c. Bumping a different
flight, so we could use that crew/ plane...still exhausted just thinking
about it, but soooo appreciative of the "angels" God sent who
masqueraded as other passengers and kept us abreast of all that was occurring.
Our new hotel was so worth waiting for and the shower is
absolutely heavenly...one of those rainfall-type jobs. Of course, we
only got 3 hours of sleep this morning, but breakfast was soooooo worth
it. Thank you,
Marriott....almost considered changing Saylor's middle
name, still an "m" though :-) )! After a delicious breakfast, where I
quickly made up for lost time in regaining any weight I'd previously lost on the
trip, we met up with our travel group and headed for medical checks. It
interesting to see how much smaller the world has become with adoption as we ran
into 3 couples we'd Met at assorted locations and said hello to new
friends in Georgetown, KY and someplace in western KY. We ordered room service
for lunch and I
napped with the girls as only one parent was needed
downstairs for paperwork. Erik has like the fastest signature in Asia...
gotta stroke that ego... so maybe he'll take care of the rest of the
paperwork,too. :-)
Saylor's been taking mommy on a roller coaster ride of
emotions. Today was a bit more rough and I'm sure the lack of sleep didn't help
either. Earlier, it seemed like she'd taken a step backwards in the
bonding process and of course my mind raced with all of the possibilities why.
Thankfully, we saw at least an hour of the little miss we,ve come to know
and love towards the end of the evening. Poor thing, she's fighting an
infection, teething, battled a high fever (over 101), new surroundings,
people, food, medical exams, etc., Not to mention the plane delay... what else
can we throw at her?! She's such a snuggly little thing, though,
definitely can communicate what she doesn't want and has quickly bonded with her
mama. I read that The
Chinese people consider themselves a big family, so it's
not uncommon for them to want to hold an adopted child and wish them well
on their journey. At the airport, three ladies gathered lovingly around us
(Scarlet receives lots of attention...superstar status and lots of people
take pics) and wanted to hold Saylor. One held out her arms and our
little cub looked and then buried her face in my neck and wouldn't let go of me
for anything (that's my girl).
All my guys are now asleep next to me and I'd better hit
the hay so I can function properly in the morning. Today, not so much, and
I liken it to the feeling or loss of feeling you get with novacane,
especially if trying to
drink from a straw... fairly comical when your body won't
do what you want it to do.
Miss y'all!
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