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This is literally the first moment I’ve had to myself in six days or so. Since we left the hotel in Beijing, I’ve either been up with Nico or sleeping. He’s been slow to switch over to Canadian time, which means he sleeps from 7 pm to 2 am and then gets up and wants […]

view larger We’ve reached that point in the trip where we are ready to go home. We’ve still enjoyed some great sightseeing, food, and company in the last few days, but we’ll be glad to sleep in our own beds again. (And we’ve made a mental note: next time pay the extra for a suite! […]

“You belong to love as wheels belong to roads, as grapes belong to the blossoming of taste, as corn belongs to crows, as shadows belong to the ache of heat, as happiness belongs to the capricious pangs of the soul.” –Wolff Bowden I am blissed out on my son. His skin is as soft as […]

Wednesday morning we woke at 5 am and prepared to travel to Lianyungang Social Welfare Institute (SWI). We had requested this visit through our adoption agency, and were so happy when it was approved. Lily, our guide, arranged a minivan to drive us there. It was a three-and-a-half hour trip along a major highway, and […]

I’m shaking with excitement right now — the bellman just delivered our Notice of Travelling to China for Adoption!! Lily and I had been on the phone and computer for an hour, trying to figure out where the package was. The tracking number wasn’t working, the Purolator number didn’t work in China, I got my […]