Today were saying goodbye to Beijing
(Barrett's birth place) and heading down to to Guangzhou where our medical exam and consulate appt takes place. We have enjoyed learning about his province but have been looking forward to meeting up with other families in Guangzhou.
We got up this morning and went to the park across the street once more in hopes to have him worn out for the plane ride to GZ:) We then came back and packed up to meet Helen in the lobby at 12:50. Helen was trying to say her goodbyes to Barrett on the way to the airport but all he wanted to do was glare at her. It made me feel good he wanted his mommy over one of his own:)
After our 45 min drive we arrived at the airport and said goodbye to Helen ( she was a great guide). We still about an hour before we could board so we ate lunch and then headed down to our gate. Ofcourse our plane was late boarding so some little boy got really tired( his nap time is 12 but I didn't let him sleep til 3:30). While waiting for our plane Barrett enjoyed walking away from me a little and then run full force into my legs and hugging me with a huge smile on his face. I will never forget that moment!! Tears running down my face. It was at that moment that my love for him reached that next level. At this time the plane pulls up and I strap him on and he immediately falls asleep. He slept about an hr of the way there. The rest if the time he played in his seat and ate dinner. He has been a trooper being dragged around everywhere.
We finally arrived in Guangzhou at 7:30pm and miko and Rebecca, our guides, were there to greet us. Our driver and Rebecca took us to our hotel and we couldn't have been happier with our hotel and the city. It felt like we went from a dirty part of New York to somewhere in Florida. Our room is a suite with the bedroom as a separate room. When we entered, we noticed that Barrett had a care package from the hotel filled with goodies (two toys, sippy cup, bib, and a loaner stroller). We have lots of coffee shops ( not that we will be going to any), Irish paddy, Mexican, and Italian. Rebecca gave a full agenda typed out of what were doing and all appt times. It's going to be a busy week but we look forward to meeting all the other families here (including friends from our church that are here bringing there daughter home).
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