Next on the schedule was heading to Guangzhou. Things started out rough with yet another flight delay. Geesh, it seems to be they Hawley way to travel internationally. The Jinan airport was fairly new but when we were ready to get on board the plane we had to get on a bus. We thought, ok it will take us to the jet way. Ummmmmm nope. It took us out on the tarmac and let us off by our plane. It wasn't bad until a big 'ol jet pulled up right next to us with its engines going! This somehow doesn't seem safe but what do I know?
Megan did great on her plane ride until we had to descend and and she was beyond tired. She screamed and screamed... I felt terrible but she'd throw a bigger fit if Jeffrey or I even touched her. Luckily her cry isn't loud and Michael behind us said that he could hear her but it wasn't bad at all. However, the lady a row behind us on the opposite side kept standing up staring at us. Even while we were landing!!!!!!!!!
Any who, 2 hours late getting in and then trying to get settled into a new hotel was our limit for the 3 of us and we had to be up and ready by 9 for Megan's medical apt.
Our Friday morning has gone very well. All three hotels we have stayed at do a great job with breakfast. We eat french toast, eggs, bacon, croissants and hash browns. We do not starve in the morning.
After breakfast, we met Shiyan, Bethany Christian's In-country Adoption Director. She's with us until we fly out next week (only 6 more nights!!). We went to have Megan's medical examination done for travel. The little chestnut did great up to the point of her blood draw. This was not fun as Kelly started heading into the room where they do the draw and the nurses stopped her at the door. It's not a very good feeling hearing her cry and you can't even hold her to help her. :( After she came out of that sobbing, she let her Papa hold her for awhile. This was a first as usually she's all about Mama.
On the way back to the hotel, we stopped off at Carrefour store. This is a French version of Wal-Mart in China. Go figure! We grabbed some bottled water and snacks to get us through the week. The little angel just sat in the cart, taking it all in.
Megan has such a great personality. One of her favorite things to do is look at the book we had sent her that has a picture of Jacob, Alex, Mommy & Papa, and of course, Lily. She flips through the thing all of the time. She does a cute little surprise face every time she gets to Lily. She points and laughs and says, "gou" (dog in Chinese). We say "Lily" and she says "La La".
The afternoon will be pretty quiet so there probably won't be another post. We'll probably go check out the pool and kid's playground. We're looking forward to reuniting with our Beijing tour friends, Jeff and Charica. They are due in this afternoon and we can't wait to hear how their last five days have been.
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