Well we r home , I checked the bog and all my emails didn't go through :( just trying this one now and will resend the others if this works :)

we made it !

helloooooo Beijing .....................we made it back . I am sure we will be feeling better tomorrow :) NO MORE SMOKE lol ! UGH! Mike, i bought a calling card and want to call you but I lost my voice three days ago :( I am sure Iwill be ok tomorrow. The flight was delayed but it's all good .. we are one step closer to bringing our`sweet man home... he hated the plane and totally zoned out with  a fit .Poor pet , OMG he is strong .. we did the big weigh in ....30lbs of love :) Feels more like 45 and we were all surpeised ...lol .... right now he is teasing Sophie by messing up the bed she just made for him,,,,, I wish you could hear his hysterical laugh :) gotta go unpack....paper work in the am and Zoo in the pm :) love to all ...Mom

Headed back to Beijing this afternoon :)

So our time in Nanjing has come to an end , we did some sight seeing and fun shopping this am. We are about to have lunch and we are all packed up. I had a great birthday ..visited the city wall and the jade factory here , it was amazing ...... I even had a birthday cake with Happy Birthday written in Chinese :) I will sign off now..... and hook up once in Beijing... we are feeling better . Sophie has improved :) Alex is a funny funny dude ! His laugh is sooo funny .He woke up at 5am smiled at me and climed the outside of his crib laughing and waiting for my response.... which was... here is a drink now go back to sleep...hee hee . He is a solid sleeper and sleeps in his crib holding my hand. He falls asleep within seconds and sleeps all night... ALTHOUGH...... do not mess with him when he is hungry ... yesterday at the jade factory had waited tooooo long , threw himself on the floor and screamed and thrashed ....it was quite the temper tantrum but once he was given his lunch he was a happy camper :) Did I mention he was a big guy lol >>>>>> I will weigh him at the airport :) Ciao for now xoxoxo

China 4 Us 0

well i thought by going in Sept we would be free of colds .....well ,not the case lol. Tracey has fully recovered ,I will be fine tomorrow ,Alex is the same as Monday ....not in his chest though so that is good. Sophie started her fever yesterday and continues today . Atleast I can see why she is sick (cough,sore throat ) so I am not worried....Sophie always fights it with a temp so nothing out of the ordinary for her :) She has her puffers,ventolin,flovent,halls,strepsils,motrin and tylenol....and if by Sat she hasn't improved I will bring out the big guns ..Antibx :>)So today we are going down for breakfast and then a little sight seeing . It is hot here and humid ....just my kind of weather >>>>> Thanks Mike for reminding me this am that I have made it another year ! Woooo !

Day #4

we are up lol   well everyone except Xuan . He hit the hay at 9pm and it is now 6am.....Tracey and I made it till 4:30 so we will prob be on China time by the day we leave lol..... It is beautiful here in Nannjing really beautiful and hot and sunny > We have the perfect location too >our`hotel is right in the middle of the old and teh new , We can walk to everything and have MacDonalds  KFC and Pizza Hut right outside our door. The chinese food is amzing as well as all the lights at night. If we go left it is old China with vendors and street shops and if we go right there is an outdoor mall which leeds us to Confucious' Temple along a river lit up at night . Well I should jump in the shower before the big guy wakes up . We are having breakfast in the hotel and then off to do paperwork .After lunch we are going to his orphanage to say goodbye to his two BFF's Liang and Bai ....and amazingly enough I know where these boys are going and have spoken with both their mother's :) I will post pics tonight xoxoxox  Kiss my girl Mike :)

We have him !!!

well the day we have all been waiting for is here :) We have him ! We met him atthe door getting out of the car . He was with his nanny and the director .He did noy wantto leave them and showed everyone in the room he was serious > We are just gettting back now and want to play with him so I will fill ya in on that later. for now he is playing with Jie jie and laughing up a storm AND surprise >>>>NO club feet !!!! Here are a few pics :)

2 and a half hours to go !!!!

well we made it to Nannjing in one piece :) we are in the hotel room unpacking. We stopped at walmart to get a stroller and we are off to get Alex at 3pm.....wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! we are here with Diane Chris and Hannah and they are meeting aaron at the same time.... I will post pics as soon as we get back ! Love to you all xoxoxo