Stitches for Jia

She was still a bit scared here, but moments later she was playing all over the place and as happy as could be.

It's all fun until someone gets hurt.  This time the tom-foolery hurt Jia.  Hit her head on a piano leg.  Scary amount of blood.  Cut was only 3/4" long but deep.  So, off to emergency I went with Lili and girlfriend Debbie.  Lili was such a great nurse, running all over getting everything I asked for, wipes, kleenex, cold clothes, water, barretts, shoes for me and Jia, diapers etc.  We got there at 8:30 and were home by 11.  Everyone stayed up and we had Asia's 6th Birthday celebration at 11, bed at midnight. 

Jia was a tropper about being at the hospital.  It was decided that she should have sleepy juice because she was so active the Dr. didn't think she'd tolerate stitches.  Twenty minutes later she was bouncing off the walls so she got a second dose of sleepy juice.  I let the nurse know she was starting to sway and we moved her to the procedure room.  Lili was front and center telling the Dr. she wants to be a Dr. one day, he asked her how her grades were and she proudly said 'all A's'.  He grinned at her and told her to keep up the good work.  Jia layed still the whole time, whispered a couple owes and then leaped into my arms when it was done and happily said 'Goodbye Doctor'. 

So, mine and Eric's biggest problem of the day is that we don't have a family Doctor.   Our clinic closed suddenly and I tried for three weeks before Lili and I left for China to get a new Doctor.  We applied to several clinics but when we got home still hadn't heard from any of them.  Admitting wrote that we didn't have a Dr. and the Dr. at the hospital asked how that had happened and I told him the whole story.  I told him we really need one if we're going to consider another adoption.  Both he and the nurse with him are adoptive parents and he said he knew a Dr. that might consider taking us all on.  Turns out his wife is a Dr. and she isn't taking new patients but he gave me her number and told me the magic words to use :)  So, the red threads continue to abound.  It's a shame Jia had to be hurt but it was minor in the scheme of things, she's fine and we got a family Dr. 

Kitchen again.

Spent my Friday evening decorating the new shelves.  Thank you, thank you Eric! You did an amazing job of building my vision.

Little Guy Update

I called Jack last night and let him know that Eric and I want to sponsor Little Guy for his lip repair surgury.  He told me he would have him moved to the Fuzhou Healing House.  I looked it up and that is a Love Without Boundries home!  An Amy Eldridge project.  They have a whole floor dedicated to helping cleft kids.  Trained nannies and they work in partnership with the hospital in Fuzhou.  Marg at Sunrise told us that Children's Hospital's cleft team says the work they do is amazing.  We're so happy for Little Guy that he is getting this amazing opportunity.  His life is changing and he has no clue.  Sob, more and more and more tears.  I'm just so completely thrilled that he'll be getting fed and cared for by such an amazing group of people. 

http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/programs/healing-homes/true-childrens-healing-home/

http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/

http://www.lwbcommunity.org/

New Kitchen and Homecoming

While I was gone, Eric finished the kitchen!  He also put in a french door in our kitchen to the side yard, put a door into the garage with a window in it, put a saftey hinge on the kids toy box on the front deck, hung flower baskets on the front deck, finished the ceiling on the front deck, hung magic mesh on the back door, the house was spotless, laundry was all done, fridge was stocked with all of our favorite foods, he had fresh fruit and milk for Lili and I when he picked us up and when we got home we found out he'd baked us a chocolate cake too!  What a homecoming.  Mr. Eric has lots of brownie points stocked up now!

Lili is already onto Cdn. time.  I'm still struggling, wide awake at 1:30 and starving.  Much easier coming home from China without a baby though :)

I just loaded the rest of the trip photos on the last blog entry from China.

Everyone keeps asking if we had a good time.  Hard to say.  Will take some time to process the trip.  We literally had Govt. officials with us for the whole trip.  The first week, there were officials, tv camera's and reporters.  The second week adoption and civil affairs officials.  It wasn't quite the trip we had planned and envisioned to say the least and at the same time it was so much more than we thought it would be. 

Jia was pretty darn happy to have her Momma home!

Wonder if Jenny thinks giving us the stick eye while laying in Lili's suitcase will keep us home?

Miss Fei had a wonderful time at camp, we're so proud of her managing on her own for the whole thing.  She loved tubing.  Right now she is spending every minute she can in the pool.  Part fish that kid!

Lili has been talking about archery since we saw Brave.  Eric bought her a kid size set and gave it to her when we got home.  She was beyond thrilled. 

We stuck around home for most of the weekend but went to the Forest Museum on BC Day.

Jia seriously loves trains, she was delighted.

Bye, bye train.

Back In Canada

Flew out no problem.  Storm passed through the night. Air Canada was great, had my fears re: past flights but all was great. Watched three movies, wasn't too hot. It's sooooo nice to be back. No crazy heat, normal humidity. Just called Eric to let him know what ferry we'll be on. He had just picked up Fei, who had a fabulous time at summer camp. Can't wait to hold Jia and hear all about camp. Get to see my new kitchen too!

Typhoon

Oh, fingers crossed big time that we can fly out tomorrow.  Not good out there at all.  We just went outside just to feel the wind.  There are waves of water on the ground.

We're at an airport hotel, we're stuck here for dinner.  Lili had spaghetti, I had potato gnochi.  Yum.  First time we've been full in two weeks.  Very pricey though.

We didn't get shopping time so we were happy to find a decent gift shop here at the hotel.

Can't wait to see Jia, Fei and Eric!

Lili here - Can't wait to get home.  Very good dinner tonight.  See you soon Daddy, Fei, Jia and Jenny.soo

Shanghai

No internet here at the hotel. Refuse to pay their price. Not much for happenings today. Pedi cab tour of old Long Yan, met Jacks Dad. Sweet old man. Then drove to Xiamen, said goodbye to Jack. Arrived Shanghai and got a cab to our hotel no problem. Shanghai is a seriously big city. Over 30 million people. It doesn't interest us much, seen more than enough of cities now. We have to move hotels tomorrow. Planning to sleep in and move over leisurely. Jack told us this morning that the Director of Changting SWI has agreed to submit files for the three kids. He is placing their finding add now. Small steps. It's been exciting hanging with Jack and we're ready to relax a bit.