Wednesday morning

Hello from Guangzhou! This is our last morning here. We leave late this afternoon for Hong Kong where we will fly out tomorrow to head home!  Yippee!

Yesterday we had to wake early to be out of the hotel at 7:45am for our consulate appointment. This is definitely the earliest we have had to be up and out with Emmy. She was sleeping well so we didn't try to get up in time to eat before we left. The consulate appointment was fine, and we got back for a late breakfast.  

At the consulate Emmy decided she wanted to sit In her own seat and also wanted to on the bus ride back to the hotel. This was great, so we decided to try the high chair...not so great. That is going to be a very slow process. Emmy had already eaten a granola bar, two snack bars, and a couple of little oranges but still managed to eat a whole bowl of noodles and some more oranges.  

We then went to a few shops near the hotel. It's a bit different than home as most of the stores in this little area have the same items, but they are certainly trying to sell them to you. Lots of showing off their products and giving you offers to lower prices. Mike pulled some bargaining skills by grouping items together to see what they would do. Emmy just took it all in but is reaching out to explore a little more.

The afternoon was a nap. Emmy cried both at Monday night's bedtime and Tuesday's nap time. She seems to have a little more nose congestion. Luckily the crying was only a minute or two. Later we took a walk to a nearby park. It was a nice change of scenery for us all. It took Emmy a while after nap time to perk up. She ended up walking a lot in the afternoon and then also as we went to dinner with friends at the Cantonese restaurant.

It has been such a blessing to have met sweet and dear friends on this trip.  We have shared stories, laughs, frustrations, and more. Their daughter has a motherly affection for Emmy that is incredible. This morning at breakfast, she cut up fruit to feed to Emmy as well as spoon feeding her congee. It will certainly be hard to say goodbye to them tomorrow.

After a bath and some sweet snuggle time with daddy, it was time for bed.  I had a screaming headache again so Mike put Emmy to bed. She didn't make a peep as he laid her down!!! Yay!!!

We are ready to make the ride to Hong Kong! Please pray for safe travels today and tomorrow. We are hoping Emmy does well with such a long flight, but we know that  since it is hard for us to sit for so long, that it will be hard for her as well. Please also pray that they are able to seat us together. Right now we don't have seats together by we would prefer we all 3 sit together if at all possible. We also know that having to be in a car seat is going to be hugely difficult on the ride home from Charlotte. Please pray that she will do ok with it as it will be a long drive for her after two plane rides, and we would love for her to be happy for her homecoming!!! 

Thank you for your prayers, and we hope we will get to post another time before we leave, but if not, we will post sometime after we get home!  Enjoy the snow NC!!!