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We're Parents!
It's finally happened . . . we're parents! We went to the Adoption Center this afternoon, and about 2:45 we got our little Jasper. She cried when we first took her from her nanny, but she's already adjusting very well. She ate a lot of food for us at the restaurant, and she says "mama." She even gave Mama a kiss! Unfortunately, the Internet connection here is really bad. Keep watching here for more photos, but don't get your hopes up. :( posted at 08:51:06 PM
Forbidden City
Today we saw Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. We also took a rikshaw tour through some of the older part of Beijing. We stopped at a local man's house and met some of his pets! Here's the news on tomorrow: We leave the hotel for the airport at 6AM. Our plane leaves at about 8AM, and we arrive in Changsha at about 10:45AM. We go straight from the airport to the Adoption Center, where we'll get Jasper! We'll have to go back to the adoption center on Tuesday to complete the process, but by the next time we update this website, we'll be parents!!! See some more photos hereposted at 08:30:23 PM
Great Wall of China
Today, we toured the Great Wall of China and a cloissonne factory. We are going to an acrobatic show tonight. Click here to see some of the pictures we've taken so far . . . posted at 03:59:51 PM
Beijing!
Well, we are here! Beijing, China! It's about 9:30PM local time as I write this, which means it's about 7:30AM back at home. Hi, everybody! The Internet connection here is not real reliable, so I don't know how many pictures I'm going to be able to put up. Rest assured, though, that pictures of Jasper will be posted on Monday!posted at 09:34:09 PM
Itinerary
Here's our itinerary for our travel in China: We arrive in Beijing at about 3:40PM on Friday the 25th. In Beijing, we stay at the Jianguo Hotel. On Saturday the 26th, we visit the Great Wall and the Cloisonne Factory. On Sunday the 27th, we visit Tiananmnen Square and the Forbidden City, and take the Hutong tour. Then we see an acrobatic show in the evening. On Monday the 28th, we fly to Changsha in the morning and get our little girl! We have the adoption registration late that afternoon. In Changsha, we stay at the Dolton Hotel. Tuesday the 1st is a free day. Wednesday the 2nd we visit the Hunan Embroidery Factory, and Thursday the 3rd we visit the Hunan Province Museum. Friday the 4th we fly to Guangzhou in the afternoon, where we'll stay at the White Swan Hotel. Saturday the 5th we have a medical appointment and take the visa pictures for Jasper. Sunday the 6th is a free day. Monday the 7th we have our appointment at the consulate for Jasper's visa. Tuesday the 8th we take the citizenship oath for Jasper and pick up her visa in the afternoon. Then we fly to Hong Kong, where we'll spend the night in the Airport Regal Hotel. Wednesday the 9th we leave China, arriving back home (via Tokyo, Seattle, and Denver) at about 6PM. posted at 12:51:53 AM
Finding Ad
Today we received a copy of Jasper's finding ad. This is an ad that China requires be published in the newspaper before a child can be given up for adoption, to give the parents a chance to reclaim her.
The ad was published in the April 6, 2004, edition of the Hunan Daily, and translates as: Name: Shao Yang Bing A girl, she was about 5 days old. Finding date: 1/12/04 Found abandoned at the gate of the Second Middle School in Shao Yang city. She wore a red wool coat, laid in an apple box, with a bag of rice.posted at 06:48:27 PM | |||||||||
