Still sick!

Thanks for the prayers, but keep praying. Miss Hannah is still sick. She is still running a 100 degree fever tonight. I stayed back with her and Mike went to dinner with our group. He is going to bring us something back. I pretty much bawled my eyes out when I took her temperature tonight. She did good all day, but fever is back and coughing. We keep giving her medicine and she did take 2 naps today, so hopefully by tomorrow she will be ok. I am just feeling bad for her and also missing Wesley, soooooo bad~! I just cannot bare the thought of being away from Wesley many more days. If Hannah cannot get her shots tomorrow, then we will be here a few more days. Not sure how long, but I would think just a few days. She is just so congested. Poor thing! She has cried a lot today and I think its just she is fussy because she does not feel good. It has been nice because she has been a mommy's girl today. Earlier today, before her fever hit again, we did do some shopping. Loved it! Got some gifts for the family and 2 silk, beautiful blankets for Hannah and Wesley. They are so neat and they were very cheap. We will keep you posted on Hannah's sickness and about tomorrow. Love you all!

Medical & Visa: Pray hard for Miss Hannah

Please pray hard for little Miss Hannah. She has been sick. We arrived at our hotel last night in Guangzhou and put her to bed. She had been coughing some during the day. When she had been asleep for about 15 minutues and happen to look over and she threw up all over herself and her bed. I felt so bad for her. So, we had room service come and give us new bedding for her. This morning she ate well and we headed to the medical/Doctor appointment with our group. This was a good time for the Doctor to see her and all of us had to go anyways to get the child's VISA approved. We were there for about 3 hours and they said Hannah had a fever of over 100 and that she had a really sore throat. So, they said she could not have her shots because she is sick. Because she cannot have the shots, we could not get her VISA. At first, I freaked out a bit, but our guide, Shiyan, made us feel better. She said we can come back on Monday and get her shots if she is better and then still get the VISA and made our Consulate appointment. Worst case scenario, we would not get to leave China until she got better and was able to get her shots. But, we are hopeful that she will be better by Monday. She has a cold, with lots of coughing and congestion. We were able to get some antibiotic at the Doctor and also something for the fever. So, just pray for her to get well.
On a positive note, we love our hotel and its been great meeting up with our group. We are on an Island here and near water and boats. So neat! Lots of great shopping and our room is nice, just small. We will try to post more pics tomorrow fo Guangzhou. Just have not had time with a sick 2 year old. Thanks for all the prayers and please pray that she is better by Monday so we can get her VISA in order to leave China!

Golden Temple

Well, today has been good. Except for the fact that Hannah got a bloody nose this afternoon. Its probably just because it is very dry here. But, I hope its nothing concerning since she is just 2. We had a nice morning at Golden Temple. It was very pretty and the weather has been so nice, 75-80. It made us feel good when a Chinese man came up to Hannah and he tried to pick her up and she clung to Mike. So, I think she is getting it that we are her parents. She was a total Daddy's girl today, which I love. Wesley is a big Mommy's boy so this is nice to have one of each! Tomorrow we fly out of Kunming at 5:45pm for a 2 hour flight to Guangzhou. We are ready to finish up the paperwork there and get home. Its been so hard to be away from Wesley. More than we thought! We both have had a few crying spells about missing him. But, he has been having fun. We appreciate all of our friends and family for taking care of him and making sure he is having a good time to make the time pass. We love you guys so much~!

Da Guan Garden

Well, today we went to Da Guan Garden and it was beautiful. It had lots of flowers, water, and seemed very peaceful. The pictures you see are from the Garden. We also went to a Jade factory and bought 2 jade necklaces for me and Hannah. Its real Jade from her Province. The cool thing is, its usually very expensive, but we got them for about $60. Sometimes, they can be thousands of dollars. In China, its very popular because it means good luck/fortune. We also ate at a great restaurant for lunch across from our hotel. It was a bit more expensive, but very good. We have not really had much good food the whole trip because its so different, but this was good. I had cheese pizza and Mike had Chicken Cordon Bleu. Hannah enjoyed some pork/noodle soup with veggies in it. She loves her noodles! Noodles are very popular in the Yunnan Province where she is from. So far, things are going very well. She is definitely becoming more active and is a normal 2 year old keeping us on our toes. We have had to redirect her more and are trying to teach her "no-no". I think she is getting it. She is quick and into everything. More pictures to come!

Things are going well.

Well, today was nice because we had a free day. We basically just got up, ate breakfast then relaxed in our room. Hannah played with another little girl in the little play area. This afternoon, we took a family trip to Walmart and did a little shopping. Great prices there. It was a 3-story Walmart so it took awhile to get through.
Hannah is still doing well. We actually weighed her and was shocked at her weight. We were told she was around 30 lbs. but she is actually only 22 lbs. So is tiny, but of normal height for a 2 year old. She does eat well though so we are not worried about her size. We found out that the orphanage people usually weigh them with their layers of clothing on so that is why she probably weighed heavier.
She has been a wild woman today with giggling and hopping around the room playing. She is amazing how she gets around on one leg. She has a leg deformity, in case some of you did not know that. She has no problem getting around. So I can only imagine how well she will do once she gets a prosthetic.
Sorry I could not post her "Gotcha Video" yet. I am having issues with downloading that one. Here are some more pics of her from today.
Thanks again for all the prayers and comments. We read all them. Marcella.....if you are reading this....we have so much to tell you guys and cannot wait to sit down tell you all about it. It wont be long before you guys will be over here...I can just feel it!

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Day Number 2! Awesome!

Where do I even start with the days events! I can feel all of your prayers! God is helping us through each and every step of this process for sure! Hannah woke up and just stared at us. We let her sleep with us just in case she got scared. She did good and slept from 10pm to 6:30am. She has not cried once today! Amazing! We had to rush around and eat breakfast at our hotel and head to the Civil Affairs office. Hannah ate good and loved watermelon! She also shared some bacon with Mike and some cheerios. We then went to the Civil Affairs office and it was so crazy~! Lots of commotion and people speaking Chinese. We felt very rushed and did not understand a lot of what they were saying, but our guide helped us. We signed papers for the notary to get Hannah's passport and all of this took about and hour and a half. The good thing was there were many others families there, too doing the same thing. We did not know them though. While there, Hannah did so good. We were praying so hard that when Hannah saw her Orphanage workers that we would have to start over again with the crying. But, she was great. They came over, spoke Chinese to her and asked her who her Mama and Baba was and she pointed to both of us!!!! I broke down right then and there! That was a God thing for sure. We are also getting her to say mommy and daddy, too. She is bonding pretty equal to us, but seems to love her daddy! I think we may have a Daddy's girl on hand!!! So cute!!! We came back, ate some lunch and then played this afternoon. She loved to sit on Mike's stomach and slide down his side while he lays on the bed. She would just giggle. I will post her doing this in a video if I can get it to work. We just got back from a walk to the park. Beautiful park with water! We felt like celebrities!!! Lots of people staring and coming up to Hannah. Our guide said that most feel that Hannah is lucky to get adopted to America because we are rich!!! Its so weird!!! I just smiled and said, "Ne-How" (Hello). Hannah just fell asleep while we were walking back to the hotel. Tonight we plan to have dinner with another family and for their daughter and Hannah to play together. Overall, an amazing experience!!! Definitely a culture shock, but all of it is so worth it. I have been much more emotional today with everything because we are so happy and the reality is setting in. We could not have asked for a sweeter little girl.
If you can, pray for Hannah as she has had some diarrhea at times, possibly due to the stress of it all. She lets us know when she has to go potty! We just went to Walmart today and got a little potty that sits on the ground for her. Because of her leg deformity and her small size, we have to hold her on the regular potty. So, this little potty gives her much more independence. Its also small enough to fit into the suitcase when we travel. The best part is...I got it for 2 dollars at Walmart! Great prices here!
Well, take a look at these pictures. I promise I will post a video but it takes a long time to download, so I have not had much time. We have a free night and tomorrow is free so I will have more time to work on it.
Thanks for all the prayers!!! God is so good!!!