Here's a jet lag picture of me.
Eeek! It's not pretty, but this blog is meant to document reality, both good and bad, of this adoption trip. This was taken after 2 flights- Houston to Chicago, Chicago to Shanghai, for a rough travel time of 20 hours. 20 hours without sleeping, and that's on top of only 4 hours of interrupted sleep the night before I left. Last night I was able to sleep 6 hours, although in several chunks, and then I got in a good 4 hr nap this afternoon.
Church this morning was amazing! It was great to see good friends, although several were still away on vacation (Chinese New Year) or had repatriated when we did, and I also got to hear many uplifting lessons and stories, many focused on personal revelation and the Holy Ghost. There were some good reminders in there!
Afterwards, I came back to my "hotel" (aka my friends' home) and made some ramen that I bought last night. It hit the spot, and then I was down for a much-needed nap.
Tonight I went over to a friends' home with my close buddy LaReen for dinner. It was fabulous...both the food and the company. There are many good good people in this world, and I've been so fortunate to meet so many wonderful people so far in my life! I have been very blessed!
12 more hours and I will be on my way in a taxi to the other side of Shanghai (Puxi) to reunite with my son. I know that he's not yet officially my son, but he has truly been my son since I first saw him as a baby. I am told that he's extremely intelligent (I'm sure he gets that from me....oh, wait...), and extremely active. More than one person who has seen him in the past couple of months emphasized the 'extremely' active part, so we'll see how he compares to my other active children. On the other hand, I have been told that he is very social (He's always been that way), that he is obedient, and that he loves to color, and will sit for up to an hour at a time coloring. Yay! That should help with the 5 flights he will take before landing in Houston (broken up over a couple of weeks, might I add). At 18 months old, I think that's amazing! Especially because my older kids don't always have that long of an attention span.
I got some fruit for him today, and made a point of buying bananas, since I'm told those are still his favorites. I am also told that he is a very good eater and will eat anything. All of my kids are good eaters for the most part, so he'll fit right in at the dinner table. I do remember Mason being a good eater for me, when we first got him at 5 months old. I would blend up all sorts of food for him, including green smoothies (green leaves, usually spinach and fruit), and he just gobbled it all down as quickly as possible.
Anyways, I can feel my body and mind starting to fade, and I really need to be rested as much as possible before taking over the caring of Mason tomorrow morning. I hope this post makes some sense, as I'm pretty fuzzy brained right now. Thanks for following along with me in this amazing and monumental journey. Tomorrow's post(s) should contain some awesome pictures of our reunion.
Goodnight world!
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