Blythe had a great nights sleep and we were up early for our last day in Changsha. We had nothing on the schedule other than waiting for Ashley to deliver Blythe's Chinese passport and all the finalized adoption paperwork from the Chinese government. We spent the morning hanging around the room. Blythe took a great morning nap. But as many parents of young children know that can spell disaster in the afternoon. Ashley got the passports and paperwork early so we canceled our plane reservation and decided to take the high speed train. However on the way to the train station Christian and his keen eye for detail noticed that they had put the wrong date for Blythe's birthday. An error that had to be corrected. So we took a detour to the adoption office and Ashley quickly fixed the issue. We got on the train and took our seats and that is when the squirming and crying started. Blythe was not in a good mood for the entire two + hour journey. We got a lot of looks from the locals - not sure if they were in sympathy or agony. We were in agony! But as soon as we got off the train she fell asleep and we checked into the hotel and unpacked while she slept in the stroller. Then we transferred her to her new crib and she slept through the night! Blythe continues to teach us lessons about ourselves each day. Today we worked on patience! It's easy to forget that her new life with us is full of changes and is probably very overwhelming. I just keep reminding myself of the first valuable parenting advice I recieved when Avery was born - the good and bad are both temporary - so enjoy the good stuff and don't worry too much about the difficult stuff - both will pass.
We are staying at the Ritz Carlton in Guangzhou and it is incredible. Our room looks out over the river and the skyline of modern buildings and colored lights and is exactly what you imagine when you think of modern China. The hotel staff left Blythe a welcome bag full of baby goodies that she has enjoyed sorting. Tomorrow we meet up with three other Gladney families to begin the US visa portion of our trip. We are very excited to make some new friends and see more of this beautiful city!
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