Flying from Nanchang to Guangzhou

Hellow this is John,

Friday involved getting Audrey's Chinese passport, packing up our things and flying to Guangzhou for the last leg of our trip. In order to fly, Audrey needed to get her passport. In Guangzhou, she will get a visa from the US Government to fly to the US. When she touches down on US soil in Chicago, she will automatically become an American citizen.

For all of those who dread going through security at airports try China sometime...with a baby. In-China flights do not allow any liquids what-so-ever. With all the lotions, medicines, bottles, etc stuffed into a diaper bag, we were bound to forget something. Try explaining to Chinese airport security what Butt Paste diaper ointment is. As we were pointing to Audrey's back side, the security agent starts looking into the top of her diaper. As one of the our group members said, whatever the agent finds in there she can keep.

The flight from Nanchang to Guangzhou only lasts a little over an hour, but this being the first time Audrey was to get into a plane, we were a little bit apprehensive. On top of that Audrey has not taken a bottle for the last couple of days, so the option of using a bottle to alieviate ear pressure was out the window. We improvised by feeding Cheerios to her throughout the takeoff and landing. Success! She was a very well behaved young lady on the flight. We are hoping that was a small dress rehearsal for the 13 hour doozy we face in less than a week.

In Guangzhou, we are staying at the famous White Swan Hotel. The traditional last stop for American families adopting children from China. We unpacked our things and relaxed a bit before our medical exam the next day. We will spend the next five days here getting all the necessary paperwork in order to complete the American portion of the adoption.