Day Two in Guangzhou

we are officially yours now...!




I love Congee for breakfast - that is rice that has been boiled to within an inch of its life!!!!!!!!

We have now officially adopted Bai Xiao'en - soon to be known as Nelly Grace Xiao'en Norton. This is the other UK family who got their little girl Isabelle on the same day as us...

Last night started off quite well, played had milk etc etc...the fun started later when she decided that she was not going to let me sit down with her on my knee- so I had to walk the corridors until finally at 12 30 she fell asleep on my shoulder while I was leaning against a wall! she slept through until 7 and then we had to get her up washed dressed and breakfasted by 830 as we were then going back to the Adoption office - will I ever be able to have a shower alone again or a pee or poo come to think of it!

We got to the Adoption Office and as I had decided to put Nelly in the sling she had already fallen asleep and we had to wake her for the adoption certificate photo!... so by 10 30 Chin time we had officially been granted the order of adoption for Nelly!

Another sleep on the way home was followed by an afternoon of adoptoconomy shopping ( Little Chines dresses, shoes, hats, to shirts, jade, pearls Chines New Year decs, sil purses, lipstick holders, dragons etc etc etc etc ...) the sun came out today and we sat outside at a noodle restaurant and little Miss decided that she too wanted some of the soup as well as the meatballs and tofu! She also ate a good breakfast and this evening had banana and cheerios - Oh well best intentions start when we get home!....

Tomorrow we have the morning free and then off to Poice STation to apply for passport after that we ahve a number fo free days until we collect the passport and then see the British Consulate for a visa.