Showing posts with label adoption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adoption. Show all posts

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Lily of the (Beijing) Valley


Richmond to Detroit 


Detroit to Beijing


Beijing smog


Beijing traffic



Paragon Hotel


Meeting Miss Lily



Adoption Party!



Mama Susan with "The Princess"




Having some cake!


Exiting the orphanage


Napping on the ride home



Waking up with a new family


Official adoption family photo!

Lily is a shy one, very attached to her caretakers,
She is warming up slowly to her new mom and dad.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Difficult Roads May Lead to Beautiful Destinations


Our guides Aron and Miko took us for the medical examination.



Jackson did not like waiting around the clinic all morning or getting his blood drawn.



He was quiet on the trip back to the Garden Hotel.


He likes playing with his toys in our bed.


We decided to go to AEON (the local Target equivalent).
I couldn't help noticing that these look just like the ones in Petropavlovsk.



When we returned, Jackson had a nap.




Then he played some more in our bed.



Reality blogging: Cleft palate with feeding aversion



Susan tried him on some baby food. He resisted the puree' texture.



He was a bit happier with liquids.



But only a bit happier...



We took a walk outside to see the waterfall and the goldfish pond.



When we got back, he played pat-a-cake with Susan and she sang him a song.


After a warm bath and supper, he finally spoke something intelligible: "Mama"

Small steps.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Monday in Minneapolis


Hmmm...





Lunch at Hong Kong Noodles



Dinner at Terminal C
*sigh*