Room for One More

We made it to Guangzhou last night about 8:00 pm and checked into the White Swan hotel. It is warm and tropical here. We added some pictures of Joseph on his potty. He likes it alot, because he has mastered scooting around on it for transportation. It gives his knees a break and helps him be mobile. On the plus side he also uses it some! Here he scooted all the way from the middle of our room to the hall of this nice hotel. He was quite pleased with himself. We are feeling very blessed that he is in such good spirits. He had to have 5 vaccinations at his physical appointment today. Joseph seems to be pretty scared of doctors and strangers in general and I'm not sure today will help him get over that. He had 1 shot in each leg 1 in the L arm and 2 in the right which they gave individually and agonizingly slow. We are so glad that the shots are behind us now. The Thompsons hung out the extra half hour at the clinic with us to lend moral support. They are wonderful. We were able to reschedule our flights to return a day earlier on the 9th yesterday. It is fun here in Guangzhou, but we really miss Faith and Hannah and are looking forward to being with them soon. United has been amazing. They gave us very competitive fares, helped us track down bags and rescheduled the flight earlier with no charge. Tomorrow we will either be touring the city or going to the zoo depending on the consensus of the group. Our guide here is excellent. His name is Jason and he takes good care of all of us. We have had incredible help here from our CCAI guides. Joseph is an amazing intelligent little boy. He is more lively every day. He stayed with Brian today for a nap while I completed paperwork and took out laundry. He is usually pretty smiley but has occasional tantrums much like most 2 year olds I know. It has been so much fun getting to know him. He and Isaac really play well together now. I am so proud of what a sweet(if somewhat wild at times) big brother he is. God has blessed me more than I can express with an incredible family. I miss all of you and love you.