Our Daughter Lina

We’ve had a rough few days (and nights), but today was better. The time change has been rough on all of us, but hardest on Lina. She’s not used to sleeping through the night without a bottle anyway, which adds an extra challenge.

So we’re spending a lot of time playing this game where we’re [...]

We’re home. We three are home for the first time. As I write this, Lina is sleeping quietly in her crib.

After an uneventful flight (at least for me–I finally got a little sleep), we were met by Lina’s Omi (Stephanie’s mom), Aunt Tuttie & Uncle Rob, and excited cousins Renée and Blake. Grandma and [...]

Here’s Lina’s first time on American “soil” just after immigration. She’s now an American citizen!

The immigration officer scolded me, “No pictures!” right after I snapped this one.

This is just before takeoff in Beijing. If only Lina had been this happy throughout the flight. We had some very tough times due in part to Lina’s inability [...]

Tomorrow, Tuesday November 29th, will be a 40-hour day for us, thanks to the 16-hour time shift between China time and PST. We’re ready to go home, but we have some trepidation about the 12-hour flight from Beijing to San Francisco with a baby, followed by immigration, customs, and then another flight to SeaTac. [...]

Today (11/21), we had our US Consulate appointment. Or, more accurately, our CHI coordinators did–they handled it so we didn’t have to go to the Consulate at all. After all the hassles about scheduling it (this appointment drove our entire travel schedule), it was somewhat anticlimactic. Which is a good thing. No problems were found [...]

On 11/18, we got Lina’s Chinese passport and flew to Guangzhou, where we can get her visa to enter the US.

And this was before Sutton started shopping in Guangzhou!

March of the new families

Power to the babies!