Hey guys!  Things are going well here for us in Guangzhou, China.  We really like it here.  It's a bigger more westernized city.  You are stared at less bc there are lots of other adopting families here and also bc it's just a bigger more diverse city.  There are also a lot more options for restaurants that are not just your typical Chinese places.  Praise God!! Haha.  Sadie hasn't seemed to notice or mind that we are somewhere different.  As long as there are bathtubs and swimming pools to play in she is ok!

Sadie continues to amaze us.  She is really doing well.  She is opening up to Keith more everyday although she still prefers Maggie or I to him anytime.  She is saying some things in English already.  We spent forever today in the pool.  She would take my hands and jump in.  Each time she would give me a kiss and we would say one, two , three , GO.  I noticed she was really watching my mouth when I would say that.  Not long later she was saying one, two. go!  She also says when we are going to the elevator I do it-bc she needs to always push the button for the elevator.  She is very smart.  She also said something really cute the other day. We had pulled up at the hotel and she said something in Chinese really excitedly.  I asked our guide what she said and she told us she said something like we are home!  You can tell how much she is just soaking in her new surroundings and all the things we are doing together.  

Today Sadie had her medical appt. here.  It was pretty uneventful.  I asked our guide to ask the dr if he heard anything abnormal when he listened to her heart.  He said yes you will need to follow up in the US.  Haha.  So that's about all that came of that.  She had to get her blood drawn.  They took her from us to do it.  She cried for a minute and when they brought her back we gave her a sucker and she was easily consoled.  She fell asleep on the way to the appt and on the way back to the hotel from it.  She seems to tire easier than other 4 year olds.  

Tomorrow we will be going to Shamian Island to do some souvenir shopping and eat at a American restaurant there and I think there is a playground for Sadie to play on.  We are looking forward to that.  

Here is a little photo recap of today.

Our guide talked us into this too.  It's called dragon fruit.  Sadie loves it.  It's kind of plain but sweet.  It's pretty funky looking.

 How cute was she this morning?  There was a kids clothing store close to our hotel in Changsha.  Of course I had to get her a couple new things.  Haha.  They were irresistible.  We have found that dresses and traveling a lot are not a good idea with Sadie or maybe we are just so outdated on being parents to a little girl.  We are constantly picking her up and putting her back down and her booty is almost always showing.  As though people aren't already staring at us......

 This is in our hotel lobby.  This is the nicest and most beautiful hotel we have ever been too.

 On our way to her medical appt. She was sound asleep by the time we got there.

 These are all from her medical appt.  Look at the picture below where he is listening to her heart and she is even being goofy then.  She didn't seem to concerned with what was going on.

 Here she is just having some lunch in the hotel room.

 Aunt April we just put these pajamas on a few minutes ago and she was very proud of them,  She is so crazy it's hard to get a good pic of her.  They are super cute!!

Connor, Sam, and Brennan- We are really missing you guys.  We are over half way done with our trip!We can't wait to get home, although I am dreading the plane ride home with this wild woman;) I think you are going to Aunt April's today.  Hope you guys have a lot of fun.  We will call you later.  Love you all so much.  Mom