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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Car Ride
The car ride from Shenyang to Choayang. Mommy had to take lots of dramamene, and close her eyes. Bella thought it was funny that mommy had her eyes covered. The driving here and is just too much. The driving in Beijing was crazy, but in the country side it is worse thant you could ever imagine. Tthere are cars, buses, motorcycles,and people all over the road. There are no lanes, just everyone looking for their spot. All the vehicles work in and out of the traffic and blowing the horn. At one point today, Bryan could have reached his arm out the car window, and taken the money off the dash of the car next to us. That is how close we were on the road. Sometimes we drive on the side walk too. (Side note:As I type this, Bella is singing Happy birthday to her baby doll)..Our driver was very good. He knew what he was doing. Our guide Coco, has been really nice. She is smart. We have learned that this is hear first adoption, but she is doing really well. Coco is very good with Bella too. Keep the comments coming. We love to read them. It keeps us going.
We love and Miss you all,
Joy , Bryan and Bella Kate
We love and Miss you all,
Joy , Bryan and Bella Kate
The Owens Family of 3 has Resurfaced!!
Hello All,
So sorry it has been so long since we last posted. We got Bella on Monday and Tuesday we had to take 3 differnt taxi's to 3 different paperwork appointments. Then we where off to Choayang, CHina. The drive was 4 hours by car (nissan sentra). All 5 of us in one car with our luggage,it was very interesting. When we got to Choayang we stayed at a very traditional Chinese hotel, in a not so nice neighborhood (very rural). There was no internet service, so that is why we have not posted more. We haven't eaten in almost 2 days, unless you count the crackers, cherios, and water. We where scared to leave our hotel room, because there were no Chinese to English Translates(signs), and no one spoke English. So we just stayed in the room and eat what we brought with us.
This morning we went to get Bella's passport and we drove 4 hours back to Shenyang. We will be here until Friday and Saturday morning we will fly to Guangzhou. We are now back in Shenyang, and we are so happy to be. I have ordered room service, and all is right again. We are having Cheese Burgers and Fries. The hotel here in Shenyang is very nice. Room service here at the hotel does speak a little English so it is easy to order. The food, although not like in in the US is pretty good. It is fairly expective. In China you can not just leave a credit card or run a tad. You must leave a cash ($1200.00 in Yuan/ $175 US) deposit, and then if you do not spend all of it, they return it at check out.
Now for the fun stuff. Lets talk about Bella Kate.
She is doing really well. When we first got her, it was really hard. She did not want to come to me at all. I gave her a Carebear, and she loved it. She did give me a kiss for giving it to her, but would not let me hold her. I talked with her foster family for a long time, and finally it was time for them to leave. Bella was screaming when they walked away to go to the elevator. I was holding her and she would not let anyone else touch her. I carryed her for the next 40 minutes or so. She would not let me put her down. I think she was afaid I would leave, if I got out of her site. When we got in the car to come back to the hotel, it was really crowded. The foster family and brought several bags for us, with her things, and we did not have room for everything in the small car we were in. Bella had to sit on my lap in the car, because there was no other room. She finally stopped crying once we got in the car. Bryan gave her a stick on gum, and that was all it took for her to fall headover heals in love with him. Once we got to the hotel, it took quite a while to get checked in. I held her the whole time. She would not let me sit with her, or she would scream. So I stood and held her, while Bryan and Coco checked us in.
She calls use Mommy and Daddy, and will answer when we call her Bella Kate. She does speak English, which has been a God sent. She is not potty trained, and I have changed a million diapers, since we are pushing the fluids. It is so humid and hot here. Although the temperature is only 70 degrees it feels much hotter.
She takes a nap at 1PM each day and goes to bed by herself. The first day we had her, she took her blanket that I brought her went over to the floor, layed down on it and took a nap. Just like that. Bryan and I both were completely speachless. We looked at eachother, like what do we do now. The 1st night she slept with Bryan and we worried all night about her falling off the bed. I had to catch her twice from hitting the floor. She moves a lot in her sleep. I was very sick all night, that 1st night, so it was really hard to get any rest. Last night we made her a pallet on the floor and she loved it...Guess we will try that again tonight. She sleeps all through the night. I have had to wake her both mornings. Day one no bath...Day 2 bath was a most. She screamed and cried the whole time. When it was over, I went to take her out, and she cried to stay in. She can wear size 18/24 months. Some of the 24 months clothes are too big. Her waist is tiny. She is really skinny. She is tall but small still. She is very funny, and says things to make us laugh all the time. As I type this, she is chasing Bryan around the room, saying "I got you", I got you". She loves, her babies. LOVES THEM. She is very sweet and loves to share, but also loves to say, that for me? When I gave her, the new shoes I got for her, she got so happy. The first night she had to sleep in them. Flat out refused to take them off. It melted my heart to see how attached she was to new shoes. Last night she took them off and gave them to me. (I hope this means she is starting to really trust me) I had to lay them right beside her. She loves her new clothes, and has a crazy thing with buttons. She looks for them on everyones clothes. She loves to look at all of her new clothes. She smalls really big, when I tell her they are for her. She LOVES gum. Has to have it all the time. Will cry if she can not have it. She is really funny. She is very sensitive and cries a lot. I think she uses this as an attention getter. Sometimes the crying so followed by colasping into the floor, with a fit. It is starting to get some better. She does have a set of lungs on her. Ok..food is here. will post more later tonight, with pics.
We love you all,
Joy Bryan and Bella
So sorry it has been so long since we last posted. We got Bella on Monday and Tuesday we had to take 3 differnt taxi's to 3 different paperwork appointments. Then we where off to Choayang, CHina. The drive was 4 hours by car (nissan sentra). All 5 of us in one car with our luggage,it was very interesting. When we got to Choayang we stayed at a very traditional Chinese hotel, in a not so nice neighborhood (very rural). There was no internet service, so that is why we have not posted more. We haven't eaten in almost 2 days, unless you count the crackers, cherios, and water. We where scared to leave our hotel room, because there were no Chinese to English Translates(signs), and no one spoke English. So we just stayed in the room and eat what we brought with us.
This morning we went to get Bella's passport and we drove 4 hours back to Shenyang. We will be here until Friday and Saturday morning we will fly to Guangzhou. We are now back in Shenyang, and we are so happy to be. I have ordered room service, and all is right again. We are having Cheese Burgers and Fries. The hotel here in Shenyang is very nice. Room service here at the hotel does speak a little English so it is easy to order. The food, although not like in in the US is pretty good. It is fairly expective. In China you can not just leave a credit card or run a tad. You must leave a cash ($1200.00 in Yuan/ $175 US) deposit, and then if you do not spend all of it, they return it at check out.
Now for the fun stuff. Lets talk about Bella Kate.
She is doing really well. When we first got her, it was really hard. She did not want to come to me at all. I gave her a Carebear, and she loved it. She did give me a kiss for giving it to her, but would not let me hold her. I talked with her foster family for a long time, and finally it was time for them to leave. Bella was screaming when they walked away to go to the elevator. I was holding her and she would not let anyone else touch her. I carryed her for the next 40 minutes or so. She would not let me put her down. I think she was afaid I would leave, if I got out of her site. When we got in the car to come back to the hotel, it was really crowded. The foster family and brought several bags for us, with her things, and we did not have room for everything in the small car we were in. Bella had to sit on my lap in the car, because there was no other room. She finally stopped crying once we got in the car. Bryan gave her a stick on gum, and that was all it took for her to fall headover heals in love with him. Once we got to the hotel, it took quite a while to get checked in. I held her the whole time. She would not let me sit with her, or she would scream. So I stood and held her, while Bryan and Coco checked us in.
She calls use Mommy and Daddy, and will answer when we call her Bella Kate. She does speak English, which has been a God sent. She is not potty trained, and I have changed a million diapers, since we are pushing the fluids. It is so humid and hot here. Although the temperature is only 70 degrees it feels much hotter.
She takes a nap at 1PM each day and goes to bed by herself. The first day we had her, she took her blanket that I brought her went over to the floor, layed down on it and took a nap. Just like that. Bryan and I both were completely speachless. We looked at eachother, like what do we do now. The 1st night she slept with Bryan and we worried all night about her falling off the bed. I had to catch her twice from hitting the floor. She moves a lot in her sleep. I was very sick all night, that 1st night, so it was really hard to get any rest. Last night we made her a pallet on the floor and she loved it...Guess we will try that again tonight. She sleeps all through the night. I have had to wake her both mornings. Day one no bath...Day 2 bath was a most. She screamed and cried the whole time. When it was over, I went to take her out, and she cried to stay in. She can wear size 18/24 months. Some of the 24 months clothes are too big. Her waist is tiny. She is really skinny. She is tall but small still. She is very funny, and says things to make us laugh all the time. As I type this, she is chasing Bryan around the room, saying "I got you", I got you". She loves, her babies. LOVES THEM. She is very sweet and loves to share, but also loves to say, that for me? When I gave her, the new shoes I got for her, she got so happy. The first night she had to sleep in them. Flat out refused to take them off. It melted my heart to see how attached she was to new shoes. Last night she took them off and gave them to me. (I hope this means she is starting to really trust me) I had to lay them right beside her. She loves her new clothes, and has a crazy thing with buttons. She looks for them on everyones clothes. She loves to look at all of her new clothes. She smalls really big, when I tell her they are for her. She LOVES gum. Has to have it all the time. Will cry if she can not have it. She is really funny. She is very sensitive and cries a lot. I think she uses this as an attention getter. Sometimes the crying so followed by colasping into the floor, with a fit. It is starting to get some better. She does have a set of lungs on her. Ok..food is here. will post more later tonight, with pics.
We love you all,
Joy Bryan and Bella
Monday, May 5, 2008
We are in Shenyang
We made it into Shenyang China this morning it was a 50 minute flight. We were picked up at the airport by our Guide Coco and taken immediately to pick up Bella. It has been a whirlwind of emotions this morning, but she is with us. We will post more later as time allows because our lives have just made a 360 degree turn around. We love you all and will post more later.
Love,
Bryan, Joy and Bella Kate
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Traffic! Oh Boy!
The traffic here in China is something you just have to see. I know for me it is just about more than I can take when we are on the bus. The bus driver Li, laughs when he sees me, and puts his hands over his eyes. Because this what I do for most of the ride. There are lanes on the road, but they are only suggestions, not a requirement. There are approximatly 3 million cars on the road each day. Rush hour here is from 8AM until 8AM the next morning...lol We have almost killed atleast 40 people walking or riding a bike since we have been here. They do U-turns in the middle of the road, where there is no road. If he wants our bus through and there is no lane, he will drive down the side of the road, on the side walk or meadian. Just tonight this pregnant woman walked out in front of us, and he blew the horn at her and just kept going. She almost got hit. They blow at eachother all the time. One thing I have noticed is that most Taxi's do not have A/C put they do have a horn. They come within inches of hitting each other a lot. Our driver squeezes the bus in spots that you would never believe is possible. It really is like looking at an old fashion game of frogger. People walk a lot here too, and there are no crosswalks, so you just go and hope you do not die. I have ran more in the past 3 days, for fear for my life, than I have in 3 years. If you are in the way, tuff you will be hit. I would get some pictures of this, but my eyes are always clothed..lol
Blessings,
Joy and Bryan
Blessings,
Joy and Bryan
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