Farewell China

Today is our last day in Guangzhou and boy are we ready to go home. Chris and I both have cabin fever (yes, I mean we're getting on eachother's last nerve), I am sick and Alina is sicker. We're looking forward to a memorable plane ride. She woke up yesterday morning with another fever. There do not seem to be any western medicine doctors around here and all of the Chinese advise we've been getting is "Make soup for baby". Hmmmm... green runny nose, barky cough and a temp of 103. Something tells me that she needs more than Chinese soup. Call me crazy, but I am going for the Zythromax that we smuggled into the country. Don't get me wrong, Eastern medicine and herbal remedies have their place, I'm sure, but we're not feeling up to exploring those options right now. My thoughts are drifting to more important matters, like what I'm going to order for dinner when we get back in the states. Hmmm.... a steak? No, maybe a big salad (we have not eaten any fresh veggies in 2 weeks) How about some water straight from the tap with no worries of repercussions in the bathroom an hour later! All joking aside, we are so thrilled to have completed all of the paperwork and appointments and to know that Alina is officially ours! As soon as we walk through the immigration line with her at the airport in LA, she immediately becomes a US citizen. Pretty cool, huh. We can't wait for all of you to meet her. We'll be seeing you soon!