We made it to Changsha!

We got our wake-up call at 5:00 a.m. and we headed out at 5:30. The flight to Changsha was about 4 hours, and I thought I was feeling better until they brought out the breakfast! I grabbed the air sickness bag just in case. I think I still have a bit of a bug, but I also think some of it is just nerves! I remember when I was young I seemed to get sick at every major holiday just because of the excitement. Multiply the awe and wonder of a child at Christmas by 100 and that's about what I'm feeling right now!

Jason, on the other hand, is cool as a cucumber, just as I would expect. He's taken care of all the paperwork and money since we've been here and that has been a great blessing, especially in light of being under the weather. When they wheeled in the crib today I had to break out the video camera to capture the moment. In any other other situation it would be so completely mundane, but for some reason I just want to soak up every moment (even if we have to yawn through the video some day!).

Today we had a free day so we took about a 15 minute walk to a store that is similar to Wal-Mart. WOW! What an experience! The most interesting thing was the live seafood--which you scoop up with a net and put it on the floor for someone to clean it for you. I thought you may enjoy seeing the eels :)
We had a delicious dinner tonight with more food than you can imagine for $6 per person! The Hunan Province is known for its spicy food, and now I know why! Our guide asked them to make it less spicy and even HE thought it was too hot! Very tasty though. Well, off to bed and then in 13 short hours we will be on the bus to Civil Affairs where we meet our baby girl! I'll post more tomorrow night!

P.S. We can't read the blog from China so that means we can't read your comments (or check to see if the pictures and video are working!) but please don't let that stop you. We will look forward to reading them when we return home. :)

P.S.S. Happy Mother's Day to our Moms!