Update from Guangzhou

I'm still having a hard time finding a computer we can plug my camera into, but at least can let you know how we're doing...

 

We made it to Guangzhou, Benjamin was surprisingly great on the flight.  We made sure to feed him during takeoff and landing so his ears stayed in equilibrium.  I know both Lisa and I were very nervous about him making a lot of noise on the flight and thankfully, he didn't.

 

We had an apointment with the health examiner when we woke up on Saturday to get ready for the U.S. consulate appointment and the little man has bronchitis...  poor little guy... welcome to your new home, here's a nasty cough.  He seems to be getting better and hopefully he'll be better when we get home.

 

We've done a lot of exploring here in Guangzhou and it's a beautiful city.  Lots of temples, great shopping and we even got out in nature a little yesterday at a place called Lotus Mountain.  It's out on the South of the city overlooking the end of the Pearl River delta.  I'm hoping to find a good computer tomorrow so I can put a few pix up.

 

So far it's been a fantastic trip, Benjamin has made things much easier than we expected and I think he'll even be ready to meet everyone pretty soon after we get home.

 

Lisa, Benjamin and I are going to stay in for our first New Years Eve as a family tonight (we'll be thinking of Oscar too!) while my parents go to a concert at the Sun Yat Sen memorial hall... we just didn't think Ben could handle much classical music yet ;)

 

Happy New Year, look for pictures tomorrow... -jbm