April 11 Off to Guangzhou

We packed most of the morning for our trip from Nanning to Guangzhou. The flight was only an hour and Chloe slept through most of it. After arriving in Guangzhou, we went straight to our hotel, settled in our rooms and then went for a quick walking tour of Shamian Island. Shamian Island is a very small portion of Guangzhou. It is where our hotel, the US Conslate, and lots of little baby shops are located. This entire island is geared toward American adoptive families and the architecture is more European than Chinese. It is very pretty, although our first day was hot and muggy.

Later that night we went out to dinner at a Thai restaurant and had a one year birthday celebration for all of us who missed our daughter's first birthday. Chloe is still very clingy to Mom and will not go easily to Dad. If Dad puts her in a baby carrier and takes her outside for a walk, she settles down after awhile, but if Mom is in sight, she has a fit and wants to be held constantly.