First Full Day Together

Monday, May 09, 2005





Chloe slept well on Sunday night, we didn't. We would sit up every couple of hours and check on her. Most of the other babies slept through the night and they are all beginning to settle in with their new families.
Chloe woke up about 5:45 a.m. and was in a happy mood. She took a bottle from Daddy and then had a bath (which she handled quite well). Around 10 a.m., we ventured out into the rain to take Chloe's passport photo. When we returned Chloe and her Daddy had an impromptu play date with her Qujiang sisters in the hotel hallway. Chloe got in only a few good moments of play as she became fussy. Though she struggles not to fall asleep, Mommy managed to get her down around 12:30 p.m. Daddy went in search of a USB port in Guangzhou so we could send photos to everyone back home. We are feeling bad that we cannot access Geocities in China. Matt did manage to find a USB port for the camera, but it didn't work! No photos!
At 3:30 p.m. we went to have Chloe's physical done for her visa. It was not a great experience. All the babies go through three stations: height and weight, ear, nose and throat and a physical exam. Being poked and inspected by strangers upset all the girls. Chloe became very upset and it was hard to calm her down the rest of the day.
Later in the evening we went to the Ox & Bridge Restaurant with the rest of the group. It was great, unfortunately we had to call our evening early as Chloe was fussy and cried all during dinner (welcome to parenthood).

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