The day which an adoptive family’s whole trip is planned around is Consulate Day. That is the day you swear an oath to the United States representatives in China to take care of, love, and never abandon your child. It’s also where you apply for their visa to enter the United States. Ours came and went very uneventfully, thank the…
Month: July 2015
An Update on Current Events
Most of you know that Lily Belle was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome. She was also born with a foot that turns outward, like the opposite of club foot. When we took her for her first Orthopedic appointment, her doctor was not entirely sure which need was more pressing: operating on the scar tissue band on her leg or beginning…
Shamian Island
Sorry for the absence from posting… Lots has been going on here! I will update on that also, but wanted to continue recapping our time in China before I forget it all! Shamian Island is famous among adoptive families. It used to be the home of the US Consulate and the White Swan Hotel, which was where all the Internationals…