Are we there yet?

Despite all the well wishes on my Facebook page yesterday (thanks, everyone), yesterday was a rough day. The morning was fine, but we had to wake up Jed early from his nap to go to the Consulate, and Gus woke up too and never completely recovered. Bedtime was a nightmare. I want to be home again, where the schedule is predictable, my kids don't have to be on their best behavior to eat three times a day, there are apples in the fridge that I can slice to take the edge off their hunger while we're waiting for dinner, and everyone sits in chairs so that I don't get bumped while I'm eating. Frustrating day.

The Consulate visit was fine. Very anticlimactic. The staff doublechecked the passports of parents and children to make sure the right kids were there with the right parents, and then we all swore that we had not lied on our kids immigration forms. We spent most of the wait chasing Jed around the room. He is learning from his big brother that just sitting around is a waste of time!

Jed loves his new squeaky shoes. He got up yesterday, and the first thing he did was bring me his shoes. And then whined about them for an hour b/c no one was dressed yet. I thought the squeaking would be cute but annoying, but it's actually very helpful. It's like radar; I know just where he is (and he walked right into the street the other day, so that's a very good thing).

Today is a quiet day. We take the famous "red couch" picture this morning, and then this afternoon Connie will bring Jed's visa. Hopefully it's correctly printed this time. Tomorrow we're planning to go to a big safari park outside of Guangzhou, and then do the epic pack to get all of our children and souvenirs back home.