Friday, February 27, 2009

Even though we didn’t have much planned today except checking out of our hotel by 3:00 and catching a plane to Guangzhou, it got to be a long and busy day. Addison did however have time for her first real shopping experience, and if any one knows Jen, this wasn’t something that couldn’t just be done in a simple, “there I did it” type thing. A group of us found an underground strip mall that had many shops with all sorts of girly stuff for them to look at. I do need to mention that Jen did expose Addison to her shopping style; look at a lot of different things, don’t settle too fast, and always look for a bargain! They did a lot of shopping but not too much buying, which is good, however, I’ve heard that Guangzhou is a shopping paradise so I’m thinking that there will be plenty of time for Jen to introduce Addison to the buying experience soon!

Addison had her first Happy Meal! Actually Jen and I had Addison’s first Happy Meal, but only after we had a few pictures taken of “Addison’s first Happy Meal” – she’s not eating any sold foods yet, just formula from a bottle or meat congee, which is basically mushy rice with little mushy meat chunks mixed in a salty water base.

Between 6:00 and 6:30, I don’t remember – it just kind of all runs together, we loaded the plane in Nanning for Addison’s first plane ride. Everything went pretty smooth including the take-off and landing expect that after about 10 minutes in the air Addison not only wet through her diaper but through my pants as well! It was warm – that was about the only good thing that came from that experience! Jen had this experience earlier this week so I suppose it was only fair that I get the chance to enjoy this experience too! The man that we were seated next to was Chinese of course and he thought that it was pretty funny too; he said a few things in his native language and then shared his big belly laugh with us.

When we finally got checked into the White Swan hotel here in Guangzhou, both Jen and Addison quickly hit the sack! It was a long day with a lot of firsts for Addison. Thinking about it, I had to wait until I was 19 or 20 for my first plane ride and this little girl will have two short flights and one 14-hour flight in before she turns one year old. Incredible! What a change is happening in her life a she seems to be just taking in stride!

It’s crazy how fast Addison has become a part of who Jen and I are. Jen has caught me rocking in a chair, or swaying back and forth while standing, while she is the one holding Addison at the time. In only a few days sweet little Addison has become a part of us!