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Medicals today. We left the hotel at 8:15 am and didn’t return until 1 pm. We had the exams at an international clinic in the embassy district. The doctor who checked out Lia was from Montreal. Apart from a cold, Lia is in excellent health. At 16 pounds and 69 cm long, she’s at the […]

Today was the epic visit to the Great Wall of China. Things didn’t start off well–after recovering from last week’s cold, I went to bed with a sore throat last night and was much worse this morning. I thought I had strep, and spoke to the pediatrician travelling with us who had some extra antibiotics. […]

We’re now back in Beijing at the International Hotel. This hotel feels much more upscale after our experience at the Gloria in Nanchang, with MUCH more comfortable beds. We’re not complaining about our experience in Jiangxi though, as the warmer climate certainly made up for any lack of creature comforts. This morning I was happy […]

Happy 10 months, my little bao bao. Tonight will mark five full days that we have been together. And what a five days those have been! This morning as I held you while you fell asleep, you whispered “ba ba”. We are slowly becoming a family. Your ba ba

This morning we took an hour’s bus trip into the countryside of Jiangxi. We visited a historic rural village, established over a thousand years ago under the shade of an ancient tree. Legend has it that a family found a great treasure under the tree, having been told of the treasure in a dream, and […]