Last Full Day

Today is our last full day in China. Our luggage will be picked up at 6 am and our bus leaves for the airport at 6:30. Our flight home is 17-hours, which is really scary since Jake doesn't sit still for very long. Emily did really well on the flight over so I'm counting on her for a smooth trip back too. We decided to stick to a conservative dinner of Papa John's Pizza for this evening. Papa has been a staple of our diet during our stay. I don't think anyone is going to want pizza for a long time once we get home.

Yesterday was our Consulate Appointment where Jake was sworn in as a US citizen. It's not a very exciting ceremony but it was nice to have the grandparents with us for the moment. Jake took his oath eating his favorite wang wang cookie with his left hand and with me holding his right hand up for the oath. The swearing in ceremony celebrates the approval of the paperwork. He will not become an offical citizen until his feet touch US soil or Newark Liberty in our case.

Last night we took a dinner cruise down the pearl river. The bad weather really put a damper on most of our events and this was no different. Despite the foggy wet conditions, the views were still nice. Jake was fond of the cruise for the first 30-minutes (dinner) after that he was tired of being confined to a table or a boat. Jake likes to go, go, go all of the time. He's a happy guy who wants to experience things as an active participant not a spectator.

Jake's taking a nap and Emily is with Nana, so I should use this time to pack. Thank you to everyone for all of the nice emails. We can't wait for all of you to meet our smiley little guy.