Feeling human again

Besides an inevitable awakening at 4:30 every morning, we're pretty much back to normal. Olivia is thriving here. She has a new best friend... Dakota (our dog). Lets just say the relationship is symbiotic and centers around meal times.

Two more Thursdays!

We are SO excited to get home. We are a bit aprehensive of the trip though. Our travelling (bus, plane, and automobile) will start at 6AM on Thursday March 8th and end at around 8:30PM the same day. So in one way the flight is only 14.5 hours. Unfortunately, at about 8PM on Thursday (1/2 hour before we are supposed to arrive at our house), we will cross the international date line and it will become 8PM on Wednesday again! That's right. In all, from the time we leave the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, China to the time we walk through the front door to our house in Quantico, it will take about 27.5 hours (subtract 11 for the time change)! Here is our itenerary in Eastern Standard Time:

Leave White Swan: 5PM Wed 7 March

Depart Hong Kong: 11:50 PM

Arrive San Fransisco: 11:33AM Thursday 8 March

Process through US Customs - Olivia becomes a U.S. Citizen

Depart San Fransisco: 2:00PM

Arrive Washington Dulles: 7:01 PM

Introduce Olivia to everyone who shows at the airport 7:15-7:45

Arrive home: 8:30-9:00PM

Go to bed: 9:01PM

We can't wait to see everyone.

For those who are already addicts, here is your Olivia fix.

Red Couch Photo

Tickle Baby

What a wonderful laugh.

Ham Sandwich

Actually, it's BBQ pork... but it was obviously made by a ham.

Does This Look Like A Boy To You?!

Normally I wouldn't be bothered by one person asking the sex of my baby but when 4 people refer to my girl as a boy it begins to get under my skin! Did I mention she was dressed in a shirt with flowers on it, jeans with flowers on them, and shoes with pink bows on them?! Just to make sure it didn't happen again, I tortured my child by putting a head band on her the next time we went out. That will show them!! ;-)

Two BIG steps today

First big step... Olivia is crawling a bit around the room. I have a bit of video, but no pictures. Sorry. The second big step is the stroller. Boy do our backs feel better. She hated it at first... OK, so she still hates it, but as long as the wheels are turning, there's little complaint. If she seems angry, she is.

I added the gotcha video to a private group at youtube. Here is the link (http://www.youtube.com/group/FM5). Once you register and log on, you can request to join this group. If there any response, I'll post more.