Main street on Shamian Island

The group adoption check in at the U.S. Consulate took longer than we expected but the oath ceremony lasted about 30 seconds.

We went to a wonderful Thai restaurant for dinner called the "Cow and Bridge". You can see Sen Lin offering me a piece of shrimp toast.

Here are some pictures of the main street on Shamian Island. We have spent most of our time in Guangzhou on Shamian Island since all of our adoption appointments were around our hotel except for the U.S. Consulate.

Sen Lin is doing great. His nose and cough cleared up a few days ago. He still eats and sleeps wonderfully. He has been more playful the past 2 days and now he is more likely to listen to us the first time we say "no" which is a great relief. In the beginning, we felt like we were constantly disciplining him. I felt like a horrible parent. I got tired of hearing myself say "no" and "don't" all the time. Don't kick, don't spit, don't bite, don't pull on that...etc. We say it in Chinese also to get our point across.

He is a lot happier recently and there are less melt down's per day. But he still hates showers. Overall he is adjusting so well to us and hopefully we are adjusting to him also. He is amazing. Very smart and friendly.