Good Bye Hong Kong

The great thing about Hong Kong 1) You can drink the water 2) More people speak English 3) It's one step closer to home : )

I never thought the time would get here. We are actually at the HK airport, 2 1/2 hours early, but we are still here! The thing that really hit me as I sit here with our little JinJin sleeping in his stroller is, "We are taking our baby boy home, finally!" No more hotels, no more tours, no more squatty potties, no more one room family time (even though I love them dearly, I am ready for some space).

We had to check out of the hotel at 2 pm, but they allowed us to store our luggage at the concierge and then remain in the Executive Lounge until we were ready to leave. Tim was very self-conscious of all the "big wigs" in the EL, but we couldn't care because they are people just like us, maybe we might even be able to bring a little bit of God to the EL floor eh?

As it turned out, everyone was super nice, they loved Zander. All the workers played with him (we were there almost 6 hours), we spoke with several people from the US. We shared out adoption story with a couple execs., but the nicest part was there was an outdoor balcony that overlooked the harbor. The railing was glass so we could see everything. I could smell the ocean, hear the clanging of bells from the boats, and even though the typhoon has left it very overcast, there were mountains with clouds hanging over them. It was beautiful to see wide open water and mountains after being so closed in for almost 3 weeks. This quiet compare to the VERY busy, noisy streets of China was very comforting and relaxing.

A buffet was served at 6 and the first in line was our little guy always making the signs of "please" and then "food or eat". When he sees the food his whole little body shakes, he grins ear to ear and makes a giggling noise because he's so excited. This happens when I show him a banana also : )

He is walking so much lately. We bought him squeaky shoes hoping it would motivate him to walk more and boy has it! But he still prefers Tim to carry him. I do believe he's packed on a few pounds in the last couple weeks because he is feeling mighty heavy.

Going through immigration as a family was very surreal. They asked if it was Zander's first trip to the US and we smiled and said "yes". He grinned through immigration and strolled right through.

More to follow in Seoul. We have a 6 hour layover and I hope they have a charger! I won't be able to post pictures until we get home though, I packed my transfer cable OOPS!