Our little Citizen

I have finally conquered "bath time" to be fun time not torture time. It has been very difficult to bathe her but thanks to the advice of Tia Mitzie...bubbles really do work. We played with bubbles first and then slowly made it into her lavish bath tub. She is getting more used to it and even I am enjoying it more.

She puckers her lips all the time and just makes me want to kiss her.....hey, maybe that's what she's trying to tell us. Tim and I can't kiss her enough, especially with lips like this.

It was very touching and hear-warming to see the 3 girls playing together. They are all from the same orphanage...Bethany is the youngest. Here she is with sisters Mya (left) & Ava (right) while the dad's baby sit.

Out on the town with Mom & Dad. What an experience to see booths of kabobs...some pretty strange kabobs. I just didn't feel hungry anymore. Daddy wanted to be around locals and do as the locals do on a Monday night. But luckily, he reconsidered.

Bethany and her other sister Renee getting together in the lobby.

Getting a very important lesson on pearls. Tim was surprised (or maybe just worried) at how attentive she was and did not fuss at all while in the Pearl Shop. Like Mother, like Daughter.

Well, I don't even know where to begin. So much is going on over here and unfortunately our internet service was down for the day yesterday....which means I got some extra sleep.

I am over whelmed with the sites to see on this trip of our life time.

But each day is extra special...I have to say that I've averages at least 90+ pictures a day. Looks like I'll be a loyal customer at Costco when I get home. I wish I could post them all but for now I am posting a few to keep the family and friends up to date on how things are going on here.

I am truly enjoying Beijing. The language barrier is of little importance since the majority of the people we have met do speak and understand some english.

First I will start with the medical check up since I know some of you have been wondering if Bethany has been given a clean bill of health. Well, the medical check up was only a requirement for immigration purposes. It consisted of the doctor measuring height, weight and visual examination. Nothing thorought at all. Since Bethany already has a pediatrician ready to take her on as a patient when we get back home, it wasn't necessary for us to have her medical completed. Tia Mitzie has taken care of setting her up with an amazing doctor. So, up until now, from what Tim and I can see..she is doing wonderfully and there are no issues of concern to us so far.

Since she did not have to do the medical and we travelled as a group, she had a play day with her Orphanage Sisters instead. They interact so well and are all so beautiful as you can see from the pictures above.

Secondly, I am very happy to say that my hard work at getting all our paperwork and documents done efficiently has paid off. Bethany Lin-Zi Lee will enter Canada on March 14 with her Chinese passport and Canadian Visa BUT she has been granted Canadian Citizenship!!!!!

We have completed her paperwork with Immigration Canada and she will have her paperwork done within a few months. We are so proud!