It's Official!

Then we headed to the notary office for more paperwork.  After we returned to the hotel, we had an hour before we had to get the van to Luoyang where we would apply for her passport.  We really started to see her personality emerge! She was smiling and even let out a little laugh!

The van ride to Luoyang was exhausting. Nina slept the entire ride there.  It should've taken no more than 2 hours to get there, but it took us 3.  The speed limit was 100km, but I noticed our driver only went between 50-60km. But, it was nice to be able to see a little of where she spent the first 2 years of her life.  Luoyang is a cleaner and less congested city compared with Zhengzhou.  We passed through beautiful moutians and countryside. We asked to see her finding spot, but our guide said it would've been another 2 hours to get there. I believe it is a more rural area, but still  under the jurisdiction of Luoyang. 

(After applying for her passport)

On the long ride back, she was an angel in the van.  She didn't make a peep as long as daddy held her.  She didn't want me at all. (Disclaimer: there are no seatbelt or car seats in china). We thought it was funny that she must've used a smart phone before. She took Doug's name tag from his neck and started swiping it with her finger. So we gave her Doug's phone and sure enough, she knew what to do!

Back at the hotel, we found the first thing she doesn't like to eat...pizza!  We played and got to see a lot more of her personality.  She points to things and gives a little smile. She was having so much fun, it was really hard to get her to go to sleep. 

Today, she woke up refreshed and ate the biggest meal ever at breakfast!  I did start her on antibiotics since she still has a fever.  We didn't have anywhere we needed to be today so we walked to the park near the hotel.  We just strolled around and then had a snack and blew bubbles. It was such a relaxing morning and so nice not to have to be somewhere at a certain time today. 

We are back at the room waiting for Nina to finish her nap (she still won't nap in her crib) and then we will probably have an early dinner.  We are deciding what we might do tomorrow since we have a free day again then. We will go back to the park and maybe even take a trip to the aquarium. It will be fun to see her reaction to fish and sea creatures!

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