U.S. Consulate Today: Oath, Willow's Passport, and Visa to Enter U.S.

This is how last night's pizza was delivered :) And, the chef is Italian. The crust was brick-oven, and the pizza itself was fantastic (haven't really had great pizza like this since we left NY). The sauce was homemade, too.
We just played around the hotel today, and took a walk ... I stopped at my favorite little store: I picked out some fabric and am getting two little wrap tunics (with ties) made for Willow, out of silk. Our last BIG official appointment was today, at the US Consulate in Guangzhou. There, we took an oath (to swear everything on our adoption paperwork was correct, etc.), and then received Willow's passport and visa. We think we'll keep her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, without further delay, here she is:

Yeah! She slept through the night, from 8 pm until 7 am (translation: Mommy and Daddy slept); she awoke happy (eating some cheerios and "pretend" drinking orange juice from the bottle). She is modeling some Oilily floral corduroy pants (with velvet trim on the cuffs) which I scored on eBay; underneath are pink leggings with tiny hearts (it's a little chilly today).

Here is a picture of our new friends: Paul, Kimberly, and their daughter JingJing (who is 3). Their little girl is so lovely and demure. We have all gone to the "play room" (sponsored by Mattel) at the White Swan hotel, down the street.

Willow rode on a plastic zebra for a minute or two, but soon asked to be taken off and held.

She clung to me the entire time; Willow shut down for the first time in many, many days (we think it reminded her of the orphange: large room, lots of colorful plastic toys, and many children screaming). Needless to say, we left immediately and went to find some peace watching the fish in the koi pond. To be honest, it broke my heart and we won't bring her there any more.