we're back home in siping :) we've been here almost 2 weeks now! a lot has happened, grandma and grandpa soderstrom came and left, aunt lauren also appeared for a little visit. we also used them to haul all our stuff back from beijing to siping on the train. between the 5 of us and one baby, we had 10 huge bags, full of stuff, mostly for the baby. and one pack and play, which by the way is not very light. you'd think they would be easy to drag around, but not the case senor, it was quite the pain to drag around the train stations. but everything made it and we got off the train in time too!
we've taken samantha out on the town a few times now and everyone wants to see her and poke her. the big shocker is that she is less than a month old and we are taking her outside. all the old people are in shock when we tell them how old she is. they say that the baby and the mother shouldn't leave the house until a month. and then i say in america, we don't do that, and then they are even more confused. you see, the month after a woman has a baby, they should stay at home and rest in bed the whole time. during this time, they are not supposed to leave the bed/house, they can't take a bath, brush their teeth or hair, they are pretty much under house arrest (without the tether on their ankle). how crazy is that? good thing rachel didn't follow that.
our plan is to leave china on the 23rd of june and head to north carolina first. so see you all soon!!! (i know nobody wants to see rach and i, but you have to if you want to see the baby)
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hey! which part of nc? we're leaving saturday for the outerbanks. maybe we can catch? we might just miss you, though. would love to see you guys.
oh, and that's sick about not brushing teeh/washing hair.
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