AHHHHH!!!! I am "Goin' back to China"....

No, again not for Mary Anne. I guess I have some unfinished business with my little buddy, Cailean. I thought Mary Anne was going to be Part Two, well, it looks like she is going to be Part Three.

My favourite photo of Cailean and me!


I am leaving one week today for the Starfish Foster Home!...October 27th...unbelievable. Everything has fallen into place so quickly. I can't believe I get to see all the children of Starfish again!!!!! I did not know a week ago I would be going back to China. Amanda e-mailed to say that Cailean's surgery will be early November and I feel in my heart it is where I need to be...to care for him. His surgery will take place in Shanghai. Rose and Nathaniel will also be having their surgery. All three babies will be heading to Shanghai on November 1. I get to be with the two little ones who really touched my heart (well they all did but...) Cailean and Rose.

Here the three of us are....

It seems I will be at Starfish in Xi'an until November 1st and then in Shanghai until Cailean has recovered enough to travel back to Xi'an. Once again I have all the same emotions I had last time about travelling alone and being away from Iain for so long. I know once I get there and hold Cailean, Rose and all the other babies...my worries will melt away.

I have done a bit of shopping since deciding to go back to China. Look how cute this little outfit is for Cailean. It will be his outfit for either going to or when he leaves the hospital. Although I might have to put him in it on him right away as it is just too cute. I will be with Cailean at the hospital. As Amanda mentioned no plush hotel for me in Shanghai.

Another amazing thing is I get to fly to Beijing with a friend from Victoria who will be travelling to get her daughter, Isabelle! They received their referral in early September. They are using the same facilitator, Family Outreach International. It will be exciting to be travelling with all the couples heading to get their babies!

I hope to again post daily. Although I am not sure of the internet access while at the Shanghai Children's Hospital. I might have to get Iain to post for me.

This feels like a miracle that I get to go back and care for Cailean.

While I am in China I will think A LOT of all the waiting parents and pray that CCAA picks things up! I wish that every waiting parent could have their dream come true now!