Since Mike and I seem to have different times where we can't sleep, our blog posts are going to continue to come in random bits and pieces. Day two in Jinan was an interesting combination of wonderful and horrible. The wonderful part was all of the positive interaction we were able to have with Eli...the horrible part was a grueling process of completing Chinese paperwork. From 7:45-3:00 Mike, Eli and I along with another family adopting, were shuffled from office to office to sign documents, take pictures, and pay money. All of this was completed with a typical Chinese flair of hurry, hurry, hurry...now we must wait here because this man is a "little busy." It was fun to watch Mike take in the way things get done in this country. Since I was on entertain Eli duty, this left him to complete all the forms as he was pushed from one place to another. It is a good thing Rita, our adoption guide here in Jinan, is so nice because I'm not sure Mike would have kept his patience as long as he did without her. We were lucky we packed snacks and extra clothes for Eli because both were needed. Apparently we didn't even have time to stop for lunch, so Eli snacked on rice crackers, hard boiled eggs (compliments of his foster moms who said they were one of his favorites) and M&Ms. Our schedule also meant that Eli didn't get his normal nap, which according to his foster moms is typically three hours. All of this considered, our group did extremely well. With three hungry, impatient American adults, one frazzled Chinese guide, one eight year old big sister who was along for the ride and two Chinese toddlers...it was amazing that there wasn't at least one melt down. Since we got all of this paperwork done today, the next few days are free of appointments and paperwork. We are very much looking forward to just hanging out and enjoying time with our son in Jinan.