Leaving for China November 23

WOW... talk about something to be thankful for!!! It is official.. we will be leaving the day after Thanksgiving to get our son. He will be placed into our arms on November 25! What a beautiful day that will be. I do not have our exact itinerary, however, I do know a few things that are scheduled. We leave Montgomery Friday the 23rd and arrive in Beijing Saturday evening. We will get up early Sunday morning and tour the Great Wall and visit Olympic venues. That afternoon we get on a plane and fly to Nanjing which is the capitol of Jiangsu, Sam's Province. Once in Nanjing, we will go the civil affairs office and receive our son. He will be carried in by the Orphanage Director and his caretakers. Once he is placed in our arms I hope we get to talk to his caretakers and ask them questions regarding Sam's schedule, what he likes to eat, his sleep routine, etc. After that we take Sam back to our hotel and then return the next day to start the paperwork on our adoption. After a few days doing adoption paperwork and waiting on Sam's passport, we will fly to Guangzhou where Sam will get a medical exam and we do more paperwork to finalize the adoption. Our consulate appointment is on Tuesday Dec. 4 and our swearing in ceremony will be Wednesday Dec. 5. We will return home on Thursday Dec. 6 to several friends and family who cannot wait to meet Sam. By the way, Sam will become a U.S. Citizen once our plane touches ground in the United States! I will post more information as soon as I get it!! WAHOOOOOO!!!