We left Shenyang today. Elaine and Migyeong hosted a lunch at the Green Restaurant in our honor. It was amazing. It is called the Green Restaurant because I think it is equivalant to an organic restaurant in the US. You walked around a large fish tank about 100 feet long with buffets of dished prepared and set up all along the sides. Each one had a number, including the tanks, and you place your order. It was terrific.
However, the time I had come to dread was upon us. I did not sleep the night before as I went through all the scenarios that would occur when we tried to leave. MingGe is very smart and knew exactly what was going on. She started to get upset in our dining room which was very far from the exit. This place was the size of Super Walmart and we were in the back corner... We got her to the door because she had left her gift for Christina, our guide, in the van. However at that point we had to pick her up and forcibly restrain her as she screamed for Auntie Migyeong. It broke my heart.
The good news is MingGe cried for about 2 minutes. Mama on the other hand could not control herself. I was so worried about my little girl and my heart was breaking for Migyeong. When I finally pulled myself together, John lost it. As we approached the train station we were sad to leave Shenyang but looking forward to our life with MingGe.
MingGe grabbed right on to Christina and would not let go. She shot dirty looks at John and I the whole way to Beijing. The train was beautifully clean and the ride was smooth. It took 4 hours. John just sat and stared at the countryside. He totally enjoyed it. Jack read - first time her had done homework since arriving in China - and watched a movie. MingGe did sleep for about an hour.
When we arrived we grabbed a cab to our hotel. As soon as we hit the lobby MingGe started to get upset and asked Christina to stay through dinner, then she would "send her off". She helped us to the room and then agreed to walk us across the street to 7 Eleven to get some quick noodles for dinner. By this time it was 6:30 and MingGe was tired, upset and very hungry. MingGe threw up on the floor at 7 Eleven. This is probably the 6th time she has been sick. It is always when she is upset and she is fine immediately following. Finally as we approached the door she started to melt down. John picked her up and she would not let go of Christines fingers and was kicking. I hugged and thanked Christina and we ran out the door. MingGe cried for about 30 seconds. When we got the room we made dinner and Jack and MingGe started playing. They ran aroud screaming and laughing until 10 PM. She was that happy, playful girl we had seen over the past two days!
She also called out to me several times tonight! She had been calling Baba when she was wanted to show him sonething. But she had not called for Mama until tonight! We went to bed with a kiss and hopes that MingGe would be happy with our family!
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