Tom & Jim

Tom and Jim have been planning our trip with us for weeks and weeks. Considering all Ling Ling's needs, ours, and the ins and out of China's Adoption Affairs bureaucracy. They are retired professionals and traveled overnight by train from Shanghai (a 24 hour trip) and met us at our hotel to help us every step of the way from buying diapers to meeting with high ranking officials. They have been fantastic. They have taken a very compassionate view of the China/US adoption relationship; it is quite touching and powerful. 

One of my highlights with them was grocery shopping looking for the right size diapers and wipes without perfume- a riot. The three of us make an interesting group and got some curious stares of course; we are getting used to them! We are so grateful for Tom and Jim. When we depart to Guangzhou we will leave them and hook up with Ms Liang, our new facilitator for the rest of the trip. We will need to keep Tom and Jim updated of Ling Ling's process as she grows.

These pictures were taken on Gotcha Day in the lobby of our hotel. Tom is on the left.