Hey y'all, Daddy here. Today we went to the Adoption Registry Center to finalize the Chinese portion of the adoption. The building was very nice inside, with glossy floors and discreet lighting. We got our official family photo, paid our fees, and signed a lot of different papers. One intruiging thing about the paperwork here is that they recycle paper–I mean pages of paper. One of our pages had what looked to be an excel spreadsheet printed on the back. It was in chinese of course so I had no idea what it was. One other couple had a hispanic family's names, dates and occupations on the back. Just one of the quirks about the Chinese government I guess.

Baby news... we got Julianna in the crib just now. A small victory for the new parents. She has been clinging to Sherry like a baby koala all day. I mean all day. Mommy's training has paid off for the most part—months of holding Andi makes for good strong holding arms—but today was just too much.

Kelly, our guide, took us all to dinner at a Cantonese restaurant down the street. They were displaying their wares in the lobby which would put most of you readers off your appetite real quick. We're talking live things in tanks, sharks and eels and stuff. And bugs and worms. And dried shark fins in a display case like they were fine china. Kelly, of course, ordered pork, beef and chicken for us all. She is very wise. It was the best chinese food I've ever had. And cheap. It will be hard to go back to the Super Buffet and feel like I'm getting what I paid for.

Julianna snores.