Category Archives: Adoption

Well that was quite an adventure. Carl refused to sleep the whole way from Beijing to Copenhagen so he was very tired and grumpy. Not much fun Then the security people told us we couldn’t take the bottle of whiskey … Continue reading →

Carl has a bit of a cold and a very blocked nose that made him snore all night. In honour of that we may have to change his name to Janne Jonas Carl Jian John Walker. Anyone who has ever … Continue reading →

We know there has been a lot in the news recently about the pandas coming to Edinburgh zoo but Beijing has had them for ages and today we went to see them. We were very brave and took the tube … Continue reading →

Today has been both good and bad but, before we get into that, let’s have a little photo catch up… So why was today good and bad? Well it started off bad because Carl kept Åsa awake almost all night … Continue reading →

We’re back in Beijing. It felt a bit like coming home being back in the same hotel and in streets where we know the restaurants and the shops. After a breakfast together with two of the other couples and their … Continue reading →

We’ve got Carl’s passport so now it’s time to head back to Beijing to meet the other new kids and then it’s home to Stockholm on Wednesday

Today we went to see the Imperial Palace in Shenyang. Most people only know about the Forbidden City in Beijing so this little treasure was great to see. It was very like the Forbidden City but much smaller. That made … Continue reading →

Tonight we have manged to get Carl into bed and asleep without any screaming. Very happy because I am really tired after last night’s marathon session. It’s also given me a chance to back up all our photos and video … Continue reading →

Andrew is fast asleep and I’m doing my best to try to get Carl to understand the benefit of an afternoon nap. Not very successfully I might add… And since I never really bothered to learn how to add a … Continue reading →

We were just looking through all our pictures and I found this one. Yesterday Carl and I took a little afternoon nap. While we were asleep Åsa was sneaking around with the camera…