Leaving

Leaving on a jet plane last Friday..I am nots sure who was more anxious - me or Cami! We got to the airport and said goodbye to our guide Bob. Bob was the guide for Debi Strong - the woman who first saw Cami in the orphanage a year ago. He was our guide for the last half of this trip. We have decided that he is Cami's Chinese God-father - was with her at first sighting, and put her on the plane to her new life! 

 Waiting to get on our plane. The whole time in the airport, she was excited. I never detected one hint of fear or nervousness. It was pretty amazing. It was like she know that this was not the end, but the beginning.

Settling in wel. We were so fortunate - we had the bulkhead seats - and no one in the third seat so we had the whole row to ourselves. 

 Shortly after take off, a woman about my age who spoke relatively good english with a strong Chinese accent popped into our row. She came over and visited with us and brought Cami some oranges. She spent a long time with us, and her mom was was over in the middle section bulkhead row. Her mom kept leaning forward and giving us the "thumbs us". They were very kind to Cami and to me.

 The mom spoke no english. Later in the flight, I had made a little "nest" for Cami on the bulkhead floor - in the best of circumstances right now it is hard for her to get comfortable with her scaring; trying to get her comfortable to sleep in the seat was proving impossible, The flight attendants kept telling me to stop - even though the seat belt sign was off and I was sitting on the floor with her. I pretty much ignored them, she laid down and slept and I sat up next to her - and also started to doze. As I was almost asleep - I suddenly heard a commotion.

A lot of female Chinese yelling.

I sneaked a peek - and what to my wondering eyes did I see - but the Chinese momma standing on her seat, wagging her finger at two flight attendants (who were standing at my row with their backs to me) scolding them loudly. 

Apparently, according to her daughter later, they had both come to move Cami - and the momma was having none of it! She told them to leave us alone, that I was being a good momma to that girl! 

There is nothing better than a "tiger" momma defending another momma! 

All in all, it was a great flight!