Reality

I think that reality may be setting in. Today I realized that we are approximately 8 months from the much anticipated 16 hour flight to Shanghai, followed by the bullet train ride to Suzhou. I came to that realization today by phoning the pediatrician and also the local health department to schedule the appointment for the first of many vaccines. The Hepatitis A vaccine is a 6 month process, vaccine then 6 months later a follow up blood test. The kids are scheduled to get theirs on Friday right after their dental cleaning (a good way to remember the 6 month follow up). Scott and I are waiting for the International Travel Clinic at the Clayton County Health Department ~ is that weird to say? ~ to return our message to set up our appointments.

We will all need to get our Hep A vaccines, then the Typhoid vaccine (which I heard is not fun), then perhaps the rabies, and finally the Japanese Encephalitis. Wow! The last 2 vaccines will depend on what the "expert" at the health department tells us. Those vaccines are "optional" depending on where you will be traveling.

If you are interested in learning more about traveling to China (to see us????) check out this website:  http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationChina.aspx

On a side note, we purchased our tickets for the upcoming King Tut exhibit and also the upcoming Terra Cotta Army warriors that will be "visiting" Atlanta during the next 6 months or so. We are very excited, even though the few people that we told about the exhibit at the High Museum to see the Warriors just laughed at us since we will see the actual site in Xi'an. We cannot wait for both, and I'll take lots of pictures and will surely post a few here.