Then came the beverage cart. I should probably stop and explain that Aris has a "thing" for bottled water. It's not just the water inside. He likes playing with the bottle and chewing on the cap. He gets loud when he sees a bottle. And right in the middle of the beverage cart stood a very large bottle of water. He got very excited -- and loud. He kept pointing. And screaming. I figured that I would get him some water and he'd calm down. That worked -- for about a minute while he drank. I couldn't get him to calm down after that, so Shannon offered to take him and try to calm him. I should also note that Aris was tired and about 1 hour past his nap time at this point. Shannon didn't have much luck either, at first. In fact, I think Aris got louder. Then he started to calm himself down and go to sleep just as lunch was served. That kept him up a little longer while he ate. Eventually, he did go to sleep and all was well again.
One final note -- I was warned before coming to China by a work colleague NOT to fly China Southern. Since our agency takes care of all in-country flight details, we didn't have any input into which airline we flew. After flying China Southern, I would not recommend it. It was hot the whole flight, making a tough situation even more miserable. And the food wasn't that good -- Shannon and I both had a pork and rice dish where the "pork" was about 75% fat. Try cutting the fat off with a sleeping child in your arms.
Not to end on a poor note, we did make it safely with all of our luggage, and Aris did well the rest of the day, including dinner time when he was especially good.
Tomorrow, we take Aris for a mandatory physical and possibly some immunization shots (no choice - both are required under the Hague). It is suppose to be hot (90's) and humid most of this week so it should be interesting walking around town.
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