In Taipei - Preparing for Possible Typhoon

Hadley is getting better with each passing day. Today she has been great and very easy. She is actually letting us sit her down and she plays on the floor. She is crawling and cruising along furniture. She gets into everything. Nothing within her reach is safe!

We had a really long day today. We spent most of the morning packing up (which is more difficult than you think with a family of 5). We went to the agency at 3 today to pick up all the paperwork for our immigration appointment on Monday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t ready yet. So we waited. While we waited NiLi suggested that I go to get Hadley a keepsake souvenir – which is a wooden stamp with her Chinese name carved into it. I went with another worker at the agency and rode on the back of his moped. It was fun, but traffic busy (therefore a little scary). The paperwork didn’t arrive until almost 5. By the time we finished saying our good byes at the agency, it was nearly 6. We headed back to our hotel to collect our stuff and catch a ride to the train station. We just arrived in Taipei after a very long day. We are all really worn out.

BAD NEWS HOWEVER – Typhoons Melor and Parma are tracking toward Taiwan with landfall between Monday & Wednesday. They are classed as very severe. But just like hurricanes, they can die down over the course of a couple of days. The American Institute in Taiwan (US Embassy) has issued a warning to US travelers and requested that we register our presence in Taiwan in the event of an emergency. They have also suggested that we make provision for food, water and shelter. Please pray that neither Typhoon hits with any significant strength and that we make it out Tuesday night as planned.
Hadley wouldn't be a Davis baby if drama didn't surround her joining our family...

Our Agency's Staff