Visit to the Found Place

Hi, Everyone,
We really appreciate your comments and emails! It's been encouraging to know that transitions do lead to new normals.
We had imagined that "kid magnetism" would kick-in and Kira and Max would play and form attachments early. Indeed, there was such a honeymoon period, but it lasted about 3 hours. We prefer to think of it as 180 minutes. It makes it sound longer. If anything, their relationship reached their new normal pretty quickly, a stage fully recognizable by international standards.
Yesterday, Lilly took us to Max's "Found Place". It was in a very nice Children's hospital in the Pudong District of Shanghai. Cardiac care is one of their specialties. She relentlessly hunted and inquired until we found the exact doorway where he was found. It turned out to be a lab in a hallway off the main drag, but still a fairly busy place where he would be found very soon. Lilly explained that this hospital is well-known and people come here from a large radius, so we cannot be certain exactly where Max came from, but she said just from the shape of his eyes and face, she was confident he was from Shanghai or very closeby.
We left the hospital and went to the police station where Max was first taken. It's quite typical for 'found' babies. We walked in and Lilly was again gently persistent with the officers there until she got more information. It was apparent that it was very difficult to say 'no' to her. She did an excellent job. One of the officers told us the babies are taken to a particular Civil Affairs office down the street. It was very hot that day. The kids started to wilt, so Michelle took them back to the police station to wait out of the sun. Lilly and I continued and found a complex at the location we were told. People there new of a couple different places that could match the description, but were quite vague. In China, that usually means they don't know.
Also in China, zoning is not clearly defined by American standards. Commercial, light industrial, residential and government office uses can be highly mingled and aren't always well-defined. That was the case here. We figured that they would not have any more information than the police did, and we had that, now, so we abandoned the search and returned to the police station, caught a cab and returned to the hotel, where we spent the afternoon, struggling with naps and sharing.
When the kids went down, I ran out to the Dongtai Road antique market. It's a permanent flea market in the Old Shanghai area of town, where all sorts of things could be found -- everything from statues made to look old to large ivory pieces to Mao watches. There was only time enough for a breif run through there, but it was alot of fun. The way back was much easier via the metro.
We went back to the Japenese place for supper - before rush hour and before things became active. It was much better timing for the kids, too. It gave us time to hit the swimming pool one more time and off to bed where another struggle was waiting -- kindof like a landmine, only less predictable and more delicate.
Today, we fly to Guangzhou, so are hanging-out at the hotel. I have to meet Lilly soon to pick-up Max's passport and other papers so we can complete the process with the Consulate. Kira is motivated to go because of the playroom at the White Swan, where we'll be staying. Max is motivated by food, a box with a removeable lid and diaper changes.
Gotta run!

Kim, Michelle, Kira (presently in timeout) and Max