Here’s a quick review of our weekend trip to Shanghai (with apologies to Harper’s Index).

7: The number of hours, in total, that our flights to and from Shanghai were delayed

2: Total hours spent sitting in the plane on the tarmac in Shanghai

4: Total hours in flight

3: Total hours spent sitting in the plane on the tarmac in Tianjin after being diverted from landing in Beijing due to bad weather/electrical problems

5: Total hours that the air conditioning was not working while we were sitting on the tarmac in Shanghai/Beijing

.5: Total number of hours that air conditioning was working while we were on the tarmac in Tianjin

25: Number of irate passengers who stormed to the front of the plane complaining about the lack of air conditioning while on ground in Tianjin

40: The approximate amount, in percentage, of passengers who were allowed/opted to de-board in Tianjin to find their own way back to Beijing

200: The amount, in RMB, we paid for an infant ticket on Air China (10% of adult roundtrip fare, with no seat)

3: Total hours spent holding/carrying our baby while walking up and down the airplane aisle during the flights

2: Approximate total hours Marianne spent crying during flights

45: Approximate total minutes she was absolutely hysterical to the point that the entire plane was staring at us during the flights

4: Number of diapers used on the way to Shanghai

6: Number of diapers used on the way back

20: Number of diapers used the entire trip

10: The number of hours, in total, spent trying to come back to Beijing from Shanghai

34: The average daily high in Shanghai over the weekend

79: The average high, in percentage, for humidity

3: The average number of showers, per day, taken

3: The number of “hong bao” (red envelopes) given to Marianne by her relatives

5: The number of new words/phrases (“yes,” “no,” “bye bye” – English; “Xiao Mei” 小美and “xia qu” 下去in Chinese) spoken by Marianne over the weekend

40: The RMB price, per adult, to take the underground river tunnel ride from Lu Jia Zui to the Bund

320: The price, per night, for our double bed hotel room at Home Inn in Changning Qu

3: The number of nights we stayed

140: Approximate number of days until our next anticipated plane trip (13 hour trans-Pacific red eye) with Marianne