Saturday, November 4, 2006
Well today is a much better day! I think I had gone too long
without
food, was tired and too hot. I'm feeling much better after a
good
night's sleep.
We went down to the breakfast buffet and it's totally different
than
the one in Nanchang. I ate spicy noodles and watermelon for
breakfast for almost a whole week. Today, though...french
toast!!!!!! It was wonderful. After breakfast we all had to go
have
pictures made for the babies' visas. After that, we went to have
the medicals done. Gracie breezed through the medical. They
squeaked a toy at each side of her head and she looked in that
direction... so she can hear great! They checked her ears, took
her
temperature and checked her lungs, etc. She weighed in at 17.5
pounds and 28.5 inches long. She is the oldest in our group of
babies but not the biggest. She is the only one who can crawl
though.
After we cleared the medical, the shopping began! The first shop
we
went to was overpriced so we passed. We've visited a lot of the
shops I've heard about and have gotten a few things for Gracie.
I
found some great deals on DVDs for the family. Rodney bought
some
sort of musical instrument that has sort of a bag pipe sound. We
had
lunch at Lucy's and then our guide took Rodney and a couple of
other
men to a local fishing store. Rodney had fun checking things
out.
Gracie and I stayed in the room and she napped. Later I had to
go to
Cindy's room to do our INS paperwork.
Our group went to the Cow & Bridge, a Thai restaurant, for
dinner and
then we strolled and shoppped some more. We were out late and
totally exhausted when we got back.
Gracie continues to do great and she's showing more of her
personality (and temper!) every day. Today she ate oatmeal for
breakfast, mashed potatoes for lunch and chicken congee for
dinner.
Everyone here is amazed that she wears something in her hair
everyday. Cindy, our guide, always checks Gracie out every
morning
to see what outfit she's sporting. Today she asked how many bows
I
had for Gracie and told her she didn't want to know!
We miss home and especially our boys!
Love from China,
Angel, Rodney and Gracie |
White Swan
Dad & daughter
All played out
Gracie's medical |
