Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday...we were just busy and I never got a chance to get to the business center. But thanks for all the emails and comments on the blog....it is so nice to hear from everyone. And please be patient....I'm trying desperately to post some pics of our fabulous baby daughter, but have not been able to yet. My guide will be here in a few minutes & we might be able to get some uploaded. In the meantime, let's catch up.
Monday evening we ventured out to Pizza Hut :-) It took 3 tries for them to get us the "american" pizza, but finally did & it was tasty...sometimes you just can't eat anything Chinese again for a meal or two :-) It is a very nice restaurant...not like our Pizza Huts. I'm such a dingbat and not accustomed to traveling with a toddler that I completely forgot to bring a snack or drink for her....duh. Of course the second we sat down she was ready to eat :-) We managed to keep her occupied with playing until they brought some roasted chicken wings for her & Natalie. And of course I hadn't thought about the fact that she might not LIKE pizza ... but alas, I gave her a small bite of the buttery tasting crust & she liked it fine, so WHEW! I don't forget snacks, toys or books anymore.
Monday night was another perfect-o sleeping night. She is just a dream when it comes to sleeping....thank God. She just goes right to sleep.....in fact she really doesn't fuss over anything. She's very pleasant and outgoing and smart as a whip! She has very good enunciation of words she is mimicking in English. She's going to learn so well, I think. I generally have to wake her up....just opening the curtains & rustling about the room so we don't startle her. As soon as she's awake, she just stands up & arms up to me, again saying "neow now" for the potty.
Tuesday was another great day with ChangChang. We got up & had breakfast & she was pretty funny with the congee. I decided to put some stuff in it. she would promptly pick out whatever icky stuff she didn't like (I think it was the fish this time) and hand it to us. Yuck she says! She uses her utensils very well and is neat and orderly with her food....just like her jie-jie! Natalie cannot get enough of her...they're getting along just fine. She still wasn't too sure about Roger...until I let him introduce her to the goldfish....well, now it is a different story! As long as he had the goldfish, he was cool! We went shopping at Parkson's dept store...I got ChangChang 5 pairs of adorable shoes that would cost $40-50 each in the US at a boutique....but all 5 pairs were only about $35 total. I know I could have found them even cheaper somewhere else, but it was a nice store. After a trip into the WalMart (3 or 4 floors?) to get a stroller & a few other items, we decided to do a regular American tour & hit McD for lunch. Not quite like our McD, but OK. The spicy chicken was mega-spicy! ChangChang ate maybe one McNugget and a few fries.
Tuesday afternoon was a breakthrough for Roger. Some neighbors stopped by for a quick visit & ChangChang found herself "trapped" between the strangers and Roger. She ran to him and jumped in his lap....the first time for her. We were so happy to see that she saw him as a comforting protector. And by the time evening rolled around, if he said "qin qin baba", she would present her cheek for a kiss :-) And again, another perfectly easy dinner, followed by bath and bedtime....again, sleeping with no problems.
So here we are at Wednesday afternoon....This morning we went to Green Mountain park and visited the buddist temples and climbed up to the top of the pagoda. It was an amazing view and Natalie had alot of fun with our guide Hannah & we all fed the koi....which looks like a shark feeding frenzy when you throw the food in. The girls really enjoyed that and we loved the squeals of laughter from ChangChang. We stayed behind and watched from the shore as Roger and Natalie went on a boat ride.....that thing looked pretty rickety to me :-) ChangChang did not pitch a fit as I had feared once she saw that baba and jiejie were leaving...she just plopped on the bench and laughed and waved at them as they rode around. Obviously she had been to the park before, so she knew they would be back. Hannah went with us to lunch & helped us to order an amazing feast that was so tasty & yummy! Anna was very happy to have a treat of sizzling beef and these really good sugar snap peas. Speaking of Hannah, she is here now, so we will try to post pictures. More later.
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