Thursday,
August 9, 2007
Well we are back to square one with the bottle, but the
smiles are increasing exponentially. Lucy was up bright
and early at 6am. She had a bath with daddy which she
thought was very fun. I think it felt a little safer than
that big pool. We started the day off with some
sightseeing at Yuexiu Park, the burial place for the first
king of Guangzhou. It is all the equivalent of an outdoor
retirement center. Only, the old folks here are movers and
shakers! When we were told we were going to watch people
do hacky sack, I thought it would be a bunch of teens.
Nope, it was the Chinese AARPs! And they were good. They
would kick the hacky sack to some of the men in our group
who tried, in vain, not to be outdone by the “old folks” .
At the other side of the park they were holding ballroom
dance lessons. The people were divided by ability. I had
such a blast watching! I think I might retire here! Our
guide said that for entertainment the retirees will take
their birds into restaurants for tea and then let the
birds fight each other in one of the cages. After that
they would go home and have lunch. I wondered if the
losing bird would be the main entrée.
I know you want to hear more about Lucy but I am
fascinated by the culture here. The people have been
nothing but kind and welcoming to us. Lucy figured out how
to pull herself to standing today. She was quite proud.
She said Mama!!!!!!! Lucy has a unique way of crying that
sounds like “eye knee” “Nan nan nan” I realized that the
first part means auntie which is what they called their
nannies. Another baby here does the same thing. But today
she called out “mama” through her tears followed by her
usual cry. I wasn’t sure if I heard it right but then she
did it again later. My favorite thing is to watch Jeff
with his daughter. I always knew that he was a great dad
but he is so soft and gentle and patient with her, that it
just warms my heart! And of course. Lucy just eats up his
attention. I am a bit worried about how she will react
when he leaves in a few days. Thank again for everyone who
has been following along this journey. It is so fun for
Jeff and I to read all of your responses. Keep them
coming.
PS: I just found out that one of the babies had to go to
the hospital tonight with labored breathing. Please keep
her in your prayers.
Cade and
Coby,
Yep, you guessed it. I was thinking of a worm. If mommy
was a worm, then I could split myself in half. Half on me
could be home with you boys right now and half of me could
be here with your daddy and Lucy. Of course, if I was a
worm, I don’t think you would want to kiss me good night,
would you? As we get to know Lucy better, I see a lot of
things that are similar to you boys. She’s got a big head
like you Monk. Do you think she will have big brains like
you too? Lucy is also very good at watching and noticing
the things around her like you are. And Coby, Lucy feels
better when I sing to her, like you do. And sometimes she
whacks herself in the head to comfort herself, like you do
too. She likes to dance like mommy and we all know that
she looks just like her daddy but with more hair. OK,
today I am thinking of an animal that has stripes and
sharp teeth. What’s your guess? Mommy and daddy love you
bunches! |
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Check out those eyelashes!
What more could a girl want
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Dressed and ready for a night on the town |
