Sweet Child

May 25, 2012 - Today was a day with nothing on the agenda. To be honest I was nervous to have no plans because Lucy likes bus and van rides and just wants to be out and about. So we started with our normal routine, gave Lucy her morning bottle (which she doesn't really take much anyway, this might have to be over with when we get home because goodness, this child does not need the extra calories! : ) ) Then we went down for breakfast. I cannot tell you how well she is adjusting each day. This morning, Jason could take a shower without tears coming down her face and she actually played with me while he was in the shower. Yippeee!!!

Love this smile! And she is sportin' her 2011 Wiebe Family Reunion shirt, thank you very much Grandma Penner! : )

After breakfast, we did a little skyping with mei mei (sister in Chinese) and the boys. (We still need to find out what brother is in Chinese. That is supposed to be Aiden's assignment while we are gone.) Then we played in our room for a little bit and then out the door for a walk to Lotus again. We are guessing it is a good 2 mile walk there through a pretty park. Lucy soaked in every minute of it, saying hi to people and smiling at people as we walked. We are so used to the double and triple looks we get as we walk around with our China doll. However, I don't know if I will ever get used to the crazy driving of scooters and cars with a toddler in a stroller. People are crazy around here, but never seem to hit anyone. We just cross the street right next to the locals. They seem to know what they are doing. They pretty much ignore all street signs and lights so we join in their madness. : ) It was another fun trip. This trip showed us that Lucy is feeling more comfortable around us because she was getting into things at the store and then would laugh when we had to stop her. She is a little ornery now, but I soooooooo love it!

Who's climbing where they aren't supposed to be?

After shopping and a little lunch we walked back to our hotel, played for a while and then put Lucy down for a nap. She slept for a little over 2 hours. Rock on! We went to dinner with a few other families at a hotel  nearby and then we walked around with Lucy for a while. She was babbling and pointing and smiling and giggling. She loved it and so did we! It was time for a bath (not a favorite of hers) and then bedtime. Bedtime is still hard, but tonight she calmed down after crying for quite a while, grabbed her bottle from the table said 'mama' and put her arms out to me. I held her while she took her bottle and she fell asleep in my arms. I just sat there and stroked her hair and cried happy tears. My baby girl is with her forever family finally!

Sweet dreams baby girl!

*Tomorrow we fly to Guangzhou where the U.S. Consulate is located. We will stay there the remainder of our trip doing all the final steps in making Lucy legally ours. This flight will be a test run for our looooooooong flight home with Lucy. We will find out if she likes planes as much as she likes vans and buses. Thank you for all your prayers. We treasure them!

Soli Deo Gloria!