Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Today has been a very low key day which was nice. We started out our morning at the White Swan Breakfast Buffet. It is very good and had a nice variety of Chinese and Western Foods. Lily pretty much stuck to eggs and sausage. She also ate some fruit. We then went back to the Civil Affairs office and did the official paperwork to adopt Lily. The past 24 hours have been the harmonious period when we decide whether we want to proceed with the adoption or not. We were asked by Chinese officials if we were happy and wanted Lily. YES, YES we said. We then went back to the hotel and had lunch across the street at Shamian Hotel. We all found it very interesting that you could pick your meal out at the entrance (see pictures). We are now enjoying rest time in our room. We have done a little of everything. She was most excited when we came back to the room and the infamous White Swan Barbie was sitting on the table. It took all of two seconds for her to ask me to open it and of course I did. We played Barbie and I was very shocked again to learn the she can braid hair. This child is so amazing. We just can’t believe how fortunate we are to have her. She brings us so much joy. Later we are going to a Supermarket and then dinner (more Chinese food!) and then we are going to try swimming. I think she will like it because this morning when I gave her a bath she loved it! Her caretaker said she took showers at the orphanage.

Some things we have learned about our girl:

She can blow bubbles with bubble gum!

She eats a lot! I cannot believe all she eats. One thing she loves is dried seaweed. When given a choice of what to buy at 7eleven that was her first choice.

She loves our little camera and has taken over 100 pictures in one day.

She loves electronics, just in the last hour she used my laptop to learn ABC’s and now she is listening to music on my iphone.

She loves shopping, she has a little coin purse with a little money in it and takes it everywhere. She attached it to her dress today.

She is an old pro at the squatty potty, no help from Mama needed!

Tomorrow we do more official business by going to the police station to apply for Passport. Not sure what else we are doing but I am hoping for some American Food! Thank you for all the comments, they are so nice to read and will be a great memory for Lily when she is older and can read them.