Trip to China
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Wednesday-Thursday, July 2-3, 2008 The last two days have been really busy, but a lot of fun. We are getting to see Melynda's little personality. She such a Daddy's girl. She is finally letting me hold her for a few minutes without screaming. She is quick to give us a smile, but if Greg and I start talking and not including her, she will put her face up to Greg's face to get his attention. We noted that she is very flexible. She has the ability to scratch her head with her foot. You can see this in the picture of her in the stroller. She loves being in the stroller. She eats really well and takes a nap twice a day and only gets up once during the night. She can sleep anywhere from a hot civil affairs office to a bumpy bus. We are really enjoying spending time each day with her. Yesterday we toured the Pagoda in Nanchang. This is one of the most famous pagoda in China. It is six floors high and over 300 years old. The pagoda has had to be rebuilt 29 times. The architecture and interior of the building is amazing. After our tour, we returned to the hotel and spent the afternoon playing in the room. This was a great bonding experience for us. We played with stacking cups, her rattles and a book. She finally giggled. We met as a group for a pizza party and the girls got to play together. Melynda was a little shy, but sat for a few group photos. It was fun watching the girls play together. Today we went to Porcelain Row to see the shops. Nanchang is know for it's porcelain. Afterwards, we took a bus ride into the court side to see a village. Our daughters most likely would have been from a similar village. The village contained homes that were over 300 years old and those that are very modern. The village people were very kind. They invited us into their home, showed us around and tried to give us cigarettes, drinks, and ice cream. I was appreciative of their graciousness. This evening we have a group dinner and tomorrow we finalize our adoption paper work. We will be flying to Guangzhou on July 5 to complete Melynda's Visa paper work. We miss everyone and can't wait till you all get to meet our little girl.

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