Today started out with a little light rain. But we went to the park anyway. Today has been a very good day for Davis. He needs a nap but so far he won't take one. Hopefully he will not wake us up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning as he has been. The information we received said he wakes up at 7:00. Yeah right, not with us. He has been a very good eater. He will try anything you give him and not much he doesn't like, until we gave him ice cream. What child doesn't like ice cream?! At the park today we had so many people asking us about Davis. It was hard trying to comunicate since we don't speak the language. But we had other people come up that do speak English and help. They were all so interrested in finding out why these Americans had a Chinese baby. They always want to know how we got a boy, and why he has a scar above his lip. But they all say it is a great thing we are doing and he is a very lucky little boy. They know it is expensive for the adoptions and they think we are rich. They think we are doctors. You should see the look on their face when David tells them what he does for a living. One guy couldn't beleive David was a worker like him. It was right funny.
Quite a few adoptive families staying here in Taiyuan, have told us that they couldn't find anything to do here, or they couldn't find anything to eat. Well if you hang out with Daivd he will find most anything and places to go. Our guide couldn't beleive that we went so far (walking) to find a well known local museum, we still haven't found it, but we think we are getting close. lol I cound't imagine sitting in this hotel room day after day, rain or shine. Too much to do, and explore. Some of these families are afraid of the people here. Not us. They don't have crime like we do. We feel very safe walking the streets at night. David loves it here. On one of our excursions, we like to go down the side streets, we found shops that sell luggage like samsonite. We got some really good deals for a camera case and a small purse type thing for me. You just need to venture out. We haven't been eating anything but what is here, except one night David had to go to KFC for chicken. So many are going to McDonald's. We don't want to start that with Davis. He eats so good. And he eats vegatables. Just goes to show that if you start that stuff that is all they want to eat.
Davis continues to thrive every day. He does have his moments of crying that I know is just his grieving. But that is getting better. We have one of his melt downs on video. It is so funny. I have never seen a child throw themselves on the floor the way he does. He gets upset when we come back to our hotel room after being out because he knows that is the end of our day. He doesn't want the day to end. He is having too much fun being out and about. He refuses to get out of the stroller. He is a lot of fun and very smart. Have I mentioned how smart he is in any of my posts? lol Well, stay tuned for further updates.
Friday, April 18, 2008
April 18, 2008
This is Davis' first ice cream treat. He doesn't like ice cream can you tell by his face? It is hysterical watching him. He wants to taste it and every time we get this look from him. We don't really care for it much, it's better at home, but it isn't all that bad either.
April 18, 2008
A very talented lady was on the street selling paintings of your name and what it means. We got one for Davis. She will interpret your name and paint with a strange looking round item. It is not a brush of any type. It only takes her around 12 minutes.
April 18, 2008
We thought this picture was so pretty with all the tulips. In this park we love to go to, they plant the tulips of different colors all throughout the grass areas. Unfortunately, you can't walk on any grassy areas even without anything planted. So Davis can't play in the grass with his ball. The landscaping is beautiful and pictures just don't do it justice.
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