Wednesday, May 6, 2009




5/6 - "Boo" means "no" in Chinese and Kim-Kim heard it three times today. When she tried to hit a girl in the playroom the girl said it back to her and she stopped. We took note. When she tried to hit Dan's glasses off of his face she was told "Boo" on two different occassions. That stopped that behavior on the spot. They made nice and she was laughing at him within a minute. Some of that may have come from another restless night. It was better than the first night by far. She went down good and slept until 2 or 3 and then started the shakes and woke up around 3 in a good mood and wanting to play. We had her up for a bit and then laid down again. I'm not sure what time she quit playing and when the shakes started again, but that is how we woke up this morning around 7. Dan and I took an hour to ourselves and then woke her up around 8 for the usual morning start of breakfast. She didn't eat a ton and was distracted by what was going on around her. We met Vickie at 10 for a tour of Yuelu Academy, over 1000 years old and no longer a teaching institute. It is the temple where Confuscious taught and stayed. The gardens are beautiful and very peaceful for meditation. Kim-Kim walked part of the way and Dan carried her the rest. Today was the first time she would walk with us hand in hand. By the way, she is not really responding to Kim-Kim or Qin-Qin either. After a brief tour we hit the store for some more nipples and bibs. In the car she seemed a little stressed; we don't know why, but her fist was in her mouth. On the way back to the hotel You-Know-Who fell asleep - probably the reason she was unsettled. We decided to take a nap before lunch today and figured it would all wash out at the end. The nap was as peaceful as could be; no signs of shakes. After a two hour nap we headed down to lunch to find out they were closed. We headed back to the room to raid the fridge and found housekeeping locked out of our room. All of a sudden our keys didn't work either. Three men with laptop computers and one with a suit were finally able to put it back together again in 45 minutes. Little girl ended up getting a late lunch, but she ate a lot on the bedroom floor. She and I went to the playroom for a bit to give Dad a break. She half played with the other kids. She half shared and half took and did a lot of talking. Two older girls showed up, maybe 6-7 years old, and she followed them around the floor. Kim-Kim got in somebody's space and hit the other girl's arm. That girl gave her a firm BOO and it was over. Everybody split up and went their own ways for dinner. We opted for a quick walk around outside after rush hour and a late dinner. She looked at the people and sites outside and the fist went back in the mouth. After Dan's arm got tired, I tried to take her. She wiggled and whined and Daddy took her back. He is definitely her security blanket! We stopped at the restaurant for fried rice with vegetables for her and sandwiches for us. It turned out the other way around when the food came. She liked my ham and french fries with ketchup and I ate some of her fried rice. The waitress boxed up what was left of the fried rice and back to the room we went for some quiet time. Tonight's bath was a piece of cake and we added a hair wash, too. She played around with the books before 9:00 bedtime. She doesn't look at the pictures and really isn't interested in hearing me read; it is more fun just to turn the pages. Today was a relatively quiet day. What you can't see, but we know is here, is the progress we make every day. There still haven't been any tears while she is awake, but I'm sure she is crying inside when she sleeps. She is a happy child and laughs very easily. She clings to us when there are crowds and readily looks to us for comfort. There is a lot of eye contact and touching on our part and she is starting to reciprocate. It may not sould like much, but we know it is there.

3 comments:

  1. Now you can start saying "Boo" to the big bear as well. Awesome reports. I figured she would warm to the food y'all are eating rather quickly. ;)

    Bill Hnat

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  3. Hi Julie / Dan / Kimberly

    What a joy it is to follow the details. Can't wait till you get home to meet Kimberly.

    Judy / Tom

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