Well we are officially parents
and it is pretty cool. The first night was pretty hard for Isabel. She was despondent
and cried so hard that she cried herself to sleep, but even when she was asleep,
she would sob once in awhile. But the beauty of children is their resiliency,
by day three she is smiling and giggling and charming everyone she meets. She
is a morning girl and wakes up happy. She is the biggest baby in the group,
even though she is one of the youngest. Almost none of the clothes we brought
for her fit. We are borrowing from people who have a smaller baby. We will need
to go shopping for 18 month size clothes when we get back. She is fitting into
12 month size, but that won't last very long. She is so beautiful and a happy
joyful child. We can't wait for you all to meet her.
We have heard from travel
mates how cold the weather is in Minneapolis. We can't help but worry. I hope
everything is ok with the house and the dogs. If anyone needed to get a message
to us, you can post a message to this list; it won't be confidential, as everyone
who is on this list would receive a copy of any e-mail sent to this address. We are enjoying China, but we will be glad to be home too. It is hard to parent in a hotel, we bought formula
and the instructions are in Chinese so I am not sure if we are mixing it right.
Isabel isn't eating much and we are getting more creative in what we try to
feed her. We have ventured out a little, but Changsha is not as western as Beijing
and it is a free for all on the roads and walkways. There are no rules for traffic
and it is almost impossible for a westerner to figure out when or how to cross
the street. Well we gotta go, Isabel is getting a bit antsy. We will write again.
Merry Christmas everyone. Michelle and Brian and Isabel.
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