Tuesday in Nanchang

There's not alot to report from Nanchang today!  Today has been a day of resting and hanging out in our hotel room.  Brad has ventured out twice with Ella Grace, first to go to Walmart and KFC and is now out on a walk for a change of scenery for her.  She doesn't seem to mind the boring days and we spend lots of time playing and figuring each other out!  I would say that our bonding process is going well.  She definitely prefers her Daddy over me, and last night after I brushed her teeth, she was so mad at me that she wouldn't even let me console her.  She sat in my lap completely rigid.  It's okay... she's going to learn to take her comfort from me in time, and I'm just loving every second of seeing her bond so well with her Daddy.  When they came back from KFC today, she looked right at me and said "Mama".... which made my heart burst!  She came right to me, so maybe she missed me a little bit!  :o)  I doubt that she has had much contact with men, and I think that makes it easier for her to bond with him.  I am just another female in her life right now!  We introduced signs for eat and drink today, and so far, eat has clicked.  She has signed "more" and "eat" together, so we know she's getting it! I don't think very much was required of her where she was... she was definitely babied, but she is capable of so much more and we can't wait to see her take off in communication!  There are times we feel like we have a 9 month old on our hands (especially in the eating department) and other times we are fully aware that she is a 4 year old little girl.  The blessing in the baby stages of her, is that I feel like the bonding process with be stronger because we are able to meet her most basic needs, and she HAS to rely on us for those.  And, feeding her a bottle is a wonderful time of bonding, as well! 

Don't know if I shared this before, or not, but you remember how I broke my leg?  Well, it was from sliding down the stairs on a box of cheerio's that we had bought for our trip.  Well, we tried some of those cheerios out on Ella Grace and guess what..... she HATED them!  Spit them out immediately!  We have laughed so hard about that... if she only knew how badly I wanted her to love those things.... would have made the fall worth it!  HA!!!

Here are a few pictures from our day!

 Having some serious conversations on her phone!

 Watching the traffic below our hotel!  If you've never been to China... there is absolutely no way to describe the traffic here, you just have to experience it for yourself, but it's amazing to watch (not so fun to ride in, though!)

Sweet hands in her Daddy's hands!  Have I mentioned that she's just adorably tiny? :o)

Ready for another day!

Giving herself kisses!  Can't wait for the day that she's more willing to share those with Mommy and Daddy!

She LOVES to have her hair played with and brushed!  And I love playing with and brushing her hair!  We make a great team!