yes, that's our girl. would you expect anything different? like i talked about yesterday, she is so busy. we hog tie her, we strap her in, we try to keep her at bay but she can't be contained. this little girl needs an outlet. i'm looking forward to getting her home to see if our three other children will wear her down. she plays hard, she eats hard, she sleeps hard. that's our girl. our little bull in this big ole china shop. we can't help but laugh about it. i love that she feels free enough to express herself but oh my.....
today we went to the president's memorial. it was interesting to hear about chinese history and walk around with our travel guide. we then went and did a little more shopping. echo napped through most of this which was really nice. it gave us a chance to walk around and enjoy some things.
we've practiced a lot more on the walking. echo is determined to walk. determined. she has even tried to run a couple of times. isn't there a rule about running before you walk?! if there is not, there should be. we have to keep a close eye on her because she will stand up on her own and just GO! bull...china...shop....
we took her today across the street to a really nice mall. it was bright, beautiful, air conditioned.....she loved it. she was still and silent. she loved all the lights, all the bright colors, the cashiers talking to her. she loved it all. it was the calmest and quietest she's been. she wanted to see it all. take it all in at once. heath found a couple of really cute dresses for her and she tried them on. she really enjoyed trying clothes on. it was too funny. we just laughed at how much she enjoyed being the center of attention. oh boy! has no one told her about our other three children back home? haahah. she is so NOT an only child! but right now she thinks she is!
we had dinner with a big group of families tonight. we all went to an irish pub that serves more "americanized" food. there was a mom who had her 9 month old. she'd waited 5 years for her healthy baby girl. there was fin, echo's friend, who've we've been sight seeing with this week and become good friends with, there was the couple from knoxville with their son and then the couple from wisconsin who adopted their 5 year old little girl. all the stories are different. all are the same. it was a great night together. the couple from knoxville leave tomorrow and we almost cried. we laughed because we really don't know one another but we are forever tied together. we will forever have a bond. we are a part of one another's stories. it's really interesting how total strangers can feel such a sweet connection. maybe we should stretch ourselves out of our comfort zones more often so that we can humble ourselves to a place where we can connect with others. just a thought.
tomorrow we have our long awaited consulate appointment! we get sworn in and it's a really big deal. i can't wait! after that, we are pretty much done. then it's a matter of getting this little one on a plane and back to the states! we are going to take our little bull out of china.
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