We had a very nice day today. We went to a park in Chongqing called Eling. Today was Women’s Day in China. Something like Mother’s Day but they have no equivalent to Father’s Day as every day in China is Men’s Day! There were woman everywhere singing and dancing. It was really a neat thing to experience.
As soon as we all got out of the bus we were over taken by the older women. They come up and grab the baby’s hands and yell at us, in a nice caring way, if the kids are not covered and bundled properly. The Chinese people believe that you should wrap your kids like it is 20 below even in higher temperatures. It keeps the baby from catching cold and other things.
Michael gave us each a tag with our baby’s name, birth date, his name and phone number and a message on the back of the card that reads something like: I am an American that has come to China to adopt a baby from the Chongqing SWI and take her back to America to give her a good life. She is one year old and her birthday is February 21, 2006. I will give her a good education and tell her all about China. Someday I will bring her back to her country.
When we are approached and the people try to talk to us we just show them this badge. Usually they read it and then give us the thumbs up. That is a good approval. Ali soaks up this attention and is more than willing to break a smile to anyone looking her way!
We really feel like movie stars here. Everyone wants to come up to us. They look at us in the busses on the street and especially when we are walking. It is a bit of a blast! Jay carries Ali in the body carrier and she loves it! I mean the first time we put her in it she was smiles from ear to ear, now when she sees where she is headed she gets so excited! We face her out to the world and she is taking in every minute of it! I can’t wait to get her home to Chase and our dog, Maddie!
After we left Eling Park we went to the zoo to see the Pandas and the pandas we did see! Big ones, little ones and a baby one! It was so awesome!!
We then went on to a tea house where we were given a presentation on how to drink tea the Kung Fu way. It was a great experience. The woman showed us different teas and smells of the teas. Then we were allowed to buy anything in the place. I can’t say what we bought as some of you are getting gifts…but it was really funny!
Then our last stop was to an art gallery were we seen the most beautiful art work ever. If I had $1400 American dollars just laying around I would have grabbed these paintings made on rice paper and finished on a scroll. The scrolls represented Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall!! Just Beautiful colors and pictures!
Then back to the hotel to do the last of the paperwork. We get Ali’s passport tomorrow and then tomorrow night we leave for our next stop. I might not get to post until Saturday as we fly around 6 PM tomorrow night!
There are a few things that I should tell about the babies. One of the older babies, she is about 15 months old, yesterday, took toilet tissue and went to the toilet to wipe the seat then bent down and wiped the floor and then put the tissue in the trash. Her mom said she was acting funny so she set her on the toilet and she went. The other older one who is about 18 months maybe a bit older runs around like there is no tomorrow. After observing her for awhile it is apparent she was never given any direction in not doing something. She just ran wild at the orphanage. Ali’s quirk is holding on to her bottle. Do not try to take it away from her. The bottles have handles on them and the babies hold the handle. Yesterday when I gave her a bottle in bed she threw her free arm up across her chest and laid the bottle on her arm for support. I tried to pull her arm away but she instantly put it back!
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