Yesterday we went to a temple where Gwen received a special blessing. 
Wu Ning was too busy crying to receive it - I figured the monks didn't want a screamer. She is doing well overall but cries at the drop of a hat. She likes to run away but other times will need to hold hands every second. Each day she gets a bit more used to us and seems to understand a fair amount of what we say - she has a few American words down but still has a long way to go of course. She is now comfortable taking a bath (took about 4 days),
going to the bathroom, changing clothes, etc. so that has helped tremendously. She has the same Sugar and Spite personality of her sister and mother so Jeff will be in real trouble now -- three volatile women! She has bonded well and really does feel like part of the family - something I was a bit worried about before but it really does happen and very quickly.
Wu Ning was too busy crying to receive it - I figured the monks didn't want a screamer. She is doing well overall but cries at the drop of a hat. She likes to run away but other times will need to hold hands every second. Each day she gets a bit more used to us and seems to understand a fair amount of what we say - she has a few American words down but still has a long way to go of course. She is now comfortable taking a bath (took about 4 days), going to the bathroom, changing clothes, etc. so that has helped tremendously. She has the same Sugar and Spite personality of her sister and mother so Jeff will be in real trouble now -- three volatile women! She has bonded well and really does feel like part of the family - something I was a bit worried about before but it really does happen and very quickly.
Here are the girls with Grandma wearing their grandma, big sister, little sister shirts.
We spent the 4th of July like most Americans I guess - across the globe with our Chinese adopted daughter watching belly dancers in a middle eastern restaurant... a memorable holiday at the least!
We went to the zoo today which makes me appreciate ours even more. They actually had a dog chained up in the petting zoo and a fair amount of the buildings didn't come close to what we would expect. The children's splash area was apparently clothing optional so we took a pass on that. Since toddlers just squat on the ground here, I've not had much appetite for water play areas or pools. One hour or so in the blazing heat was enough for all of us so we took off after we saw a tired panda.
The girls wearing their monogram shirts -thanks Martha!
Yesterday we went to a wholesale market with floors and floors of toys and junk everywhere. We were the only westerners there and like all shopping here was just wall to wall people. Hopefully I haven't lost my concept of personal space and won't want to keep shoving ahead and being so close to people when I get home! Here's a picture of the girls with our coordinator, Sherri, who helped us learn Chinese.
We miss everyone and will be anxious to see friends when we get back and settled in!
Laura
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