Sunday, July 29

Abby slept all night and has had a bottle this morning and back to sleep again. I actually got to fix my hair today and put on some makeup. I figure why bother in this heat, as soon as we walk outside it just melts away.

Today is a free day and Abby and I have colds from going in the air conditioning and back in the heat all day. I'm going to look for medicine for me today before this sore throat gets to bad. We have medicine for Abby. Depending on how she feels, I would love to take her to the pool to play.

We are really enjoying Gaungzhou. It is more quaint and clean. We have enjoyed visiting with the shop owners and bartering. Mark does all my negotiating he is good and firm and will walk away if they don't meet his price. We bought new DVD releases for $1.23! Some of them aren't out yet in the U.S.. We also bought Abby some traditional outfits for now and later.

We ate at Lucy's, a western food restaurant. I had a geat burger and fries and Mark had the grilled chicken and said it was also great. Looks like we will be going back there again.

When we got back to our room last night we had a Barbie that is from The White Swan Hotel and Mattel. It is an American mom with a Chinese baby. They also have a play area sponsered by Mattel in the hotel for babies we will be checking out today.

Speaking of the play area, we actually checked it out before we posted today's blog. What a great area for parents and kids to play. It gives them a big carpeted area to get out of the confines of their rooms and mingle with other kids. We were really surprised at how far Abby would roam away from us without looking over her shoulder. Their was one little boy that she walked completely across the room to go interact with for about 10 minutes and never once looked Laura's direction. Other kids really bring her out of her shell. She is just enchanted with them. Kaden may be the only family member she takes to when we get home.

We also made small progress on the dad front today. Although it wasn't her choice she was passed over to dad as we ventured out shopping just to save Laura's back. There was some crying and whimpering but no flailing and kicking. She probably gave Laura a good thirty minute break before she finally wore us down.

Another lunch at Lucy's and a little more shopping and dad is wondering if I will have enough money to get is back home. I need to bring some of these Chinese women home to sell packaging products and we may could retire at an early age. They do not take no very well and will pull you off the streets into their stores.

Laura and Abby continue to fight colds so are major prayer need is for good health for the trip home. Abby continues to blossom but a 25 hour day of travel can be tough on anyone especially a 15 month old heading to her third new place within a week and a half.

I hope you are enjoying the updates and the pictures as we continue to love having you as part of our journey. We especially appreciate the words of encouragement that have been sent to us via the blog site. You are all extra special to us!