Day 4 - Better, Better

Heather has told me that I am too matter of fact in my entries and that I need to add a more personal touch to what I write. So, here it goes.

As I gazed out the hotel window this morning thoughts of yesteryear wandered through my mind. Days when life was like a bouquet of daisies held tightly in my hand. In yesteryear the daisies that I held were two. But now another daisy had been grasped from a land far away. She was a daisy that had yet to bloom. My yearning was that I would be like the sun that would shine upon her and bring her to full bloom. In my mind it was still early spring, when the sun is dull and the cold still creeps in during the night. But the dawn of April was nearing and hence the flower was beginning to bloom.

Yes that is doug writing. DID you know he was quite the poet?

I call myself a poet of cheese.

Yesterday morning Katie was more wimpery than screamy (if those are words). She would give an occasional whimper or cry and then settle down as Heather comforted her. In the morning we visited a "family house" which was a couple thousand year old mansion like place where the Chen family used to gather for special occasions. It was a beautiful place. There was a lot of ornate artwork and architecture. The pictures from today are mostly of the artwork in this place. Katie whimpered through most of the tour and the car ride (she hates the car).

We had lunch when we got back and then put Katie down for a nap. She slept for three hours. When she woke up she was a different kid than we have seen so far. She played and interacted and even (not too much) raised the corner of her mouth just slighty as though she was thinking about smiling. We spent all afternoon and evening just playing with her on the bed. It was awesome. We were thanking God for getting to see just a hint of who Katie really is. At bed time, she fussed (not screamed) for 30 minutes and then slept all night. She is still asleep. It's been 12 hours. Praise God for a much, much better day.

I am adding a new section to the blog called

 "Heather's Moments"

• We were given a pair of shoes by a shop owner who commented as Heather had Katie in her moby wrap baby carrier whatsamacallit, "You hold your baby close to your heart."
• As we toured the family house a group of Chinese high school girls were fascinated with us and obviously wanted to take our picture but were too shy to ask. We asked them and they were giddy to get their pictures with some Americans.
• As we were riding in the car, Katie put her hand on the window to try and feel the rain drops. (picture included)