Travel Journal - Day 4
Day 4 was Daddy Day. All Daddy. All the time. Daddy good. Mommy bad. Lucy continues to bond with Christopher. He is her best buddy. When she woke up this morning she lay down with him and fell asleep on his chest. They are a very cute pair. Unfortunately Daddy doesn't get to do other things like shower or shave. She is not yet a fan of Mommy.
Chris is doing great with her. She took a whole bottle from him this morning and ate some fruit and banana bread at breakfast. Chris put her in her high chair for a bit but she is not a interested in sitting still. She much prefers to stand in the chair and then try to stand on the tray. Perhaps we have a gymnast on our hands.
After breakfast she went into hysterics when Mommy tried to hold her. Chris finally got her calmed down by running the water in the sink. After a while she put her toes in. And then her hands. And then her whole body, clothes, diapers and all. We finally got her clothes off and she had a great time in the bath. She loves splashing the water and playing with Daddy. But not Mommy. Mommy had a minor breakdown but managed to pull it together before lunch.
We joined the rest of the families for lunch. (More Chinese food.) Lucy spent some time with some of the other Daddies in the group so that Chris could have a break. She seems to be fine with any of the men. I'm not sure why. The caretaker that brought her to us was a male. Maybe she just prefers men.
After lunch we had a notary appointment and then shopping at Walmart. Christopher looks so handsome with a hip hammock on! He carried Lucy while I attempted to navigate a huge, over-crowded Chinese Walmart. Yikes! It is very hard to find the baby isle when you don't know the Chinese symbol for "baby isle." We managed to walk out with a stroller, a few ugly baby clothes (all the cute ones had split pants) and a fresh box of Cheerios. We also grabbed a few chocolate bars and some Pringles just in case we have trouble choking down another meal of Chinese food. By the time we finished shopping Lucy had fallen asleep. Chris had to use the bathroom so we had to transfer her to me while she was still asleep. We made sure she didn't see Daddy leave. She slept for about a half hour so I got to hold her longer than I have so far. As soon as she woke up she started screaming for Daddy. NOTE: If you are an adoptive Mom packing for a trip to Jiangxi, bring enough baby clothes to get you to Guangzhou. The clothes at the Nanchang Wallmart are not cute and not worth buying. I don't know about the clothes at Guangzhou. I'll get back to you on that!
After Daddy got Lucy calmed down we had some fun sticking out our tongues. She cracks herself up. She still won't leave Daddy but she will make some cute faces at Mommy. She is very coy and seems to have a great sense of humor. Unfortunately the face making only lasted until diaper change time. She HATES getting a diaper changed or changing her clothes. This is probably because she is used to split pants.
The rest of the evening was more of the same. We went to dinner and Lucy had fun with Daddy. We invited another couple to join us for coffee and dessert. They, two are dealing with the "Daddy good, Mommy bad" syndrome. It was good to have someone to talk with.
After several more crying fits and one final Mommy break down, Lucy has fallen asleep on Daddy chest and refuses to be moved to her crib. Oh well, maybe she will like me better in the morning. In the meantime I am concentrating on making bottles, keeping track of paperwork, finding a way to get food to Christopher and trying to keep our hotel room from looking like a small explosion.
Sorry about the delay in posts. We can't get the internet in our room and Chris cannot get a break from Miss Luciana long enough to go to the business center.
Day 4 was Daddy Day. All Daddy. All the time. Daddy good. Mommy bad. Lucy continues to bond with Christopher. He is her best buddy. When she woke up this morning she lay down with him and fell asleep on his chest. They are a very cute pair. Unfortunately Daddy doesn't get to do other things like shower or shave. She is not yet a fan of Mommy.
Chris is doing great with her. She took a whole bottle from him this morning and ate some fruit and banana bread at breakfast. Chris put her in her high chair for a bit but she is not a interested in sitting still. She much prefers to stand in the chair and then try to stand on the tray. Perhaps we have a gymnast on our hands.
After breakfast she went into hysterics when Mommy tried to hold her. Chris finally got her calmed down by running the water in the sink. After a while she put her toes in. And then her hands. And then her whole body, clothes, diapers and all. We finally got her clothes off and she had a great time in the bath. She loves splashing the water and playing with Daddy. But not Mommy. Mommy had a minor breakdown but managed to pull it together before lunch.
We joined the rest of the families for lunch. (More Chinese food.) Lucy spent some time with some of the other Daddies in the group so that Chris could have a break. She seems to be fine with any of the men. I'm not sure why. The caretaker that brought her to us was a male. Maybe she just prefers men.
After lunch we had a notary appointment and then shopping at Walmart. Christopher looks so handsome with a hip hammock on! He carried Lucy while I attempted to navigate a huge, over-crowded Chinese Walmart. Yikes! It is very hard to find the baby isle when you don't know the Chinese symbol for "baby isle." We managed to walk out with a stroller, a few ugly baby clothes (all the cute ones had split pants) and a fresh box of Cheerios. We also grabbed a few chocolate bars and some Pringles just in case we have trouble choking down another meal of Chinese food. By the time we finished shopping Lucy had fallen asleep. Chris had to use the bathroom so we had to transfer her to me while she was still asleep. We made sure she didn't see Daddy leave. She slept for about a half hour so I got to hold her longer than I have so far. As soon as she woke up she started screaming for Daddy. NOTE: If you are an adoptive Mom packing for a trip to Jiangxi, bring enough baby clothes to get you to Guangzhou. The clothes at the Nanchang Wallmart are not cute and not worth buying. I don't know about the clothes at Guangzhou. I'll get back to you on that!
After Daddy got Lucy calmed down we had some fun sticking out our tongues. She cracks herself up. She still won't leave Daddy but she will make some cute faces at Mommy. She is very coy and seems to have a great sense of humor. Unfortunately the face making only lasted until diaper change time. She HATES getting a diaper changed or changing her clothes. This is probably because she is used to split pants.
The rest of the evening was more of the same. We went to dinner and Lucy had fun with Daddy. We invited another couple to join us for coffee and dessert. They, two are dealing with the "Daddy good, Mommy bad" syndrome. It was good to have someone to talk with.
After several more crying fits and one final Mommy break down, Lucy has fallen asleep on Daddy chest and refuses to be moved to her crib. Oh well, maybe she will like me better in the morning. In the meantime I am concentrating on making bottles, keeping track of paperwork, finding a way to get food to Christopher and trying to keep our hotel room from looking like a small explosion.
Sorry about the delay in posts. We can't get the internet in our room and Chris cannot get a break from Miss Luciana long enough to go to the business center.
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