We are now officially in Guangzhou, China where we are working through the steps to get Li Rose's American visa so we can all come home. Today we did her medical exam at the international adoption clinic. She passed with flying colors, of course. We did get new height and weight measurements, but I am not totally sure they were accurate, partially because she was clothed. Her weight was 24.7lbs and her height was 31.8 inches. We'll see how this compares to her measurements when we get home.
As we had mentioned before, we have been struggling some with feeding issues, she is very particular about what she will drink, which is a formula made specifically at her orphanage. After several days and lots of attempts to replicate it, we now have a solution that works. Unfortunately that involves cooking rice powder (rice flour) in our room in a little tea pot and then mixing in formula and sugar... but hey she likes it and that is what we care about! Once we got the bottle thing down, she started doing a much better job with her solid foods. We are just trying to plan now for how to get home without having to cook formula at the airport. :-) You can pray that we are able to bring all the formula we need with us through security.
Li Rose seems to be bonding well with us. She is giving out frequent smiles and cuddles now. She will only eat from me (Chrissy) most of the time, but we are working on that slowly. She also only takes food from your right hand... don't ask me why, perhaps it is part of her toddler nature. ;-) Li Rose has started babbling alot with us and seems to understand when we are giving her praise or teasing her with kisses or hand games. She really enjoys riding in the front carrier and likes to press her face to mine while we ride in the car. She has also shown us that no matter how tired she is, she can keep herself awake if she wants to... it is quite an impressive skill to have.
Josh and Li Rose are bonding quite a bit too. He has been very loving towards her, liking to lay his head on her tummy and talk to her. She enjoys cuddling him and when they are in their high chairs, she will lean over to touch him. Josh also enjoys turning in the stroller and talking to her while we wait at places. It is really sweet to watch them together. Josh tries to feed her frequently - bacon to the ear, a bit from his mouth or a bottle on her head - the intention is very sweet.
In case you were wondering, we spent the two days before this doing some sightseeing and shopping in Kunming, going to Green Lake Park, feeding seagulls and hanging out with some other adoptive families. We really enjoyed getting to know some of the other families we met on gotcha day. It is nice to be with families that are going through some of the same things you are. We are really enjoying that part of being in Guangzhou, there are adoptive parents everywhere!
I guess that is all we have for now, thought we would squeeze in an update while the kids were napping. We have all been missing out on some sleep lately - you can pray for us that we are all able to rest well even when our schedule is busy. I will try to be better about updating daily from here on out, after all, I know many of you need your picture fixes. :-)
(Sweet girl waiting to go to breakfast)
(Josh and Li Rose eating bread instead of throwing it to the birds)
(Li Rose with bread crumb face :-)
Josh going for some bread
(Daddy reading some "cat cupcake" with Josh and Li Rose)
(Isn't she too cute when she is tired? She will rub her eyes like this and then leave her hands there for a bit)
(Story time before bed time. Li Rose really likes the Elmo book)
(Josh about 2 minutes later - he was so tired he feel asleep on his knees)
(Josh straining to get Roe-Roe's sock on)
(need I say more?)
(the bed the hotel had waiting for Li Rose when we arrive in Guangzhou)
(Li Rose initiated wake up cuddles)
(Waiting to start the medical exam - hi Scott, Haley and Mei)
(an over the shoulder shot of what Josh riding on Daddy's back during the medical exam)
(Haley, Scott and Mei)
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