Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

Thursday;

Yesterday and today have been transition days. She hasn'tt felt since we got
her.  AnnaBelle really clings to me which makes simple things like bathing hard. She
is beautiful. She is sensitive. She is tiny. She is a good eater. She doe not like
bathes. She is timid. Last night we had dinner with our friends from travel group
and kids. AnnaBelle  enjoyed the  kids and was 
 content watching them. We had real Chinese food and it was good. And we enjoyed the
company of new friends. I am missing Joy and jealous of Milton's return home
Saturday. AnnaBelle has enjoyed walks in her Ergo carrier and often naps. A woman
came up to me today with her in the Ergo. She was a local and started chatting
mandarin at me. She wasn't reprimanding me but could have.  She wanted to know
the gender of the baby and was in my space. Removing the blanket over sleeping
 AnnaBelle. I finally said, girl.  Americans stand out because of our skin and hair
then add a Chinese baby!! The whispers and looks are no secret. 
Today the paper trail was our guides busyness. Gathering passports for all the kids.
And a thick brown envelope. The Halfv Sky Foundation had worked AnnaBelles floor at
the orphanage and created a scrapbook. It's all in Mandarin so I will need
translation but had pictures we never saw. Glad to have it!  AnnaBelle played the
most we have seen. She seemed more content and ate more. She likes steamed eggs. She
took two smaller naps and a big one.  I know she has grieved as her entire world has
changed! I have grieved with her. I have cried for the length of time it took to get
her. I have apologized to her.  It's been a big week. Emotional. 
Today was sunny but cool. The wind cleared the smog.  It's so full of people
and buildings, traffic. I braved leaving AnnaBelle with Milton to go
 to the locals market street for little girls shoes. It was interesting! If there
isn't room on the street people drive on the sidewalk! They have the right
away. It's bizarre. Locals have booths of fruit to buy. And local restraints
to eat at. I never would because of sickness. It was poverty stricken. Sad to see.
Dirty dirty. Where we are in the city it's clean and someone is always
cleaning.

Finally Friday! 
Milton was packing to leave. AnnaBelle had a great day! She played
and walked the halls today. Tmrw he flys home and I fly to Guangzhou for 
AnnaBelles visa. 

Saturday.
Too pooped. Boarded the bus at ten am.     Got here at 730 with tired,
hungry, dirty wild kids! AnnaBelle walked again today. She laughed 
and smiled.  I'm so tired.