Last Day in Guangzhou

 Today was our last full day in Guangzhou. Tomorrow morning we fly to Beijing, spend the night, then the next morning we fly home! It's bittersweet saying goodbye to everyone. We said goodbye to two families and it was so sad! I really love these families. For our last day here we went back to Shamian Island with another family. We wanted to explore it a little bit more. There are really fabulous sculptures all over the place, and the most beautiful gardens. It is such a pretty pretty place.

 Em was less than impressed that I stuck her in this line of children. It's tradition though right? When we were at the zoo in Zhengzhou there were several groups of young school children on a trip. Whenever we walked by, the teacher would say something quickly to them and they would all smile and wave and say "Hellloooooo!" It was so cute! When they were walking around, they held onto each other's shirts and backpacks, just like in this sculpture. So adorable!

 Love this girl so much!

 Everywhere is decorated, and it's so clean! There is a lot of pride in China. I love it here!

 Chu Chu and her friend Gary. Oh we love this family and this little girl. I so am not looking forward to saying goodbye tomorrow.

Look who wants to sit up now! All day she's been wanting to sit up! She's been using her muscles more today than she ever has. When I would lay her on the bed, she'd pull her head and shoulders up in a mini crunch and just stay there. So cute! There's a lot of body there, and no muscle tone to speak of, so it's going to be a lot of work for her, but she'll get there. Also today, she tried to hold her bottle, and did hold it on her own for a little bit. She's never been given toys we don't think. She's never had to use her arms or hands for anything. She doesn't know how to use them at all. We have to move her fingers, and actually open them up, then wrap them around something, and close them again to try and get her to hold on to something. I really don't think she ever has had anything to hold onto. She really likes a couple of toys that we brought, and she'll be excited to see them, but doesn't know how to hold onto them, or grab them, or anything. She has neither gross nor fine motor skills at all. She can smile to beat all! She laughs and babbles. Her eyes are bright and she is so full of love. There is so much love in that little girl. She has learned to do kissing because we smother her with kisses all day long. She knows it's affectionate, and she loves it. We get big wet kisses all day! She knows how to love, and wants to love and be loved. Oh my next week she's going to have a whole crew to love and be loved by! This little girl has a FAMILY!!

I'm not certain what tomorrow will bring, I may not post again from China. We love China, and are privileged to have China be a huge part of our life from now on.