Today and yesterday were mostly about shopping in Guangzhou. Mama, Baba, Papa, and Nana have all been buying everything in sight, from little pearls, pieces of Jade, countless outfits, other curious items (we even bought a little mogwai, but Maile must have bought another one because now there are two in the room). Being a new father, Baba even found a need for a 100 year old Japanese sword. Papa has a particular affecion for antiques and cheap watches.
Today is a random thoughts kind of day because there really hasn't been an agenda for the
past couple of days. We did take the famous "red couch" picture yesterday, which involved all the parents propping their children up on the couch, and then running away just in time for the camera to snap. Soon afterwards, the children began to wobble all over each other. Amelie, thankfully, was propped up in the corner, so her wobbling was kept to a minimum. Little Victoria did wobble on top of her, and Amelie took it as an opportunity to have a taste of her arm.The baby next to Amelie in the "2 baby" shot is Emma. Emma and Amelie were roommates in 
the orphanage. Emma is the daughter of Chris and Lisa Abston, who live in Alabama and are extremely nice people. We are definitely going to have to keep these girls in contact with each other as they get older.
the orphanage. Emma is the daughter of Chris and Lisa Abston, who live in Alabama and are extremely nice people. We are definitely going to have to keep these girls in contact with each other as they get older. Amelie is saying Baba pretty consistently now, but we're still not certain if she means it in the context of "daddy". She was running a little fever this morning, so we gave her some medicine and put her down for a nap. She seems pretty good right now, and has happy and
energetic as ever.We leave for home tomorrow. We have an early morning flight to Hong Kong, and then on to San Francisco, then Denver, and then Tampa. Amelie is a very strong little girl for her size, and she constantly wiggles her body in any direction at random. So last night at dinner, 3 adults accompanied Amelie to the bathroom for a diaper change. Fifteen minutes later, they all returned. Amelie was clean, however every adult was exhausted. We can't wait for the 18 
hours worth of flying that lay ahead.
hours worth of flying that lay ahead.We love China, but it's time to come home.
Here are the pictures:
- Shopping with Amelie and Nana
- Red Couch photo with Victoria wobbling on Amelie
- Amelie in the wobble proof corner
- Roommates - Amelie and Emma
- Superstar!
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