Hanging out...

Not a lot happened today. We just hung out at and around the hotel. Brynn and I tried the pool and she wasn't thrilled, though she didn't hate it either. She preferred sitting on a chair putting the sunscreen on her legs. I am just glad I brought a little travel size bottle!

Here is a funny story. Last night I woke up and she was not in the bed. I have the crib pushed up against her side of the bed so she wouldn't fall out anymore but the crib has wheels and sits half on carpet, half on a marble floor. Well the crib was slightly away from the bed so I looked down and I still didn't see her so I got up to go look and there she was, under the crib, sleeping face up on the marble floor, hands and feet absolutely freezing!! She may be in for a shock when she comes home to our soft beds!

She was calmer today - no tantrums but not as free spirited either. I think she is just exhausted, though she is still awake as I type this and now I am going to try to convince her to sleep since I am ready for bed. Her favorite toys in the playroom? A toy truck and a toy car! And today she said "boat" - her first clear English word though she says "bye bye", "daddy" and "grandpa" though they aren't as clear and probably only I would recognize them. She definitely knows her name is Brynn and she loves looking at the pictures on the camera.

Today a mom carrying her newly adopted Chinese baby, "How did you get one with such long hair?" and a dad commented that Brynn was "as beautiful as they come" though his wife must of kicked him 'cause a few seconds later he added, "well, next to our new daughter of course!" Both comments made me laugh. All the babies and children are just beautiful in my opinion. I came here knowing the statistics of how many Chinese children are adopted each year, etc. but just seeing the number that are here, right now, is truly amazing.

Tomorrow we have an appointment for some type of oath at the American Consulate in the afternoon and we are shopping before that. Good night!