Finally, a day with nothing really to do. The only official appointment was a checkup by a pediatrician around 11:00 am (sorry, no still pictures...but plenty of video). We weighed Abby today and we're pretty sure that we discovered she is a very healthy 20 lbs (9.1 kg)! During the Wal-Mart trip yesterday, we bought the medium diapers sized for 6 - 11 kg, but as we explained before Abby has no tutee, so they are actually TOO BIG - THEY DON'T FIT! All this required another trip to Wal-Mart. Sounds ok, except David had to take a taxi! He and new friend Sean Powell braved the 6 minute ride and on the return trip found themselves traveling in reverse while cutting across 3 lanes of traffic, one with an on-coming bus in it! Very exciting for the guys. While they risked life and limb, Sean's wife, Sally (short for Sarah!), came to our room with Caroline, the chubbiest-cheeked baby we've laid eyes on. Abby and Caroline got along just great playing with toys and eating cheerios and rice crackers while the new moms got to chat and compare notes. We are so excited that we will have them so close by when we move to LA this February. Then we got ready for our group meal in one of the many banquet rooms in the hotel. When we were escorted back we all felt very under dressed in our jeans and t-shirts as the table was laid with gold rimmed plates and glasses and the "silver"ware was gold as well. But none of the staff seemed phased. A 10, yes, 10 course meal followed and we ate things we had never tried before, like eggplant stuffed with grated pork, pork rib bits, sticky buns filled with lychee fruit (we ate it in your honor, Liz and Chuck!) but Abby could have cared less for much of what was acceptable to give her. She even spit out the plain steamed rice. We have to think her cutting this molar is part of the issue here. She was also running a low grade fever so we had to force some Infant Tylenol for colds down her when we got back to the room. This is what the pediatrician gave her for her nasty nose and teething pain. She seems to be sleeping pretty well with it so far.
As for being in China, the experience is strange and amazing. It's hard not to be able to drink the water - like not opening your mouth in the shower or brushing your teeth with bottled water poured into a glass you had to first rinse with boiling water also from a bottle. You have to make sure to not get drinks with any ice and to use Purell after every hand washing. This is all in a 5 star hotel. The beds are the hardest we've ever slept in...it feels like sleeping on plywood! We wonder how Abby will adjust to our soft bed (not to mention we have a king size bed for all of us here in China, but a queen waits for us back home). We have asked our guides to take us to a favorite local place for dinner before we leave as we would like to experience the "Spicy Culture" for ourselves!
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