DAY 6 - December 13, 2006

Well, it was a rough night for us. Abby was off her nap schedule yesterday and missed her afternoon nap. She also ate very little other than formula after breakfast; we think this is due to her feeling crummy due to the tooth she's getting. All of this to say that she was asleep for the night by 7:30. So at 1:30 she was crying for her night time bottle. Since she hadn't eaten most of the day 4oz wasn't going to satisfy her! 2 more 4oz bottles later she finally setteled down and went back to sleep, but very uneasily. She tossed and kicked most of the night and was crying again at 5:30. We had her back to sleep by 6:00 and then were up at 7:00 for the day. We commented to each other that neither wanted to get up but it sure was nice to have such a great reason to drag ourselves out of bed! We had a bit of a tour of a historic site here in Nanchang today. Our group took a trip to the Tengwang Pavilion, pretty much the only "touristy" thing to do here in Nanchang. It was the first day we've seen the sun since we've been here so it was a good day to tour (even though it was a bit windy and chilly for the babies). It's very different sightseeing with a 1 year old! A lot less taking time to really look around and more time trying to make sure she's occupied and happy. We officially have the only baby in the group who hates the baby carrier. And since she prefers Sara so strongly, Sara was hauling a 20lb baby around for hours, up and down 6 flights of stairs, through gardens, etc.... Her biceps are looking pretty good already but her back is killing her. After the Pavilion our guides took us to a favorite restaurant of theirs. We happened to sit with all of the people from our group that wanted to try the food spicy, like they normally prepare it here in Jiangxi. It was the best meal we've had so far and one of the cheapest...especially for the number of dishes they brought out to us (over 10) and served it all family style on a huge "lazy Susan." And for all of you reading this who know David well you won't be surprised to hear that he's made quite the name for himself with the group at the breakfast buffet and our group dinners as the guy who will eat ANYTHING ONCE (can you say fried chicken feet?!) and the guy who can pile his plate the fullest! Everyone gets a kick out of what David will eat next. So after a full morning we headed back to the hotel at 2:00 and Abby and Sara crashed while David walked around the city a bit (see his cool photos below). Then it was to the pool with the entire family. Abby still isn't all that keen on baths with us (even though her foster family reports that she loves them) so we weren't sure about the pool. She wasn't thrilled but she did alright and we got some good family bonding time in. This perked her up and got her hungry (finally) and she played and ate all night. We decided we'd had enough Chinese food for a while and David went to the China equivalent to Starbucks, KFC! Yep, we had fried chicken for dinner and paid so little for it we'll be going back for sure. But due to the language barrier, David came home with far more chicken than he meant to. So, here we are at the end of our day, Abby's sleeping and that's where we're headed. We've been getting the sweetest most endearing e-mails from so many of you. Thank you so much for your support and love and excitement for us. It means the world to all 3 of us!