I call this the day of spit up. We got a great start but the last few days I have been putting Brooke's cold medicine and antibiotic into her formula and last night she spit it up and this morning too. She spit up at breakfast and for the whole day she smelled like poop. I think she got smart on us so now I am back to giving her the medicine the old fashioned way and 1/2 the time it ends up covering her, the blanket, the sofa whatever.
Today was really only a 1/2 day. We went to a traditional village just outside Nanchang to get a flavor of the life that Brooke came from. It was not too bad except for the trash in and around the pond and on the ground. These people are farmers that work very small plots. Their homes range from a decent size to little huts with little but a table and chairs. We met several people and they were so warm and friendly. The highlight for Karen was that she learned to say "whats your name in Chinese" so convincingly that she was answered a few times.
After the stop in the village we all went shopping at a local porcelain shop. Jianxi is famous for its porcelain and it is world renown. I bought Brooke a beautiful set with Phoenix and Dragons that I understand are traditional for a wedding. So that is probably when she will receive the set. It has been our only purchase so far as we have not done any shopping. We only had a 1/2 hour in the store and we were told to only buy what we could carry on the plane as it could not be shipped for less than the cost.
Today we received Brooke's Chinese Passport and this is the final piece of business in Jianxi. We are leaving tomorrow in the early afternoon for Guangzhou and the famous White Swan Hotel. It is hard to believe we are more than halfway done.
We loved Nanchang and its people. We will be sad to be taking Brooke away from her birth land but today I picked up some soil, a rock and some rice from the ground so she will always know where she came from.
Today was really only a 1/2 day. We went to a traditional village just outside Nanchang to get a flavor of the life that Brooke came from. It was not too bad except for the trash in and around the pond and on the ground. These people are farmers that work very small plots. Their homes range from a decent size to little huts with little but a table and chairs. We met several people and they were so warm and friendly. The highlight for Karen was that she learned to say "whats your name in Chinese" so convincingly that she was answered a few times.
After the stop in the village we all went shopping at a local porcelain shop. Jianxi is famous for its porcelain and it is world renown. I bought Brooke a beautiful set with Phoenix and Dragons that I understand are traditional for a wedding. So that is probably when she will receive the set. It has been our only purchase so far as we have not done any shopping. We only had a 1/2 hour in the store and we were told to only buy what we could carry on the plane as it could not be shipped for less than the cost.
Today we received Brooke's Chinese Passport and this is the final piece of business in Jianxi. We are leaving tomorrow in the early afternoon for Guangzhou and the famous White Swan Hotel. It is hard to believe we are more than halfway done.
We loved Nanchang and its people. We will be sad to be taking Brooke away from her birth land but today I picked up some soil, a rock and some rice from the ground so she will always know where she came from.
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