A Good Day

After receiving our babies, we have had one activity or tour planned each day. Wednesday was a trip to Walmart to stock up on formula, diapers and other baby goodies. Thursday was a trip to a historic area of Chongqing, full of shops and odds & ends to see. After the trip to the historic area some of the families went out to a local Chinese restaurant for lunch. It amazes me how cheap it is to eat in China! This was a nice restaurant and they brought out dish after dish after dish, placing them all on a lazy susan in the middle of the table for us to share. At the end of the meal we split the bill. Including tip, it was about $7 a person. It is more expensive to eat at McDonalds at home!

In the afternoon, some of the families had requested to go to the zoo and see the pandas. I had originally wanted to do this, but after the excitement of the morning, Maeve was all tuckered out and napping too nicely to go. So Mom & Dad went and had a nice time. When they came back, they saw a completely different Maeve! She woke up from her nap, had a bottle, looked around and decided she liked me after all. :) We played all afternoon and she never cried once. Even better...she laughed. Yes, she was laughing and smiling all afternoon. Now that will beat those big stinky pandas any day of the week! :))

Maeve is definitely attached to me and she is getting used to Grandma & Grandpa too. Grandma even got to give her a kiss last night without a bit of fuss. This morning, Grandpa held her while I ate breakfast. She wasn't too happy at first, but then she settled in and enjoyed her little walk with Grandpa.

I have to say that I personally believe my baby carrier (I have a Mei Tei style carrier, specifically a Babyhawk Mei Tei) is the best invention since the wheel. Maeve loves it! If she starts to fuss or become upset, in she goes, we walk a little bit and she calms right down. She just snuggles in it as close to me as possible and is just is content as can be. I'm so glad I brought it with me and didn't wait until I came home to try it out.

Here are some pictures. Enjoy!

Posted by Laura at 5:07 PM