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Day 7 - Chongqing

It's raining here in Chongqing. Today is a free day so we used it to get to know our new daughter. We did run across the street to a huge department store to get some items. Seems I can't find things I packed and have already run out of baby wipes and on the last of the diapers... how many Chongqing locals does it take to help an American buy diapers? Answer at bottom of post!

We had a break through with Gracie today... yesterday she would just sit wherever we put her and not move or do much. When she did reach for a toy it was with very small, slow precise movements. She was a huge daddy's girl and preferred Ed to Me and Josh....don't get me wrong...We do great when Ed isn't around! LOL! Today she has turned a corner and enjoys me holding her and has reached her arms up to me quite a bit and has allowed me to console her when not happy. Starting to feel like a normal mom again!! : ) We brought her down for breakfast with us and I fed her congee and steamed egg. She really likes steamed egg... note to self... find out how to steam an egg!

While Ed was at the bank, Josh and I were able to witness her first smile with us!! We even got some giggles out of her! And she no longer sits still, she turns herself around and follows what's going on and moves around to get to toys. As an added bonus, she throws the toys she doesn't want! : ) When Ed returned, he introduced her to the "raspberry"... it was sooo funny! She has been a happy baby all day!

Ed was pretty happy too when he found he could pick up the Sunday night game between the Cowboys and the Redskins on the hotel's ESPN channel. It was all narrated in Chinese, but hey.... it was football!!!

We went to the dept store to buy Miss Gracie some shoes (sooo cute and sooo cheap!!) and we were told (in Chinese) that we needed to put long sleeves on Gracie. I had already planned on buying her a cardigan or lightweight jacket so that was fine. Ended up with an adorable pink hoodie style jacket and an adorable pink cardigan!! (I love that I can buy pink!!) Then the sales clerks told me I needed to cover up her legs and brought over sweat suits....okay... the store was like 185 degrees and we were all sweating....even Gracie was breaking out in a heat rash. I had to say no to the pants. We also found a nice lightweight stroller for the rest of our time here and for the airports. *Note to Shauna - You won't be able to miss us next Saturday... we'll be the ones with the neon orange Mickey Mouse stroller!! We didn't bring a hip hammock and really needed something for the airports and tomorrow's trip to see the pandas. When we put Gracie in the stroller she got really upset. The sales lady came back with a cute little rattle and then gave me the box...I guess that's one way to sell your goods! lol

So how many Chongqing locals does it take to help an American buy diapers? The answer is six! Five to help us figure out the size by checking out Gracie, using an American one from our diaper bag and one to translate what everyone was saying! Everything was in KG instead of pounds...guess I should have paid better attention to the metric system when I was in school..... we ended up with the correct size and then spent the next 5 minutes trying to explain what "baby wipes" were and why I needed them! Good thing I have good Charades skills (thanks to Linda A's games!)... you should have seen me try to ask for a piece of chicken breast at KFC at the Beijing Airport yesterday..... nothing like pointing to your chest and making a sign of a chicken! LOL Apparently they don't sell chicken breast but the 'keel' like we used to have in the states years ago.

I leave you with Daddy's Girl!