Gracie had a big day. We got up at 3:30 in the morning, because she had just had enough of this whole sleep thing. She gave us her first tentative smile, and got ready for a day of appointments through cold, rainy Nanchang.
Our first stop was the Consulate. While at the consulate's office, she fell asleep. We think maybe all the noise of other babies and being back in a Chinese government building were soothing to her...
At the Consulate, Mary got her giggling good. She's still serious, but she's letting the walls down as we go- not bad for the first 24 hours.
After that, we went to the notary office, and finalized the adoption. We narrowly avoided an international incident during a diaper change, when Gracie decided to 'mark her territory' all over the faux leather couch in the consulate's office... not sure that baby wipes are going to keep that from staining.
After that, we went to WalMart- they have a magnetic escalator that you can take your cart down... it was freaky (the camera was on the bus, but you'll have to take our word for it). The people of Nanchang don't know how to handle seeing ten American families walking around carrying Chinese babies- we get a lot of finger pointing and strange looks.
She's now resting comfortably after a full bottle, and we may get in an afternoon nap as well. All is well here.
Hi Mr. and Mrs. Desing!
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Hi Mr. and Mrs. Desing - This is Zak Utley. We have been watching your blog in school. Your baby is beautiful! Mrs. Brumagin is showing us all the pictures from your blog and discussing them. I would not be eating that fish either!!
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