Here we are with Mr. Chen, the Ping Jiang Child Welfare Center Director. This is about three hours after we met Elizabeth. He told us that we have our hands full with an active inquisitive baby who loves to be outside. If I knew Mandarin for "Have you met my wife?" I would have said it. After this photo, he kissed EXS on the head, said goodbye and walked out the door.
We never got the chance to say more than Thank You for the excellent care EXS received under his guidance.
Elizabeth actually took this picture. Did I mention she has her own blog? At least two of us are thrilled as we're about to go into our 4th hour of being a three-headed Jensenfest.
Our first night in the Dolton Hotel in Changsha with EXS. We got her down and out in just under an hour. It's Tsing Tao and room service Moo Shoo Pork Time. Your standard hotel room hallway into the room makes an awesome dance club if the music is hummed very softly.
This is at an Embroidery Museum. Those aren't paintings on the wall, it's needlepoint. Really really good needlepoint.
We call this picture ba ba, bao bao... Mao!
That's Mandarin for Daddy, baby... Mao!
Did I mention the Baby Mandarin classes we took a few months ago? It made all the difference in the transition. You really should check out the link on the right. It's pretty cool.
Ma ma and bao bao at Martyr's Park in Changsha. A huge park (96 hectares) in the middle of a city with 5.5 million people. The monument in the middle has plaques and bios of 88 Martyrs who gave their lives in the Communist Revolution.
Our fabulous WACAP Adoption Liason, Wendy was not with us to translate the different monuments. It would have been interesting to learn some history that is not exactly on Jeopardy in the US. "I'll take 'Proletariat Potpourri' for $400, Alex." Folks in the park were really nice and were impressed that we knew "bao bao."
Taking a taxi back to the Dolton Hotel, we spoke with some really nice students from the University who had lots of questions about EXS. She informed them "wo wo wo" and "da."
Back home. The lady wearing the Hanover Town League hat is now sitting on my lap and needs must be met. By needs, I mean single grain rice, mixed veggies and applesauce. A game of Where's Daddy? may be played. More pictures later in the week.
This is at an Embroidery Museum. Those aren't paintings on the wall, it's needlepoint. Really really good needlepoint.We call this picture ba ba, bao bao... Mao!
That's Mandarin for Daddy, baby... Mao!
Did I mention the Baby Mandarin classes we took a few months ago? It made all the difference in the transition. You really should check out the link on the right. It's pretty cool.
Ma ma and bao bao at Martyr's Park in Changsha. A huge park (96 hectares) in the middle of a city with 5.5 million people. The monument in the middle has plaques and bios of 88 Martyrs who gave their lives in the Communist Revolution.Our fabulous WACAP Adoption Liason, Wendy was not with us to translate the different monuments. It would have been interesting to learn some history that is not exactly on Jeopardy in the US. "I'll take 'Proletariat Potpourri' for $400, Alex." Folks in the park were really nice and were impressed that we knew "bao bao."
Taking a taxi back to the Dolton Hotel, we spoke with some really nice students from the University who had lots of questions about EXS. She informed them "wo wo wo" and "da."
Back home. The lady wearing the Hanover Town League hat is now sitting on my lap and needs must be met. By needs, I mean single grain rice, mixed veggies and applesauce. A game of Where's Daddy? may be played. More pictures later in the week.
4 comments:
What an incredible embroidery of Andy and EXS, I'm totally impressed.
-jill
The *really* impressive part is how the photo is stitched so neatly into the blog.
Oh, and what a nice choice of blogger template, too!
~GC
P.s. Where are the EXS+George, EXS+Maggie, EXS+Uffa pictures?
Great pictures...especially that last one of momma and baby. You both look soooo happy!
I remember being in that same room with the wooden benches geting Sophia. Glad things are going well!
Post a Comment