So, Gracie Is Doing Great

Gracie is doing great. She was pretty mellow, and not very animated when we first got her. The was probably do to the shock of us and being in a new environment. We started to see a change in her yesterday. Today, we have a different child.

She smiles a lot, and plays with her toys more. She reacts to the crazy things that adults do around their kids. She is starting to get vocal and giggles on occasion. She like being outside, and isn’t afraid of other people. When we put her coat on today, she automatically put her arms up in the air. We can also walk away from her without her crying. She feeds herself and bodily functions are going well, too.

We did a little sightseeing today. De and Anita took us to Tengwang Pavilion, which is the largest pavilion in Jiangxi. Photos will go up later. Of course, I packed the video camera, and the proceeded to leave it in the room. It was pretty cold, but at least it wasn’t raining or snowing. We are probably going to make another trip to Walmart today, and maybe walk around some. Tomorrow we are going to visit a temple that is within walking distance of the hotel.

At this point we are done with the Chinese portion of the adoption, and are just waiting for the notary papers and Gracie’s passport. I just updated the itinerary page with some more details about what we are doing.