This morning we walked over to the medical exam- way too many kids in a small area, you can imagine the effect on the kids. They were very gentle and kind during the examination, but the waiting room scene was a bit much for her. I took breaks and got her outside, between the 3 stations we had to go thru.
On the way back, we stopped at a little store, bought drinks, and had our first sidewalk cafe break. Emma flirted with the man on the next bench. This girl is certainly not the introvert the paperwork claimed...
Later Michelle joined us for coffee (at "Seattle Espresso Coffee") and more shopping. We went into our favorite store to try out a stroller (they loan for free). Emma climbed right in, and together we looked at shoes. We've gotten to know an adorable girl, Vicky, that works there- she came over and started talking with Emma, still in the stroller. She laughed, and said Emma asked her to please take her hand off HER stroller. Then we started looking at shoes- Emma had clear preferences, and told Vicki she thought they looked very fine. We bought a pair of leather shoes, and slippers with lady-bug heads on the front. Emma insisted on wearing the slippers first, and off we went in the stroller. The cutest thing- she just wanted to go, and see.. sitting straight up at attention, not resting on the backrest. Every so often she would touch her feet to admire her new finery.
Every day is like Christmas for Emma, new toys and new experiences, and it is a bit hard for her to settle at night- tonight she was very insistent she wanted to go back out, and down the elevator, to see more. (The mandarin for "go out" sounds like Watchi.. not sure of the pinyin spelling... we hear this often.. she's brought me her shoes for more subtle request). She wanted to get in the stroller, and to settle her, I pushed her in a circle in the hallway.... every so often she'd touch her slippered toes and just giggle. Eventually she fell asleep with her cougar tucked in tight... the first time her gogo (doggie) didn't have honored position. Last night she slept thru the entire night, and this evening she got her first real bath (and learned to love it). Ok, I'm running on... we're just enjoying the heck out of this little dynamo right now.
1 comment:
Hello, I've been reading your posts. My wife is from Wuhan. The people from Wuhan have their own dialect. When they talk, it is even more sing-song than the standard Chinese to my ears. Anyway, the pinyin for go out is: Wai = out, and Qu = go. Gramatically, the order is reverse. So, Wai Qu means to go out.
Your daughter is beautiful. Congratulations.
Trieu
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