10 Things I've Learned in 48 Hours
- January 25th, 2005
Here
are 10 things that I have learned in the past 48 hours...
1.
I am lightning fast at detecting a poopy diaper
2. I am even faster at getting mommy to come to the rescue
3. Clearing a baby's nose can be an adventure
4. I enjoy rating Kaylee's burps on a scale of 1 to 10
5. The term "onesie" is not a reference to an age
6. Watching cartoons in Chinese is a lot of fun
7. The people of Changsha are very friendly
8. Baby's heads are hard. Especially when they hit you in
the lip
9. I am crazy for Kaylee
10. God has blessed us beyond measure
Well,
Naomi is downstairs getting a massage. They have a really
nice spa here at the hotel. For $15 US dollars you can get
a 90 minute massage. She should get one every day. She deserves
it.
I
am here with Kaylee. She woke up a little while ago and I
fed her. She is laying on the bed just entertaining herself.
She likes to stare at her hands. She crosses her fingers and
then just looks at them. She turns her hand around and stares
some more. She won't play with any toys. But she keeps herself
busy by examining her own hands and fingers. Dr. Su said she
probably has never had any toys. Kaylee is still learning
to grip things. She can grab my finger, but I can't get her
to hold anything yet. But we are working on it.
Before
Naomi left for her massage, I went to the local grocery store
for supplies. It's called The Wacko Store. Perfect for our
group! :-) The people working there seem to really enjoy helping
us. The language barrier is tough, but they work hard to understand
what we need and they are very friendly. Naomi had asked me
to get her some salt. So before I left, I went to the check
in counter at our hotel and I asked one of the girls to write
down "salt" for me in Chinese. The people at the
check in counter speak some english, but it is limited. She
wasn't sure what I meant and after trying several ways to
tell her she got a big smile on her face and said "sugar!"
Close. So I tried again but she wasn't sure. She then asked
a couple of other people and before I knew it they had a large
group of people trying to understand what I needed. It was
a lot of fun. Finally, a young man stepped in and asked me
to write it down on paper. He took the paper over to a computer
and typed in the word SALT. Then he looked to the group and
said the Chinese word for it. Everyone reacted with big smiles,
laughs, and a look of excitement. They all crowded around
as one of them wrote the Chinese word for it on a piece of
paper for me. Then, they all sent me on my way as I left for
the store. What a great group of people. We are really enjoying
the people here in Changsha! From what we have seen, Kaylee
comes from a region that has very friendly folks!
A
quick note about the price of things at the store. For approximately
$10 US dollars I bought the following: 28 diapers, a case
of bottled water, a bag of salt, two packs of Kleenex, and
5 Pepsi's.
Big
news! Daphne stopped by earlier and took our order for dinner.
They are delivering Pizza Hut! Whoooo Hooo! No fried rice!
I
better go. Kaylee is calling...
Mark
(Naomi & Kaylee)
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