Out sightseeing

Today we were taken around the city to see some of the sights. I know the local govt. wants us to see this city and to learn more about where Eden is from. The thing though is that she was not living in this city. Today we were taken to a Buddhist temple - so sad! Seeing people in there just bowing and praying to these mammoth sized Buddhist statues. It was all so sad. Our contact asked if we had a faith and I told her Christian - I asked her about her faith and she said she had none! :( Tomorrow Rob is going to travel to the city Eden was born. He will see the outside of the orphanage where she was left. She stayed in the orphanage maybe one day. The sad thing is that there is almost no way for us to find out about Eden's first 10 months. We are not allowed to meet the foster parents and because she spent no time at the orphanage the director does not know much about her. Another family we met here was given a photo album of their daughters first year along with the note left by her birth mother. What a gift for them and her when she gets older.

Eden has been so great! She has been sleeping well and eating well. At night she has slept all the way through and we were told she does not do that. Part of me wonders how accurate any of the information we have been given about her. The women told us she sucks her hand to go to sleep - but that is not true. She has no sucking marks on any fingers and she has not done it with us. We wonder if she had a pacifier because she makes the sucking motion when she gets tired. We are going to buy one today and see if she will take it. She has loved all the little snacks I brought for her from home. I also have been mixing her formula with one scoop of US formula and 2 scoops of the Chinese formula to get her used to the different taste. Next week I will do two scoops of US formula and 1 scoop of Chinese. Thank you to Laura Williams who recommended bottle liners - after getting the hang of them I am so, so glad I have them. Doing dishes in a hotel room is not easy and those liners make changing the bottle out much easier.

Thank you for all the lovely words of encouragement and excitement from everyone. We feel so loved and blessed by you all!