Sorry for the delay in posting, it's a pain to blog from here. You have to find a site that will allow you access to Blogger then find one that will allow you to post what you write to your blog. I decided to type it in word first then I at least have a copy when doing the rest of the steps. It's even more impossible to post pictures and videos.
We had a kind of rough day. Lila decided she wants to be with Gerry and that I need to stay away. This is very normal and very expected but it's so hard to love this little one so much and she doesn't realize the depth of a mother's love. I know I need to be patient and continue to be there for her every need but it's hard when she's just not cooperating. It will improve as she learns that I'm here, no matter what, and NEVER GOING ANYWHERE...She's already lost her birth mother and her nanny from the orphange, it's hard to trust another woman when you're only 2 and they seem to keep leaving you. It also got worse after seeing the adoption coordinator from her orphanage at the adoption center yesterday.
Whlie at the adoption center we took our oath to become Lila's parents. We signed all the papers and then the 4 families went into a different room where we each went through a short ceremony in turn. Mary took pictures and video for us then Gerry did the same for them, we were all snapping pictures for eachother! We didn't realize it would be such a formal event but it is something I will never forget, a laughing, teary, moment.
We had a great time sightseeing. Today was supposed to be the zoo. If anyone has been following Chongqing weather on-line, it has rained almost non-stop since we got here. Since the pandas don't like the rain and the old town area is flooded we went to some Chongqing historic sites, the Great Hall of the People and a home from the Qing dynasty. The Qinq dynasty was the final Chinese dynasty, ending in 1911. Much more beautiful chinese architecure and intricate decor. The state run gift shop at the Qing museum is the only place where you can purchase banyan leaf paintings. These are a local art form from Chongqing. The Banyan tree is the city tree. There are only 2 artists in China, a father and son, that can do this type of painting at any given time. I bought 1 painting for each of my daughters and 4 others (can anyone guess who those are for??) So tomorrow morning we will go to the zoo to see the pandas, yeah. For some reason several of our guides put yeah and at the end of all their sentences, yeah. I got interrupted posting this. It's now Aug 17 and we are home. I'll post what I have along with some of the Chongqing pictures and the panda video. It was so exciting to see the pandas, in China, eating bamboo, I have never seen ours in the US so the first time was amazing!
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