Journey To Jasmine: November 2010

Finley and Jasmine. Finely lives just north of Dallas and the girls are just 5 days apart. Hoping we can get together at least once a year.

Blessing at a buddhist temple.

Jasmine and Veronica (our guide).

Flowers at the Buddhist temple.

Sign with name of park.

Locals and Jasmine interacting.

Grandpa feeding Jasmine.

Monday 11/29.

Jasmine and I have been a family for a week now.

Dinner at Lucy's last night. Jasmine has been a "mean green eating machine" today (solid foods) and that makes mom very happy!

Looking at the fish in the water at the hotel.

Sight seeing is hard work. I think I will just lie down on mom's leg on the sidewalk.

Mom giving kisses.

Mom feeding me Cheerios like I am a baby bird.

Sleeping after shopping.

Third encounter with water while with mom.

Snug as a bug after a bath.

Grandpa getting ready to kiss Jasmine.

Jasmine listening to grandma through Skype.

Jasmine doing her downward dog postion for Aunt Brenda because that is Aunt Brenda's favorite position!

Grandpa and Jasmine.

Waiting at the medical clinic today.

Thursday 11/25 at 3 PM.

Pictures 25 and 26 are of me getting "accosted". More on that later.
Picture 28 is a result of that.
We went to a park today. It was a nice park, except for most people.
I think tonight will be a long night because she woke up 2x's from her nap screaming.
She went back down, though, with some rocking and walking.
Tomorrow we are flying to the city where the American Consulate is. Please keep us in your prayers for our flight. It will be another first.
Hope everyone and their families have a great Thanksgiving.
I am homesick and looking very forward to coming home!. I miss everyone!

I will write more soon with more detail about family day and about today.

Traci

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Went to Teng Wang Ge.

Jasmine and I are having so much fun together. She loves to laugh and be tickled. She imitates most things. There is a baby tub in the bathroom and we sat outside the tub and splashed the water, throwing toys into it. She loves the computer and we now keep her away from it, as she is rough on it. She likes to stand holding onto things. I think she will go from standing to running. Forget the walking. She is one determined little girl. I took her on 2 walks today in the hotel hallway. I am hoping she will be walking by the time we leave China. We shall see... That is what happens when you have a mom that is a physical therapist assistant. She just had no opportunities to develop those muscles. I am having fun trying to use my pediatric PT skills to give her different opportunities while playing. She does not have any interest in any "solid" foods except Cherrios and some banana (which our guide said is good for poo). Well let me tell you the guide is right. I experienced this first hand. Within a few minutes of a few bites... well I will leave the rest up to your imagination. Last night was a good night. Tonight not so much. I think she is having night terrors or flash backs. She is thrashing about more often and crying out. She woke up from her afternoon nap screaming like I have never seen her. Not sure if she was disoriented or what. She calmed down with Cherrios and we played in the bathroom outside the little tub. Maybe tomorrow I will attempt a bath for her, she seems to like the water and did not mind splashing herself. She also does not like the bus rides. The plane trip home should be interesting. Okay I am off to bed for a little bit. I cannot wait for everyone to meet Jasmine. She is quite the special little girl!! I love her. Nighty night all!!

Turtles in the fresh fish department.
These are ducks hanging. The head and beak is pointing down towards the ground.

How Ya Ni spent the shopping trip to Wal-Mart.

Pictures of Ya Ni: will take a few days for her to get use to being Jasmine.
Her on the computer: she was talking, trying to touch, and giving things to grandma.