So a little glimpse into the humor of Emmy. Tonight as she was doing her 45 minutes of talking and singing before she goes to sleep, she got a little gleam in her eye and said, "Ni shi Mama. Wo shi Lu Xin. Ta shi Yeye." (Meaning "you are mama. I am Lu Xin. He is grandpa.") And then she giggled uncontrollably as Steve told her she was a banana.
Today we saw a totally new Emmy. She smiled and laughed a lot more. She did not attempt to give herself to anyone. She was fun and funny and delightful. I think she's finally feeling mostly better, which helps. We went to the safari park today. While Emmy does not overly like animals, it was such a nice day and it was fun to be outside. For Steve and I, who do like animals, it was a really cool experience. The animals are right there. We saw a baby orangutan who was within three feet of us. He wasn't caged and was just playing on ropes over our heads and eating bread a trainer threw to him. He was all sorts of cuteness. Emmy wasn't enamored with him but she wasn't afraid either. She was afraid, however, of the giant panda suit man who insisted on touching her even though she was clearly saying, "Bu yao!" But, Grace, we saw lots of pandas and there were even baby panda triplets there (but we didn't see them).
We got back from the park in time for a late (and long!) nap for Emmy. Her passport and visa arrived so we are set for tomorrow. After her nap we walked in the park (lovely, full of people, graffiti free, safe, wonderful!), got Emmy a milk (I understood when she asked for it!) and came back for some curry from room service.
We're talking about heading to Shamian Island (where the White Swan is) tomorrow morning to play and shop a little. Then we'll have little miss take a late nap, check out at 5:00 and head to the airport around 5:30 for our 9:45 flight. Woo hoo! I can't say I'm looking forward to 15 hours in the plane but it's totally worth it to get home!
Thanks for your continued prayers and thoughtful emails. I can't tell you how much it means to us to have your support!
Love,
Mandy and Yeye (hee hee)
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