Navigating the Streets of China

Margo is becoming more comfortable and showing us more of her personality. The nanny had said she is very much afraid of strangers and she will cry but so far she is a real little trooper! Many strangers will approach her and touch her but she has not cried! That is an answer to prayer! She smiles quickly and laughs often. She is content to sit in our laps and watch everything that goes on around her. We still have not seen her walk since placement as she cries if we set her down. The only time she is on her own is in her crib and highchair. However, we are okay with that as it is a joy to hold her after waiting so long to meet her.

Today we went to the children’s clothing market in search of bargains. There are four floors of mini-shops set up like a maze. Going up and down the aisles was so overwhelming that we gave up the hunt after an hour. We still made out with shoes, shirts and a dress for a little under 16.00! After Margo woke up from her nap we decided to brave the streets without our guide. We went to a local market where we had to guess at the contents of some of the packages! There was a cute little boy about 6 years old that followed us through the store. When we would turn around,
he would duck behind shelves or dive on the floor! He finally came up to us and began talking, we could not understand him but he still tagged along making Margo laugh! So far we have kept our trip pretty low-key but tomorrow we are going to visit one of China’s four most famous towers, the Tengwang Pavilion!