Going to the Village- Day 4 w/ Chi Chi

Hey ya'll! Today we went to the Village which was probably where Chi Chi grew up. It is so poor down there. The streets are run down and full of trash. The smell is unbearable. There are dogs that are running around the streets full of ticks and flees. Babies there wear about 5 layers of clothes like Chi Chi was when we got her. In the village we also got to go inside a house which was very small and dirty. They have huge farm lands where they grow lots of crops such as cabbage. The village was very cool.At the village, Chi Chi wanted nothing to do with me. I'm used to it, but it was a lot worse there.

On the bus ride there, Lisa, our tour guide, told us why the village people prefer boys. I always thought it was because the boys would stay with the parents when they were old- like a type of security system- but there's more to it than that. In the country- where she is probably from- only boys can own the land. If the one child is a girl, they loose their land, their house, and everything. That is why they must have boys. Also, boys will stay with the parents in the old age while girls are no longer part of their family when they marry.

After the village, we went back to the hotel for a nap and we were going to go to a porclian shop. The only problem was that we had to ride a taxi which was going to be a nightmare. When we got on the taxi we were really scared. Our taxi driver was like crazy and he was yelling on his cell phone in chinese. Driving there we were knocked back and forth and it was stop and go for a long time. Chi Chi still wanted nothing to do with me =(. Then we started to feed her Cheerios because she was freaking out. She ate them and then she grabbed my mom's hand like she wanted to spit them out. The she threw up all over herself and the seat. We had to turn back around and she was laughing that she threw up. It smelled disgusting and the whole taxi thing was just a bad experience.

When we got home we took changed her into different clothes and we went to this little place across the street. It was called Tiffany's. They make little Chinese dresses and they have squeaky shoes. Squeky shoes are really popular in China. They are shoes that when you step they squek. It is so funny. At the store we bought Chi Chi some squeky shoes and a red Chinese dress with matching shoes and a matching hat. We also bought a Chinese shirt for Katie and me and the man there gave Chi Chi a pink toy for free. The lady at Tiffany's was hillarious. She was really blunt and cute and she is a perfect example of the people around here. Everyone says exactly what they think. She told us, "Oh! You're cut baby is so fat!" We laughed and she squezed her cheeks. While we were picking out dresses she pointed at one (which was totally scandalous) and said to me,"Look. This make you sexy." I started cracking up and when I did, so did Chi Chi. I liked the store though because the lady and the man were very nice and she spoke perfect english. Lea, the lady who was with us, told us that the man there said in Chinese that our baby was very cute and our family was very balanced because of the big, tall man and the small little ladies. it was very cute.

After Tiffany's we went out to dinner. We went to the same place we went to last night because all of the babies ate so much food there and we wanted to go back. At the resturant Chi Chi loved me finally. She gave me a kiss twice but on the second time she hit me- lol. For some reason she enjoys hurting me or at least hitting me and I don't know why. Anyways, they have lots of stairs there that she made me go up and down lots of times. My back was killing me! All of the other babies are so cute and there is a little baby Anna that I think is a bat because she hangs upside down a lot.

After dinner we played in the hall with all of the other babies. Chi Chi did not like Mom for some reason. She can turn on you in second. My Mom started getting upset and it really ticked me off. She does it ALL THE TIME to me so get over it! Anyway, all of the other parents were talking about how Chi Chi is so smart and she really is. She learns things really quick and she loves to imitate us.

She still is having a hard time being put to bed and stuff. I hate it when she calls "mama!" She hates me and mom at night and will only be with my dad. He loves it. It is so sad=(.

Ok, Chi Chi's foster Mom is the only foster Mom that hasn't shown up to check on the kid. It's scary for the other parents because they don't want the babies to see them and be sad. Me and my Mom are praying that Chi Chi doesn't see her if she shows up.

Ok ya'll I'm beat. I am so tired and I miss all of you. You better miss me! lol! Tell everyone to read this because I don't want to be doing this for nothing. Bye!