Friday, November 9, 2007
Information about Lexie- Read below post first!
Info we received about Lexie today… She is about 33 inches tall and about 20 pounds. Hong Yun Qi is living with a foster family. Her foster mother is Chen Huo Mei (age 59) who stays at home; her foster father is called Lu You Gen, who is retired. They have 2 biological sons and one biological daughter. (We didn’t know this – we thought she was in an orphanage…)
Yun Qi takes different types of food each day. At about 6am she has 200ml of cow milk and then has a small bowl of noodles, a steamed bun, and then an egg at 8am. At noon she has a bowl of rice with meat and vege soup; at 3pm she has a steamed egg. One hour later she has a steamed bun and for dinner has a small bowl of rice with meat and vegetables. She goes to bed at 8pm and gets up at 5:30 am the next morning. During the day she sleeps from 1:30 to 3pm. She sleeps alone at night in a quiet environment.
She has some potty training but still wears diapers.
Her foster mother usually gives her a bath once a day in the afternoon. She likes bathing. She doesn’t want to leave the basin after her bath. She can say a few words, such as mama and baba, which mean mom and dad. She sucks her thumb or finger when falling asleep at night. She dances by waving her hands when hearing the music. She can drink cow milk from the bottle by herself. She reaches for the spoon when being fed. She is social; when she is crying, her foster mother takes her to see her peers, and then she stops crying. She kicks the door open if she wants to play outdoors. She can climb up and down the stairs with one hand being held. She is a little bit shy in front of strangers and gets upset in a strange environment.
She likes being taken out by her foster mother. She likes playing with the neighborhood children. She likes playing with the table telephone. When she gets upset, her foster mother soothes her by giving her a candy. Cow milk is her favorite food.
Her foster mother says she seldom gets sick except for some coughs and colds. Up to now, her foster mother hasn’t found any medicine or food that she is allergic to.
Yun Qi takes different types of food each day. At about 6am she has 200ml of cow milk and then has a small bowl of noodles, a steamed bun, and then an egg at 8am. At noon she has a bowl of rice with meat and vege soup; at 3pm she has a steamed egg. One hour later she has a steamed bun and for dinner has a small bowl of rice with meat and vegetables. She goes to bed at 8pm and gets up at 5:30 am the next morning. During the day she sleeps from 1:30 to 3pm. She sleeps alone at night in a quiet environment.
She has some potty training but still wears diapers.
Her foster mother usually gives her a bath once a day in the afternoon. She likes bathing. She doesn’t want to leave the basin after her bath. She can say a few words, such as mama and baba, which mean mom and dad. She sucks her thumb or finger when falling asleep at night. She dances by waving her hands when hearing the music. She can drink cow milk from the bottle by herself. She reaches for the spoon when being fed. She is social; when she is crying, her foster mother takes her to see her peers, and then she stops crying. She kicks the door open if she wants to play outdoors. She can climb up and down the stairs with one hand being held. She is a little bit shy in front of strangers and gets upset in a strange environment.
She likes being taken out by her foster mother. She likes playing with the neighborhood children. She likes playing with the table telephone. When she gets upset, her foster mother soothes her by giving her a candy. Cow milk is her favorite food.
Her foster mother says she seldom gets sick except for some coughs and colds. Up to now, her foster mother hasn’t found any medicine or food that she is allergic to.
Saturday- in the middle of the day READ BEFORE ABOVE POST!!!
Hey ya'll! It's like 1:00 during the day right now and we just ate lunch. Before that though we had to go to this conference early in the morning. Ugh! They just told us things that we already knew and just prepared us for our babies reactions to us. I'm kinda scared now. After that though we got all of these updated pictures of Lexie and a whole new summary! Ahh! She's so cute. I'll put her profile above with her pictures. We got like 20 or something-idk. She's adorable. The measurements say that she has a HUGE head but in the pictures she looks like she's normal. Everyone keeps joking that she's gonna fall over beacuse her head is so huge. She has these cute little dimples like underneath her eyes, sort of like you Kelly Belly! She has a perfect little frown and little button nose. I think she's the cutest of all of the other babies!!!! WE GET BABY LEXIE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm like spazzing out. Ahhh!!! Right now we're going to Tinamin square and a temple thing. I'm really excited. I really miss everyone and ya'll better pray for our plane trip tomorrow on the anouncements. Somebody better tell Mrs. Sotamier or whoever's there to pray for us because we're getting LEXIE!
Ok, before I stop typing I have to tell you that the plugs here DO NOT WORK! They have twice the amount of voltage as the plugs in America do. We've already blown out our hair straightener (NOO!!!!) and the sound screen thing. We almost blew out the cell phone charger. We now have to use this big plug that changes the voltage from 280 to 140. I also can't eat anything and I'm living off of power bars. I think I'm gonna loose like 10 pounds- lol! I'm having fun though but I still have loads of homework to do. I miss you all so much and I'll write more when I come back! See ya!!
Ok, before I stop typing I have to tell you that the plugs here DO NOT WORK! They have twice the amount of voltage as the plugs in America do. We've already blown out our hair straightener (NOO!!!!) and the sound screen thing. We almost blew out the cell phone charger. We now have to use this big plug that changes the voltage from 280 to 140. I also can't eat anything and I'm living off of power bars. I think I'm gonna loose like 10 pounds- lol! I'm having fun though but I still have loads of homework to do. I miss you all so much and I'll write more when I come back! See ya!!
Emails UPDATED
Alright this is the updated email comment. I just figured out that my email adress doesn't work here and I don't know why. Nothing shows up. I also can't eamil you guys. I'm really really sad. It makes me so angry though that I can't alk to you guys! I'm really sorry about that. I miss you all so much and I really can't wait to tell you guys about the things I can't write on the internet- communist countries track everything I do and type. Hi Chinese government!! Anyway, I'm keeping a journal for history and I'll share it with ya'll when I get back! I miss you!!
lol- I hope your still beating up Ari like I said!
I also can't read ya'lls comments because I can't view my blog, I can only type on it soo... Bye!!
lol- I hope your still beating up Ari like I said!
I also can't read ya'lls comments because I can't view my blog, I can only type on it soo... Bye!!
The First Day in China!
Hey Guys! Today was such a busy day. First, we had to wake up at 7:30 in the morning to get ready. We were going to the Great Wall of China. The ride there took about 2 hours but was easily passed with the talking of our tour guide Pam. They have wierd looking birds and trees here. Also, I have to say one thing. The pollution here is awful. I think that everyone smokes or something. Ah! It's awful. My throut is burning and my lungs are on fire! Other than that it's been great. Everyone's really nice and they don't mind that we're American. They sometimes stare at us but that's just out of curiousity because we're so tall to them. Anyway, back to the Great Wall. We had to take a cable car up the Himalayas to the Great Wall. It was an amazing view. They mountains were astounding. The Great Wall has really steep hills and stairs. It is FREEZING up there! Everyone would smile at us and was really nice. I loved going to the Great Wall.
But... before you get on the cable cars, you have to pass through a market place or something like that. The people there follow you holding their items saying,"One Dollar! Only one Dollar! I remember you, one dollar!" For some reason they seem to always come to me and my parents were laughing that a swarm of people were trying to sell me things. I felt so bad turning them down. I did make one friend named Li who sold me post cards and I also bought a T-shirt. The total was around 11 dollars for both. It was really scary when the people followed you yelling at you like shadows. Sometimes they would even grab you.
I saw my first squat pot there. It is GROSS!! Instead of a toliet you squat and pee in a hole in the ground. You can smell it before you even walk in because everybody misses. I had to hold it the whole day.
After the Great Wall of China, we went out to eat. It was in a poorer area. It looks kind of dead out there with the dead crops and the sparadic colors of worn neon blue, red, and gold. The only thing alive is the lively people and the culture. At the resturant, they gave us traditional Chinese food which I abviously DID NOT eat. I think on this trip I'm gonna loose 10 pounds because I'm starving!
After that we went to a factory where they make beautiful pots with wires and this cool type of paint stuff. The living spaces are really small and they do the work all by hand. The outcome of the hard long work is beautiful. I would never have that much patience to do what they're doing.
Then we went to a place called Hu Tong. It is a city( I think) that is owned by the government. The living spaces are EXTREMELY SMALL. One family live is the amount of space as two of my laudry rooms. They drove us around on these wierd bycycle things with covers on they. There are many street benders that also come up to you and try to sell you things. The area is really messy and it is really really poor. However, the people are extrememly happy with their lives, even if they do manual labor for everything including farming (no machines-carry on their back) and use coal to heat their houses. They all know eachother and are always happy. It's very strange. If I was living there I'd be miserable but they are all so happy with their simple lives.
Then, still in Hu Tong, we went to a women's house to show us normal chinese living quarters so we could look inside. It is VERY VERY small and to the chinese she's living the suite life-lol! anyway, it is very messy and very homey. It is nothing like America. they hang their clothes out to dry and you see clothes hanging just out on the main road. How the chinese live is much more simplier than us.
In China, traffic is horrendous. It is sort of like Atlanta except no one stays in their lane. Car are everywhere and they're aren't very good traffic regulations. On top of all this, people walk on the streets. Yeah, I know they're crazy. But, when we drive, people just walk in front of cars and don't care. But nobody gets hurt! It's amazing. And nobody has road rage and there is hardly any honking. Everyone just goes with the flow.
In China, people ride bikes. Riding your bike everywhere is very popular. There are almost more bikes than cars, (maybe not but there are A TON!) They also ride in the streets and infront of cars. People ride bikes EVERYWHERE!!
Here you can see the vast difference in the number of men and women. Men are EVERYWHERE! You see women but men are just everywhere and it's crazy. The streets are so crowded and 8:00 here is as busy as 12:00 in Atlanta. At 8:00 in the morning people are already up and working doing construction, cleaning, and farming. Everyone is up and about while I was exausted.
Although the pollution makes it difficult to breathe, I really like China. It's really cool and the buildings are old. There is so much culture here and I really like it. Plus, I'm so psyched about getting Lexie! AHHH!!! I'm so excited. All of the other families here are really friendly and nice. We made friends instantly. Their babies are about the same age as Lexie and there is a girl whose name is Lexie Marie here too. She's real nice and she's 15. She also has a sister named Tori. WIERD!! Anyway, I really miss all of you but I'm having so much fun in China!!
Bye!!
But... before you get on the cable cars, you have to pass through a market place or something like that. The people there follow you holding their items saying,"One Dollar! Only one Dollar! I remember you, one dollar!" For some reason they seem to always come to me and my parents were laughing that a swarm of people were trying to sell me things. I felt so bad turning them down. I did make one friend named Li who sold me post cards and I also bought a T-shirt. The total was around 11 dollars for both. It was really scary when the people followed you yelling at you like shadows. Sometimes they would even grab you.
I saw my first squat pot there. It is GROSS!! Instead of a toliet you squat and pee in a hole in the ground. You can smell it before you even walk in because everybody misses. I had to hold it the whole day.
After the Great Wall of China, we went out to eat. It was in a poorer area. It looks kind of dead out there with the dead crops and the sparadic colors of worn neon blue, red, and gold. The only thing alive is the lively people and the culture. At the resturant, they gave us traditional Chinese food which I abviously DID NOT eat. I think on this trip I'm gonna loose 10 pounds because I'm starving!
After that we went to a factory where they make beautiful pots with wires and this cool type of paint stuff. The living spaces are really small and they do the work all by hand. The outcome of the hard long work is beautiful. I would never have that much patience to do what they're doing.
Then we went to a place called Hu Tong. It is a city( I think) that is owned by the government. The living spaces are EXTREMELY SMALL. One family live is the amount of space as two of my laudry rooms. They drove us around on these wierd bycycle things with covers on they. There are many street benders that also come up to you and try to sell you things. The area is really messy and it is really really poor. However, the people are extrememly happy with their lives, even if they do manual labor for everything including farming (no machines-carry on their back) and use coal to heat their houses. They all know eachother and are always happy. It's very strange. If I was living there I'd be miserable but they are all so happy with their simple lives.
Then, still in Hu Tong, we went to a women's house to show us normal chinese living quarters so we could look inside. It is VERY VERY small and to the chinese she's living the suite life-lol! anyway, it is very messy and very homey. It is nothing like America. they hang their clothes out to dry and you see clothes hanging just out on the main road. How the chinese live is much more simplier than us.
In China, traffic is horrendous. It is sort of like Atlanta except no one stays in their lane. Car are everywhere and they're aren't very good traffic regulations. On top of all this, people walk on the streets. Yeah, I know they're crazy. But, when we drive, people just walk in front of cars and don't care. But nobody gets hurt! It's amazing. And nobody has road rage and there is hardly any honking. Everyone just goes with the flow.
In China, people ride bikes. Riding your bike everywhere is very popular. There are almost more bikes than cars, (maybe not but there are A TON!) They also ride in the streets and infront of cars. People ride bikes EVERYWHERE!!
Here you can see the vast difference in the number of men and women. Men are EVERYWHERE! You see women but men are just everywhere and it's crazy. The streets are so crowded and 8:00 here is as busy as 12:00 in Atlanta. At 8:00 in the morning people are already up and working doing construction, cleaning, and farming. Everyone is up and about while I was exausted.
Although the pollution makes it difficult to breathe, I really like China. It's really cool and the buildings are old. There is so much culture here and I really like it. Plus, I'm so psyched about getting Lexie! AHHH!!! I'm so excited. All of the other families here are really friendly and nice. We made friends instantly. Their babies are about the same age as Lexie and there is a girl whose name is Lexie Marie here too. She's real nice and she's 15. She also has a sister named Tori. WIERD!! Anyway, I really miss all of you but I'm having so much fun in China!!
Bye!!
We're in Beijing!!
Hey ya'll we're in Beijing. The trip took about 4 hours and we arrived here at about 9:20 Beijing time. I'm so excited that we're finally here but I'm exasted. I think it's called jet lag. Anyway, I'll check my emails tomorrow, sorry I haven't had anytime.
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