Our Little Angel

Emma is a little weak in her arms and legs. It is apparent that she was on her back most of the time or for very long periods of time while in the orphanage. The nannie and orphanage director explained that they would put the children in a room with a TV and that the children enjoyed watching the TV and listening to music. They would also put them in a walking toy - but I cannot imagine that Emma would have done well in that type of thing due to her lack of muscle tone. She cannot sit up on her own and cannot be on her stomach and hold her head up for a long period of time. It is not easy giving her a bath - she is not use to sitting upright and has a tendency to be rigid and stiff - so even with four hands it is not easy. However, we are seeing changes each day. She is laughing more. She is rolling to her side and almost rolling over. She is responding to us more and tracking us as we move around. She has hardly even cried throughout this entire ordeal. She is a great sleeper - goes down easily and sleeps hard - this morning I actually undressed her, changed her diaper and was getting her ready for her bath and she still mostly asleep. She takes her bottles each time and eats the steamed egg and a little Congee. Here are a couple of pictures of our sleeping angel. The picture of Emma in the stroller was taken in a Japanese style restaurant located in the underground area beneath our hotel. Eileen and I ate a huge plate of fried rice and a huge plate of fried noodles plus a pint sized Tsing Tao and a Coke Light for under 10$. The other couples had a five course meal with veggies, shrimp, fish, rice, etc for around $25 total. We also found out you can get a 1 hour massage for $10!