Day 5 Part 2

Oh the weather outside is frightful.....but my heart is so warm!! I'm just so in love with this little girl! I haven't held her a whole lot yet. Mainly just when we are sitting and talking to daddy or when I pick her up to carry her. My personal opinion is that if they don't want you to hold them then you shouldn't force it on them right at first. Olivia didn't even know me until 5 days ago. I'm allowing her to slowly warm up to me. I knew that the Guangzhou week was coming and I would be doing more walking which meant carrying her in the wrap. We did some shopping today and I had her in the wrap for a long time. She did great and laid her head on my chest alot. It was so sweet and it was done in her time, not mine. I'm not in a rush for her to bond with me because after 3 previous adoptions, I KNOW that she will. It's just a matter of time.

This morning at breakfast she cried again. I have no idea what sets her off during that time but she gets really sad. She also got really sad when she and I were looking at each other in the mirror. It must have brought back some memory.
Still sleeping with her Crocs on
This morning when she woke up she went straight for the computer and started tapping on the pad. She was expecting to see Daddy but he was at basketball practice with the boys. It was an hour later before he could call. She was very upset with him. She wouldn't even look at him for about 15 minutes. She would talk and laugh with Jackson, Joe and Ben but not her Daddy. Finally, he got her to laugh and she went back to her normal self. She has so little in her life right now that is constant. That is obviously a very important part of her life, which I'm sure makes Daddy very happy!

Here's a few pictures of her watching herself in the videos. She loves them and will laugh and laugh and jump up and down. When it ends, she taps the pad to play it agian.



This statue represents the archecture of the 12 different minorites of the Guangxi Province
The frogs represent the Zhuang Minority. THey are the largest minority in Guangxi. Mary thinks that Olivia has some Zhuang in her but not full.
We're off to Guangzhou in a couple of hours. I read here that the migrant workers are now able to begin leaving Guangzhou. This weather has wreaked havoc on all of China. We didn't have snow here but it's been so foggy and cold and rainy that my trip to Olivia's orphanage was cancelled.