Last day in Tianjin

This was our last full day in Tianjin. Sophie Nuan has changed her mind about who can be in her space...today it was Daddy or "BaBa" in Chinese!!!! Justin got a break from the stroller today and only Daddy could push the stroller. Mama is still at the bottom of the food chain!!!! She spent less time in the stroller and made a lot of movement around the room today being very silly most of the time. She has figured out that it doesn't take much to get us to laugh. She has shut down only a few times today. She will actually bring me things when Daddy tells her to most of the time but not always. She walked across the entire room today to bring me something. I was thrilled. She also let me show her pictures of herself on the computer. She would not let me feed her breakfast this morning but we all just ignored her until she finally picked up the food I laid down in front of her and then she let me feed her some "congee" soup with rice. We spent most of the day in the room playing. She did not want to leave the room today and did not take a nap. We ate Chinese food again tonight. It is Friday night here and the traffic is worse than ever.

Angela and I went to the Children's Hospital today so I could take pictures for Sophie. This is where she was abandoned. I don't know any specifics other than she had already had her intestinal surgery and her scars were healed at the time she was left at the hospital at 9 months old. The orphanage said that she was very weak the first year she was there. I have ran several scenarios through my mind as to what might have happened but I really have no clue. Maybe she wasn't eating very well, maybe she cried alot with gas pains, maybe the parents thought she needed more surgery and they could not afford it. I don't know but I do know they cared enough to bring her back to the hospital so she would receive the proper medical attention. I can only imagine how hard it was for her mother to leave her after caring for her for 9 months. The 4th floor wing where she was when the authorities were notified to come and get her was filled with people in the hallway. People most likely from the county side that can not afford a place to stay. The hallway smelled horrible and the people looked so tired and sad. We were not allowed to walk down where the patient's room were because it was not visiting hours. Angela assured me that the rooms were sterile and clean. I would not want to take my child here for medical attention. I was very sad that I even went inside. We are a blessed country and have so much to be thankful for.

We leave in the morning flying to Guangzhou. I can't wait to meet up with the "Super 6" formally known as the "Fab 5" we have picked up a family a long the way!!!! So long Tianjin, the birth place of my daughter.