Addie's Adventures

Strickland family Chinese adoption

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Bath day

It was bath day in Guangzhou. She takes a bath really well. In Wuhan I had sat her in the sink. Here the shower has a hand held nozel so she stood in the tub and held on to the side while I used the nozle to wash her. This worked much better than sitting in the sink. As you can see by this pic she is able to sit us by herself. Her crawling is getting better every day. From what I can remember about Ellyse at 10 months I do not think Addie is too delayed. She now has 10 teeth and at least 3 more coming through. She has them and is not afraid to use them. One song they will never sing about her is "Baby's got back" (takes after her daddy I guess). You older folks may have to find someone younger to explain that one to you. After her nap today we played in the room for a few hours and then went for a walk around Guangzhou. After supper we went to a grocery store and picked up some stuff. We got a 28 pack of pampers, a coke, 6 batteries, formula and wet wipes for about $15.00. It was a little rainy today, hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow at least while we are at the zoo. Hope everyone back home is doing well. I guess I should explain about the red couch picture. When you adopt from China you spend the first week of your trip in the province your child is from. The second week you come to Guangzhou. Everyone who adopts stays at the White Swan. They cater to adopting parents. So it has become a tradition to place your child on the red couch at the White Swan and take their picture.

Kevin

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, Kevin,
This is Julia from Auburn (yes, you have quite a few relatives in Auburn...) I'm in Slocomb visiting with my mom Elizabeth and your great-aunts Evelyn and Ruby. We have enjoyed so much the photos and story of Addison! She is beautiful like her big sister Ellyse. I know the rest of your family can't wait to see and snuggle with her! Have a good trip home, and we'll be watching for more photos.
Hi to all your family, big sister congratulations to Ellyse,
Julia Freeman, Elizabeth Raines, Evelyn Metcalf, and Ruby Lewis in Slocomb

8:36 AM  
Blogger Our Adoption Story said...

Okay, it's official! You have the red couch photo and hopefully the Barbie. You can come home now!! Hope you enjoy the zoo and your days in Guangzhou. We loved it there. Addie is just beautiful! I love the bath photo. Nothing like shopping in China. You just feel like you get a good deal! Can't wait until Thursday.
Laura and Tom

2:06 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin, The bath picture is just priceless! I love it! We are counting the days and can hardly wait. Have fun at the zoo! To all the other famalies in the group with Kevin congradulations and our prayers are also with you and your new addition. May God bless you all! The Smith's 7:15pm

5:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey!!!!!! I have become addicted to reading your blog and seeing the pics. It seems like everything is going great. I cannot believe she has that many teeth. Harper and Julia both have 8 each. It won't be much longer until we get to see her in person!! :)
Tara

8:09 PM  
Anonymous Vicki said...

I think Addie will be running all over the place before you know it. She will probably be caught up in a few months, especially when Ellyse gets hold of her :)

Bath pictures are always cute and this one ranks right up there with the best. You and LeAnn will have the set of most beautiful girls in North Alabama.

8:18 PM  

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