Day two with Grace!

We just wanted to let you know what we know about Grace so far... She is definitely as big and as tall and weighs as much if not more than we were told. She has a fair bit of dark hair on top but for some reason, they shaved the back of her head which only serves to highlight her already prominent ears! She has a face that is as cute as a button and she loves to scrunch up her face into this "aren't I adorable" grin! She has a mouthful of what appear to be perfect pearly white teeth. Her skin is much more olive than her referral pictures showed. We think that this due to her being outdoors with her foster mom much of the time. Once we manage to coax her into a good mood, there is no stopping her. She loves to have a good time and is very interactive and verbal, ofter jibber jabbering away as we play.

Today was a better day with Diane. Grace has started to let Diane at least feed her and play a little, however Grace still insists that Murray be her constant companion. The boys are crazy about their new sister, almost to the point of excess! She has taken to the mini-sticks and gets quite a kick out of the thrill of hitting the ball, and is learning new words by the hour!

Yesterday she hardly ate, but today she began to have an appetite and ate three meals and took 4 bottles! The hotel we are in is an eliptical shaped building, so the floor makes for a perfect walking track... and walk Grace loves to do. We have noticed however that her toddle is not like that of other children her age (very wide gait and somewhat unsteady). We're looking forward to having the team at Sick Kids evaluate her and see what they can do to help.

Today after some additional adoption paperwork, we visited the Terracotta Warriors museum. This was a fascinating glimpse into China's history, especially the Qin dynasty from 2200 years ago. Everyone was fascinated with the size and scope of this ancient archealogical find.