So Who Is Tess?

People have been asking for stories about Tess. Well the first thing is that she is a terrific sleeper. Both nights we put her down around 9:30 and she slept through until 6:30-7:00 so we all been refreshed and able to enjoy the sightseeing.

When we met her on Sunday she was very quiet and pale and in two days time she's become a completely different person. Yesterday she began to smile at us and her smile will light up a room. She rolled over and is really starting to become energetic and curious. She has beautiful brown eyes, long fingers and a coup de toe. Her hair is shaved on one side, probably because she had in IV recently, so it is in the process of growing back.

Her favorite passtime is to be outside and ride with me in the hip hammock. Her eyes are wide open and full of curiousity. The weather has been amazing so we've been out in the blue skies all day and she just looks at the sky and the trees and the people. Babies are sponges and she takes in everything. I now know what they say about the term "Daddy's Little Girl."

And in case anyone cares, she did her first poop, which Miwah, our guide says is an important milestone.

Yesterday at lunch a table full of ladies came over to point and smile. One woman gestured to see if it was ok to hold her, so I cased the room, found the exits, and said ok. She went to show Tess to her table of friends. They made such a big deal. They were all happy to hear that the she's a Yunnan baby and from Kunming. The people here are very proud to be from the Yunnan province and they are very proud that a Kunming baby will live in the US, so Tess will be representing a city of more than 4 million people.