We are here…..Shamien Island…..I LOVE this place!! We have been having so much fun. It is so beautiful to just walk around. They are putting the finishing touches on the Island for the Asian Games which will be held here in November. This is a VERY big deal!! We went to Starbuck’s today and Subway….we are such pathetic Americans!! Micah and Zoe and the rest of our gang went swimming at the beautiful White Swan pool. It faces the Pearl River and is an oasis!! Our breakfast buffet each day is AMAZING……..anything and everything……we make it our brunch. We are doing some shopping, getting the girls some matching dresses and shoes. Zoe is bringing out her inner Imelda Marcos! Micah is loving all the little trinkets she is given at the shops and she is quite the shopper, whew!
It has been one week since we met this precious little girl…….what a difference 7 days make!!! She is one of us now. So bonded to me and everyone else. She laughs, plays, sings, and just makes all of our hearts melt! She is very good and the obstinence we saw early on was a lot of protection and grieving behavior. She is still quite independent and head strong, but it is channeled in all the right ways. The one habit we will have to break when we get home is that she wants to co-sleep with me. She had done better about her crib early on but now that we are so tightly bonded, she will not sleep in the cribs. (You all know how I feel about co-sleeping so I have only given in to spare the rest of the White Swan guests as well as poor Zoe!!) Otherwise, she is so flexible with everything else. I guess I should be flattered…..she would literally crawl inside me if I let her; that is how tight she snuggles.
Micah and Zoe are doing great…….Micah thinks Zoe is just the tops; there is already sibling rivalry on both ends and we get a huge kick out of it! Right now, they are playing in their band: Micah on squeeky toy and Zoe on a toy accordian. Rick is thrilled of course!
I will post more pics tomorrow!