Pool Magic :)

Hello, everybody! Sorry for the delay in a real post.

Yesterday began wouthout note or fanfare. In fact, we canceled a trip to the zoo in part because Junie didn't seem up for it. Somehow we justfied that she WAS up for shopping and we hired a guide who took us to the pearl and jade markets and other fertile shopping grounds. The guide also took us to her favorite Cantonese restaurant for amazing Dim Sum.

Later, after Junie's nap, we decided to intro her to the pool even in the face of our prediction that she would abhor it. I dressed her up in the custest pink frilly tutu bathing suit ever. We started in the baby pool. Junie sat on my lap and watched stone-faced while David fake tripped repeatedly in the pool and spit water up like he was a fountain. David said she stared at him like he was a mental patient.

So, we moved to the big pool. To make a long story short, THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENED. I held out my hand, she placed her tiny hand on mine and when I gently shook it and said 'yayyyyyy!' she flashed the most beautiful smile you can imagine. We laughed and shed a few tears, trying not to freak her out w our reaction. She repeated the "trick" many more times.

We saw many more gorgeous smiles throughout the afternoon and she even cooed and giggled at dinner (by the way, we found the best Hunan style restaurant ever and we intend to eat there every day until we leave! ).

We've also seen her crawl (VERY short distances!) a few more times.

Ok, we feel a little silly now about how worried we were BUT a couple points. First, what you do not know is that the orphanage staff at Gotcha Day told us point blank that "she never smiles but also never cries" (the latter as if it were a good thing). This obviously made us worry on it's face, but also caused us to doubt all the previous information on her from the orphanage and think it was canned positive info. In conjunction with her behavior (limp, unresponsive, no interest in toys, refused food and water, seemed to have no development much past newborn), we were seriously concerned even knowing that there is often an adjustment period with these adoptions. So, that's that. Pardon the drama!

She's doing better and we are loving getting glimpses into her personality.

Another iPhone blog update! Sorry for typos.