Sunday January 23, 2011
Today Molly took us to a Buddha Temple; I think the name was 6 buyan trees temple. It is over 600 years old and the buildings are beautiful. There is a gorgeous pagoda in the center. A monk said some sort of blessing over Nikki, she laughed at him. He said that is a sign of good fortune. Then Molly took us to a Jade market where we bought a Jade necklace for Nikki when she is older and one for me. Then we went to a Carrefour which is the French Version of Walmart. We bought some diapers and snacks. The store is 4 levels high with flat escaladers that are magnetic so you cart sticks to it and doesn't roll down.
We walked around Shaimen Island after a nap, we bought Nikki a pair of squeaky shoes, they squeak when she walks. But she doesn't want to walk so we don't have to hear the shoes. We ate supper at Lucy's restaurant , it has all kinds of food.
Nikki sleeps like Matthew used to. Every so often she wakes up and I have to pat her back to reassure her that we are still here. Matthew called out for us until he was probably 4, we would just say go to sleep Matthew and he would. In orphanages the staff gets off work while the kids sleep so a new group of staff are there when they wake up. It takes a while for kids to realize we aren't going to leave during the night. Fortunately Nikki's crib is right next to the bed so I just stick my arms through the bars of the crib and pat her back.
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