Quick update-Day 2 with Chloe

Day one ended with a scared and timid Chloe asking us to put all of her clothes (including the shoes and coat) back on her to go to bed, but then not letting us put her in bed. She stood at the end of the bed leaning her head on the bed until she fell asleep. It was at this point we took off her coat and shoes (which was a tactical mistake) but later when she woke up she wanted everything back on and made a beeline for the door, but fell asleep on the coauch with Kendall sleeping on the floor in case she fell off the couch.

When she woke up the next morning she was back in the bed (a good sleeper, she slept until almost 7-Avery is still waking up around 5ish here in China). We finally started to get some smiles and laughter as we played some silly games with the water bottles and mimicked her movements-she has quite a little personality and is going to be a wild child...or as the locals say "spicy". She has taken very well to Kendall so far, and thinks BaBa is "silly" but also a "smelly rooster" (through our translator)-we are not sure what presence a father figure has had in her life, but she is still a little leary of dad (anyone who knows me is nodding their head that this is probably the right move). She is a little more likely to hit and we have repeatedly had to remind her to be gentle. She is a very good eater, and tried nearly everything at breakfast, lunch and dinner (chicken, toast-she ate with a fork, eggs, rice, banana, pork, congee-rice soup, cheerios, turnips-our guide had her try that, ice cream-shocker, and several other chinese type foods that our guide threw her way). She is also very meticulous about cleaning up after herself, and keeps all of her things in a little corner of the room. We also discovered that she had a little "walking money" in her pockets and keeps her berets in them at all times when not in her hair. She knows how to brush her teeth, chew gum (found that one out accidentally-she came across a pack of Avery's gum and helped herself), and took a bath very well-even let us lotion her. She was obviously taken very good care of, and taught very well. Off to breakfast-more in a bit