Calm before the Storm

After a quiet morning in our room with Eliana, we went down for breakfast and found the secret to my future breakfast happiness, the omlette guy as well as steamed eggs for our little jelly bean. We have found so far that she likes bottles (by far the front runner), cheerios (once she learned not to choke on them), croissant, steamed egg and the inside chicken part of KFC chicken nuggets. We have not ventured to far where food is concerned. We had a dim sum lunch in Hong Kong and after clearly in writing and speech with our guide explaining that I could not eat any shellfish, about 5 of the dishes arrived stuffed with shrimp. Thankfully, we spotted it ahead of time, although one was a close call. Let's just say it has me a little gun-shy. Two weeks of raging hives in China's summer heat with a new baby might send me to the funny farm.
It is also a little unappetizing to see the carcasses of your dinner hanging in the front window or swimming around in the tank as you walk in. Yes, I sound like a cultural snob, but the issues of cleanliness are also a bit of a concern as far as food goes. So, we hit the Walmart- yes walmart. Different stuff, same great service. Uhhhhh.... Anyway, they did have some peanut butter and bread. So, along with the diet soda, we figure we are in business for this week anyway. I am actually looking forward to Guangzhou as there are many good dining suggestions that we have from those who have gone before us. This week is also pretty slow as our guide has suggested we wait to shop for souvenirs until we get to Guangzhou. Better prices and less to carry in the meantime.
It is now 11 a.m. and Eliana is still napping. She started crying like crazy at 9:30 for no reason...unless you consider that she wanted to be put in the crib to sleep a reason. Her reports that we got on Sunday said she naps once a day from 11:30 to 2, but she fell asleep in the carrier yesterday at 9:30 and obviously was needing one this morning at the same time. I think we may just keep the "update" as a souvenir and figure this one out on our own.

Right now is feeling a bit like the calm before the storm. We will be getting a call soon from our CCAI rep. to call us up for Eliana's first doctor visit. She really seems to be afraid of new people, so I dont think she will be wild about being handled by someone else. We will do our best to make it as quick and painless as possible. Our agency has a pediatrician come to the hotel to check out any immediate concerns that we have about the baby. We actually called yesterday and had to get some medication for her eyes. She has some sort of something going on there, but it doesnt seem too bad. Some eyedrops and antibiotic ointment are hopefully going to get it cleared up. Our rep said she had seen it before and that she would get in touch with the pediatrician to help us out. It has been great to have our rep, Evelyn, with us all the time. We'll find out more in a little while. Generally, she seems in good health. Her rash seems to be improving, but still itching some. Other issues are minor and we can address them when we get home. Next week in Guangzhou, she will have a brief exam to get her US visa to come home!

For now, I will post a few pictures from the morning. I will try to post more later. Love to everyone back home.

Eliana Day 3