I would totally be lying to you if I said that I wasn't homesick. Of course that is only inflamed by the fact that Ava and Chad are sick. Chad has a terrible, deep cough and feels icky, but at least one of our doctors back home gave us antibiotics before we left just in case. Ava woke up early this morning telling me she had an accident while sleeping. I thought pee but no it was poo. So, as I am scrambling to get out of bed (if you have been pregnant I use the term "scramble" loosely....picture a turtle stuck on it's back trying to right itself) and find the lights and door to bathroom, I hear the sound of something spilling all over the floor. Oh yes, projectile vomit everywhere. She is upset, I am frantically running my hand up and down the wall, and finally we get the door open and then round two hits the bathroom floor. I can handle cleaning marble so I thought! Bless her heart we finally got the light on before both ends hit at the same time. I seriously tried to help clean Ava up I promise, but I will just blame it on the pregnancy and my super sense of smell. Thank God there was a sink close by is all I am going to say about that. So, I got Chad up which woke Ella up and that's how our morning started. Sweet little Ella didn't cry one bit about being woken up so early and entertained herself in our bed until I could get to her.
We all tried to go back to sleep to no avail probably due to the fact Ella likes to rub any kind of fabric she can get her hands on over and over which is surprisingly loud. Then Ava said that she would go sit with us at breakfast and not eat so the rest of us could eat breakfast as she was feeling better. Sweet girl! Right before entering the restaurant she threw up all over Chad's shirt front and back. Thank God he can handle vomit! So back to the room we went and still remain with Ava still not able to keep down liquids. Glad we decided to pass on the optional tour today and glad we have lots of breakfast bars remaining in our luggage. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
For the most part it has been a non-stop, go-go trip. I am ready for routine and familiarity. I am an adventurous person by design but maybe more so when you take the dose of 7 months pregnant out of the mix. But the good thing about the city we are in now is there isn't the cloud of cigarette smoke and smog that follows you day and night. I didn't realize that smoking was such a big thing in China.
Everywhere you go there is someone smoking nearby. Oh and burping, spitting, blowing snot (without use of a tissue), and let's not forget the pooping and peeing in public places with all the split-pant toddlers running around. Don't worry for those of you back at home we will not carry on those traditions once back home!
You may be asking right now "split-pants- what are those?". Well let me educate the fortunate souls that are not privy to that info. In China, the way most children are potty trained are by way of pants that are essentially split open in the crotch from front to back. That way when they have to go to the bathroom they don't have a diaper, pants, or pull-up in the way. So last night while dining out we got a full-frontal show of a 2 yr old little boy running around the table spreading open his split pants for all of us lucky people to see his little privates. Now I am no prude, but come on I don't want to see that while eating or better yet explain to my 7 yr old why that boy was playing with his wee-wee in a restaurant. And every bench or chair you sit on could potentially be contaminated wirh E. coli or have poop or pee on it. I take it you have a lovely mental picture by now.
Our guide did mention that people are sick a lot here. And she thought maybe it could be all the germs from the split-pants. Hmmmmm......ya think?
Moving right along because honestly I am getting more germaphobic the more I dwell on this and we still have 5 days here. Sooooo the food has been pretty good. Well small confession, all the hotels have Western style items like: eggs, toast, yogurt, fruit, pastries, and bacon. So we fill up on that each morning. We have been to several traditional Chinese restaurants that our guides have taken us and they were pretty good except the fish flavored tofu dish. Only one word for that DISGUSTING! Honestly, I have preferred the vegetarian dishes over the ones with meat. Some of the sauteed veggies (not sure what but they are green) are really good. Lots of cabbage, carrots, and onions are in the dishes too. Some of the meat has been questionable especially some of the beef we have had. Very strange textures. Ella eats anything so far except some Chinese style green beans. When she was in the orphanage, she mostly ate eggs, noodles, fruit, and rice. So our Western palate will be very different and diverse for her.
Thing have great improved with Ella. She has allowed Chad to touch her more and more. And I can go out of her site for a little while without meltdowns. Now she looks for Ava and loves to play with her. Big improvement from the first few days! She will have to readjust after we get home, but hopefully she won't regress too much.
Tomorrow morning we go for medical appointment to have Ella checked out. It is a government requirement and then the afternoon to relax. So we are wrapping things up to get home. Miss everyone and thanks for your prayers!
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