Molly Day!!!!!

As luck would have it...today was Molly Day!!  One day early!!  We got up and flew out of Beijing to Jiangxi Province and met our guide, Mary.  We were not supposed to get Molly until Tuesday, but Mary said..."the babies are coming at 4:00"  I said, "today at 4:00?" and she said yes!  So I frantically had 1 hour to get to the hotel, bet unpacked, prepare for a baby, give Eddie his camera lessons and further instructions, dress, put on makeup, and look decent before I met my child!  ha!  It was very hot and our hotel room was a sauna.  Since I was sweating and so hot I decided against makeup and kept on my cooler tshirt although not the outfit I had planned for Molly Day.  I didn't think she would care. 

We are with one other couple and their baby came first.  I went next door to visit with them and to see her and as I was in the hallway here came Molly walking in between a man and woman, holding each of their hands.  She was SO CUTE!  Dressed in a new outfit, new shoes, and her hair all pulled up adorably.  She saw me and immediately started SCREAMING and crying!  The people with her tried to tell her "mama" but she pushed away and would have nothing to do with the "transfer"!  Eddie was filming and trying to take pictures and I was trying everything in my bag of tricks to coax her into coming to me...bubbles, cheerios, toys, NOTHING helped.  The man and woman left quickly since she was so upset and I got NO information from them about her eating, sleeping, or anything else.  It was a super quick "transfer"!  She calmed down a bit when we went into the hallway, then downstairs to the lobby.  All the while Eddie was trying to film, take pictures, and get the hotel workers to check our a/c!  Hurray for him, because he finally got them to come and repair something and our room is now super cool with a fan!  We think that made Molly happy!

After she cried for about 2 hours she finally calmed down and even smiled when we got out the bubbles again and showed her how to pop them in the air.  We did this for about 30 minutes, thanks to Eddie for continuing to blow them.  We went down to the hotel restaurant and at supper ( I didn't eat b/c I wasn't hungry...too much excitement for one day!) and Molly ate some noodles and oranges.  She wouldn't take her formula, she acted like she did want a bottle but tried it and pushed it back.  I'm sure it's so different from what she's used to she didn't like it. 

She would not go to sleep in her crib, I didn't force it b/c she's had such a traumatic day so she's sleeping in my bed.  She was so exhausted! 

She is so adorable and seems to have great hair:)!!  She is wearing a size 18 month clothes probably b/c the 24 month sleeper pj's are too big on her.  She is very smart (of course!), but really knew what was up the whole time.  She was frightened and didn't want the familiar faces of the orphanage workers to leave her.  I held her close the entire time and she would look at me, carefully studying my face.  I'm hoping she realizes I'm good and safe.  She would not eat in a high chair at dinner either.  She's been pretty attached to me and afraid to be put down except to play a little bit.  I'm hoping for good rest tonight and a good day tomorrow.  In the morning we meet with the orphanage director for some paperwork and hopefully he can tell me more about her.

Here are some pictures and I'll post more as soon as I can.  If anyone has tips on attachment, feel free to post especially if you had a child who was cautious and skeptical at first!!  If you are commenting on facebook I can read your comments via my email but I cannot respond b/c I cannot get onto facebook.  I can read blogger comments via email also.

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Molly Day!!!!!