Jessi Comes Home

Today was a little different.
Karen made the 3 hour trek with some of the other new parents to the orphanage. I spent the day in Wuhan with Jessi as the trip was too long for the babies.

We had known from her bio, as translated by our friend Suzan Hwang, that Xio Mei was found abandoned in front of a building with a red door. The place is a tile factory very near the orphanage. Karen saw the orphanage play room and sleeping areas, spoke with the assistant director, and toured the grounds. All the babies at this location are put into foster care, the facility houses primarily elderly people. Children on a short term basis.
The parents saw the 'Finding' places of the other babies in our group and toured the town.

Jessie and I had a dad/daughter day which involved a lot of walking, she in her stroller, taking in the local sites and chatting with the ladies of Wuhan. Older women good heartedly give advice as to the current condition of the baby. She is too cold, warm, may be hungry, comfortable, pretty, happy..... Of course this is all in Chinese so Jessi may understand. I just smile and say 'Nee Hou' & 'Shii Shii' (Hello thank you) and go on my way.
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