Today was a quiet day in Zhengzhou.  No appointments or trips scheduled!  It was quite a nice day to just relax and spend some time with Maddie.  Maddie is very easy to put to bed.  We spend a few minutes playing after her bath and then sit her in her crib and she will play for a few minutes and then fall asleep.  Last night (after the long day at her orphanage and travel) she slept for about 10 hrs!  Robin and I got a good nights sleep!  We got up and took our time getting ready for the day.  We spent a few minutes on Skype with my folks and brother back in Idaho.  They really enjoyed seeing Maddie.  After that, Robin and Maddie had a fun time trying on bows for Maddie's hair.  They settled on a orange outfit with matching head band and flower.  We headed down to breakfast around 9:00 AM and Maddie decided she liked Corn Flakes like Grandma Lockman!  Grandma was thrilled!

 

We headed back to the hotel room and spent some time getting ready to head to a park to walk around.  The other adoptive parents in our group told us about a park near the hotel and how nice it was to walk around.  Before we could leave, Maddie was getting really sleepy....  it has been a hard few days!!!  We laid her down for  a nap and 3 hrs later she woke up!  Poor little girl, must have been really tired!  Maddie was hungry so Robin fed her lunch - noodles and watermellon!  These are her favorites as you can see in the pictures!  After lunch, we walked around the grassy area between the buildings around the hotel.  Our guide Yisha called a meeting at 4:30 PM for us to go over paperwork that we had received back from the notary, so we couldn't go far.  After the meeting, we went out to dinner with our new friends Scotty and Tiffany Chabert from Louisiana.  We had so much fun with them!  They adopted a little boy and he is so cute.  The Chabert's also have their two teenage kids with them as well.  Maddie was so funny at the restaurant!  What a change from a few days ago .... from a quiet child to a wild toddler!  She had everyone in stiches!  It is going to be interesting to see her real personality.  If its anything like tonight, WATCH OUT!  We are making great stides on the daddy front.  I was able to hold Maddie at the restaurant and she even gave me a kiss tonight!

 

Well, that all from China tonight!  It was a great day and Maddie is starting to open up to us.  She is also feeling better so thanks for all the prayers.  Keep praying that she will continue to bond with us.