Our first full day with Harper!

Harper is such a pleasant baby!  She has made huge strides in attaching to us.  I'm so happy to see that she understands that we love her and will take good care of her.  Today, our adoption guide tried to hold her and Harper didn't want to go to the guide.  It was obvious that she wanted to stay with Momma.  Later in the day, Daddy got the first smiles from Harper!  He was dancing around the hotel room with her.  I'm pretty sure she was laughing at him, not with him --- but he got to her smile a lot!!  She loves Ashley very much too, and is often looking around to find Ashley and see what she is doing.

Harper slept 12 hours last night.  I was worried that she must be getting hungry, so I finally woke her up this morning.  When I tried to wake her up, she covered her little face with her arm.  It was sooooooo cute!

At breakfast, we learned that Harper isn't picky about her foods.  She is pretty unsure of most solids, but was willing to try anything.  She ate very well!

Today, we went back to the Civil Affairs Office to complete the adoption.  The procedure is to keep the child overnight, then return the next day to answer if you feel the child is satisfactory.  We gave a resounding YES to that question!

After her nap, we decided to go to Trust Mart which is the Chinese Wal-Mart.  It was a great opportunity to try out my Ergo baby carrier!  (Shawn absolutely hates this product, but I think Harper likes it!)  Please excuse how sweaty I am.  Have I mentioned that the humidity level in Guangzhou is over 98% every day?

We finished the day with some time at the pool.  Harper was not really a fan of the pool.  She stuck out her pouty bottom lip (apparently that sign is the same in Chinese and English) and it was clear that she wasn't excited about swimming.  She did like watching all the other kids play.

What a perfect first day as a family!