This morning Darci woke up fairly early (6am) and as she does not like the room very much we went out and took a walk. We found a different route that does not take our life in our hands when we cross the street. We travelled along a very busy street and I decided to take one of the side streets and came across a very nice surprise, a shopping courtyard that had music piped in with several elderly chinese folks doing their daily exercises. They were so in tune with each other, it was beautiful to watch. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures because I did not want to offend them but it certainly was a special moment for me (not Darci she was fussy, not enough action for her). There are about 5 other couples that also traveled to Nanchang. Thy are all so very nice and many of us are having the same issues with our children and it is a great support group!! There is a couple from Franklin, TN that are in my group and their daughter and Darci are about the same age, so hopefully we can get our daughters together when we get home. Many of us headed off today to a park called the People’s Park. It was very interesting in that there was many things going on. In one corner there was music and exercise, in another corner there were people playing a board game and then there was an area with water in which they inflate a ball a person gets in the ball and tries to stay up while on water (see photo). Darci is coming around a little each day, today we not only had a little smile but we also had a giggle!! However, that was short lived because this evening she had a temper tantrum that lasted over 1 hour. Thank goodness for Diane, I gave Darci to her and took an ice cream break! When I got back she was still crying but at least not a temper tantrum crying. We played with bubbles and that seemed to be the trick!!! She was very quiet and ended up over by one of the beds, Diane and I were talking and all of a sudden I hear a thump, she had fallen because she fell asleep standing up (no wonder why she was so quiet!!). I am really enjoying reading all the kind responses, it makes me feel closer to home!!!
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