Katie Chao Yan and Mr. G. had a good sleep last night and seem ready to face the day. She did wake up with a fever again--last night it was 102.2, so I'm worried that it is more than a cold. The clinic gave her meds but they weren't antibiotics. She is feeling better, but I am afraid he'll be back at the clinic again if the fever doesn't break soon.
Katie is a young lady who thinks of everyone else first. My mother is a knitter and made several beautiful baby sweaters that we have donated to the orphanage. There is a baby at the hotel that is being adopted from the same orphanage right now, and Mr. G. suggested they give one of the sweaters to him. Katie said, "No, these are for the orphanage kids, he already has a family." So to the orphanage they go, along with many pairs of mittens and hats that were donated by my school.
When Katie was sick and had to go to the clinic, she asked the guide to take her and let Mr. G. go back to the room for a nap because she knew he was tired.
We had packed many small Avon bath gels, powders, etc. for use as gifts for the nannies --they are quite popular in China. Katie has hand-selected who will get what, and she is excited about giving it to them. They will get to go back to the orphanage on WEDNESDAY to visit. We are hoping that Katie will get to see her best friend, Ling Ling. She is 17 years old and visually impaired. Ling Ling attends a trade school, and Katie Chao Yan refers to her as her "sister". We are going to do everything we can to keep the two of them in touch with one another.
Another exciting development is that Mr. G. and Katie may be able to go visit her school!!! This would be so great--we can get an idea of what school has been like for her. Katie said that she was bullied at school, especially by the boys. She was worried about that happening at her new school, and we assured her that it would not. If anything, her new friends will go out of their way to watch out for her.
Katie was able to keep her school books--these will be priceless to us as they will help us understand what she has learned. In China, she had to get up at 5:15am to ride her bike back and forth to school--8 miles total!
We have learned that Katie does not like spicy food or noodles. She loves rice, ice cream, apples, and bananas. Steve tried to take her to the restaurant in the hotel, but she insisted on going to Burger King because she said the other one was too expensive!
Today they are headed to the Civil Affairs Office to sign the paperwork which will legally make her our daughter!
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