Journey to Ericka Jing: March 2010

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

.. more hat's pictures.. I think I look pretty cute!

Daddy and me posing with an Ox! and yeah... you guessed it right.. we are both the year of the Ox!

Daddy can't get enough of me so he requested Mommy to take another picture of us together!

I am giving Mommy a lovely look to let her know that she is still my #1!

... and I followed it with a big smile! Love ya Mommy!

Trying my new hats!

Mommy bought me this cute dress and it came with this hat!

I think I look more like a baby girl with this new outfit...

Mommy also got me this hat..

She forced me to wear it so she can take pictures...

and of course, she has to take an up-close shot!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Check out my chinese outfits!

This chinese gown was kinda of uncomfortable....

... but once Mommy put me up on my feet, it started to feel better...

... I am all smiles because I love my chinese gown!

...and Mommy and Daddy got me this pink one too...

.... they made me sit in this big big chinese chair that was at the lobby for our hotel in Guangzhou!

An afternoon at the White Swan Hotel Playground!

Check me out! I am sure I can handle this!

Where are all the noises and music coming from??

I think this one is easier to handle!

I am trying to figure out how this one works...

I am so tired that I can barely keep my eyes open! but I must stay awake because I don't know when will be the next time that I will have all this toys to play with!

We spent a couple of hours at the White Swan Hotel playground.. Ericka had too much fun playing and testing out all the toys! I think she got overstimulated! Based on her reaction, I know for sure is the first time that she sees so much toy! I just love to see my daughter happy!

Medical Exam Day!

Daddy is trying to cheer me up! He thinks he is funny but he should know that is never fun to be at the Dr. office!

He is trying too hard!! You are not going to fool me Daddy!

Mommy is busy taking pictures so I can get distracted!

Mommy, Daddy and me at the White Swan Hotel lobby!

3/13/2010

Today, Ericka got her physical examination! The clinic was filled with adoptive families bringing their babies to be checked.. Ericka was so cute when she did the hearing test.. she turned around so fast that the nurse actually laugh at her.. the doctor did tell me that she is underweight and malnourish but not to worry because she should be fine when we get back home and feed her American formula.. After the medical examination, we took a walk around the white swan hotelSarea and bought Ericka some Chinese outfits.. we hang out at the White Swan hotel for a bit and came back to the hotel and took a little nap. Ericka is doing so well. She is still happy and full of life! She learned how to give high fives and she will just say “duh duh duh duh duh” all day long!! Her bottom teeth had started to come out more and she is drooling more and more now.. I love her soo much!!

Last day in Nanchang!

I love how my Mommy bundles me up and keeps me close to her!

Mommy looks happy in this picture but I have a funny feeling that her back is killing her!

Haa! I was right! she needed some alcohol to soothe her pain!

Getting ready for our flight to Guangzhou! It was my first flight and I was crancky as hell!

3/12/2010

Today, we took Ericka out for a walk…We walked in the street of Nanchang! This girl just love the outdoor too much! She gets so happy when we go outside.. in the afternoon, we flew over to Guangzhou.. at first, Ericka was doing well but about 45 minutes into the flight, she was just soo cranky.. I think because she was really tired because she didn’t nap! She has a combination of laughing a crying for 45 minutes.. By the time we arrived at Guangzhou airport, she totally lost her voice! My poor little girl! She fell asleep in our way to the hotel and she went to bed around 8:00pm.. She slept through the night until 5:00am.. I don’t think I will be needing the wake up call anymore! LOL!

Strolling around People's park in Nanchang!

I love how my daddy carries me! he is sooo strong and I feel so safe in his arms!

My daddy looks so handsome pushing me around the stroller!

Here is a picture of Mommy and Daddy! I stayed up all night so I couldn't stay awake for pictures!

3/11/2010

Another sighteseeing day in Nanchang! We stroll around this beautiful park in the afternoon!

Sightseeing in Nanchang!

Ericka is too in-love with Daddy that she couldnt' take her eye off from him!

Proud Daddy holding his cutie pie!

Sharing a father-daughter moment!

Ericka only has eye for daddy!

Too much love made her sleepy!

3/10/2010

Today, we visited a temple site. Ericka absolutely loves outdoors! She gets so happy when we take her out! We went to this temple and watched a Chinese traditional folk show.. We walked around a bit, took some pictures and she fall asleep in my arms for ½ hour. We met Ruby and Chuck for dinner and took some pictures with baby Jade. Baby Jade came from the some orphanage as Baby Ericka. Baby Jade is actually 2 days younger that Ericka...She is too cute and she is extremely bonded to her parents... At restaurant, Ericka kept shredding all the tissues and we recorded the mess that she was creating at the restaurant!! ... David said that she is going to work for Iron Mountain when she grows up! LOL! After we went home that night, she had a very rough night because she was constipated.. I gave her prune juice with her formula.. she fell asleep after almost 3 hours.. David is such a good Dad.. he kept rocking her back and forth.. I was soo stressed out because I kept thinking that I gave her too much prune juice.. I used the bathroom 2 times due to the stress.. she slept through the night, which is great!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Notary Day

Jiangxi Province adoption service office

Ericka all bundle up!!

We woke up around 6:30am… I thought I was going to have enough time to do everything but I was wrong.. between packing the diaper bag, feeding Ericka and getting all the documentation ready for the notary, we just made it on time to meet our guide at the lobby. At the adoption affair office, we got our certificate and after that, we made a stop at the notary.. the orphanage director told me that I must bundle her more and I felt so bad that I didn’t cover my baby enough.. David run back to the hotel to get the blanket, more socks for her.. when we were done with our errands, we came back to our room.. Ericka had started to get sleepy so I rock her to sleep..

March 8, 2010, Baby Ericka's Gotcha Day!!

My Gotcha Moment!!

Forever Family!!

Ericka is already in-love with Daddy!

Can't believe how many layers of clothes she had on!!!

2:00AM!! Ericka is still a happy camper!

After a sightseeing day in Beijing, we flew out this morning excited about our gotcha day! Due to a snowstorm in Beijing, we were stuck in the airport for 3 hours. When we arrived in Nanchang, we were met with our wonderful guide Jane and escorted to our hotel, the Galatic Peace. The “Gotcha Moment” happen a little bit after 4:00pm.. Ericka came to us all bundle up in layers.. her cheek was so red… she had so much clothes on that it was a little hard for us to hold her.. When they orphanage staff handle her to us, she didn’t cry at all.. she just kept staring at me and David.. needless to say that the moment was absolutely magical.. I feel that she connected with us right away..

Back the hotel, we removed all the layers that Ericka was wearing.. she had a total of 10 layers, not counting the 2 hats and 3 pair of socks.. we played with her a bit and fed her.. she started to get cranky and I figured that it must be nap time.. I put her in the crib, pat her back and sang to her.. it took about 5 minutes for her to fall asleep.. She woke up around 8:00pm.. we gave her a shower, fed her and she went back to sleep again.. she woke up again around 2:00am and we did the same routine.. she is just too cute!! When she smiles and look at us and when she start doing her baby talks, my heart just melt.. I already love her too much!