More About Mia

Mia is still doing great for the most part. The only issue we are having right now is with food. When there is food in front of her, she doesn't know when to stop eating. We think she had a belly ache last night and this morning.

Today we went to the Chinese ethnic museum. (There are twelve different ethnic groups the Guangxi provence, 56 in all China. The Han makes up the majority of people in China. The other 55 groups are considered minorities.) We enjoyed getting out of the hotel, and Mia seemed to enjoy it too. There were two men at the museum talking to Mia, and one even took her picture. I'm not sure, but I think our guide told them off. White tourist are often treated like celebrities here, but the Chinese people keep fawning over Mia. Two young women at the Civil Affairs Office yesterday had our guide ask us if we thought Mia is beautiful, because by Chinese standards she is considered very beautiful. It's because of her big round eyes and natural wavy hair, both unusual characteristics in Chinese people. Her hair actually has a little bit of a course texture to it. It really curls when it is wet. Of course we think she is beautiful!

Mia is saying another new word today, "bottle," as in the empty water bottle she likes to play with. We can tell she understands several more words. She is like a little sponge, constantly learning new things. I was kidding her at lunch when she was taking my French fries. I said, "these are momma's fries." She said, "Xiao Wei." By the way, we are calling her Xiao Wei for now, not Mia. I've always liked the name Mia, but I love the way Xiao Wei sounds, and that is the only name she knows.

Before we got Mia, I couldn't believe that she was as little as they said. Well, she is that little. The 18 months size are too big around her tiny waist.