Day 9 - Rest Day

We had a better night. She fell asleep with me in bed. She had one outburst during the night, but after that she did fine and I was able to slip out of bed to get some sleep. Our group was going to the Aquarium today, but we decided not to go. We needed a sleep in day. AK slept till around 7:30. She is still eating great. She does not like watermelon. Otherwise, she likes peaches, pineapple, dragon fruit, rice, noodles, banana bread, bacon, fries, and chicken. She is not like my Bennett.

We got out and walked around today since she let me carry her with the carrier. It was a much cooler day. It felt so good since our rooms are still so hot. We walked to this part about a block away. The park was huge. AK seemed to like the outside. We ended up at McDonalds and ate lunch there. Kevin says the burgers are not the same. I got chicken nuggets since I don't know how to get a plain burger. I tried at the hotel and got bread with lettuce and tomato, no meat. It took room service three tries to understand me. We got a lot of stares while walking. You sometimes forget that you look different.

Today was the first day that AK struggled to take a nap. She had her worse melt down today. It lasted 40 minutes. She would not let me or Kevin hold her. She throws herself back. She did finally take to Kevin a little today. I asked her to take something to BaBa and she took it to Kevin. Then she sat in his lap for over thirty minutes. Kevin went to our group meeting and me and AK played with her toys. She loves giving you something and getting it back or taking things to each person. When she laughs it is so quite and sounds like a dog panting. He He He. AK also seems tall. Bennett has just gotten to tall for 12 months pants, but 12 months pants for AK are capris. She also has big feet. The shoes I had brought based on Bennett's size are too small.

Tommorrow is another rest day. The weather is not suppose to be good, so don't think we are having any tours. Continue to pray for her attachment to Kevin and for us. Sometimes the meltdowns though natural are hard to handle. I can only imagine what her life has been like. Now being with complete strangers that look like no one she has ever seen before and sound foreign, that alone would be frightening.