Another Fine Day
Another fine day in Chongqing. Liann continues to come more and more out of her shell every day. Today she began to imitate us more – she will kiss us – if we bring our lips close to hers she sticks her tongue out. AND – the big milestone – she laughed. Greg got the first one by tickling her (which as of yesterday had gotten no response), and then I got some more by doing silly animal noises and games. She’s still remarkably easy-going; some of the other families have babies with very spicy tempers, and we see them looking wistfully in our direction at times.



As for the day itself, today was HOT and steamy, much like I’d figured on for this region. We went to the Three Gorges Dam Museum as a group in the morning. The dam is a massive undertaking, with the total duration of construction lasting 17 years; the whole thing is scheduled to be finished in 2009, at which point a number of cities, including a vast portion of Fuling, will be underwater (its inhabitants will be relocated to higher ground). It was a fascinating museum. After that, we went to a tea house and learned about different types of tea and had a mini tea ceremony. Then this afternoon, after Liann’s nap, we went shopping again for sundries such as formula and baby food. All in all, a very mellow day.