Bumbo!

Realizing that I would be on my own for several days with Kathryn, we brought along a Bumbo - infant seat - for me to have in the room. Although we packed around it, it did take up some space in the luggage. We figured it was worth it if I needed to park her somewhere for a moment, and we could always donate it to someone here, and fill the space with purchases. We almost left the seat behind in Guiyang because she was not even willing to get down off of our laps. She screamed at the seat then, and the chance that she would use it seemed remote. Today marked another achievement for us as she was willing to sit in a highchair at breakfast and this afternoon had oatmeal and crackers in the seat, giving me a bit of a break. Tonight we had dinner at Lucy's near the hotel with Kelly, Peter, Miley and Sharon. Kathryn sat in the highchair long enough to eat some chicken congee and let Mom eat most of her dinner too. Of course no one had their cameras tonight when Kathryn and Miley paced the plaza next to the restaurant filling the evening air with the chirping from their squeaky shoes.