First, we were off to People's Park and it was lovely. The guides said that many older, retired people go to the park early for exercise.

The elderly also take their grandchildren because many are babysitting for parents that work. In China, children start to school at 2 1/2 - 3 years of age, and there is no day care so the elderly must help out. Kelly and I are still trying to get a picture of the split-bottom pants worn by babies and toddlers. Yes, even the babies wear them and are actively potty-trained (children must be trained before school).

Today, many teachers had brought kindergarten classes to the park. This photo shows one small class (there were probably one hundred children altogether). The children were beautiful and many were smiling and saying hello in English.

The people were very friendly and curious about all the Americans with Chinese babies. Having a guide made communication much easier. One woman came up to Sophia and took her little hands and examined them one by one. Turns out, she is a herbal specialist/medicine woman and stated that Sophia was healthy and the first born. Then the woman gave me a thumbs up - that, I understand. I also heard scattered words of English such as beautiful, happy, good, lucky baby.

Kelly and I wanted to include some shots of the three of us for Gregory to see. Baby Sophia is a cutie. She likes other children and she is gonna love you, Gregory!

We didn't want to leave the park but soon we were back on the bus, this time to a porcelain shop. Each province and/or city has a specialty, and in Nanchang it is porcelain. I bought a beautiful tea set and a small container to hold the dirt from Sophia's hometown.

Now, it is back to the hotel for some R&R.