Things are going well in Guangzhou. As much as I hate to admit it, it's kind of a relief to not be in Wuhan anymore. I was very much looking forward to seeing another part of China this time, since we spent the whole two weeks in Guangzhou for Grace's adoption. But in Wuhan, people don't seem to be as used to seeing foreigners, especially foreigners with Chinese children. Everywhere we would go, we would be stared at. If we stopped moving, a crowd would gather. Being pretty go-with-the-flow kind of people, this was not too disturbing, it was kind of funny. Plus, I guess when I think about it, our family gets stared at in the states, too! But it was still nice to get to Guangzhou and see so many other people like us, and not be stared at so much.
Josiah is doing better every day. Tonight he asked to get in his crib and hasn't cried for his mama at all (yet!). He's playing with his toy cars in the crib right now. Today we went shopping at a big mall. I had to find the poor kid some underwear because I don't think they make it small enough in the states. He has absolutely no butt at all. He could easily wear 12 months size in underwear, if only I could find any!! He eats like a horse. I hope he fills out a little when we get him home.
Neighbors, friends, family members, and nursery workers...BEWARE! Our darling son occasionally pinches and bites. He can be smiling one minute, and then...OUCH! He's grabbed a hunk of your flesh, either with his fingers or his teeth. It's kind of strange, because it almost doesn't seem like it's a hostile action. He certainly has plenty to feel hostile about, however, so who knows??
Today we took Josiah to the Swan room. The Swan room is a playroom sponsored by Mattel inside our hotel. It's got a strange assortment of toys, mostly stuffed animals (who everyone should know infants and toddlers rarely play with), and a display case filled with Barbie dolls (NOT to be played with.) Fortunately, the room also has a few toys that make noises when you push the buttons. Josiah LOVED these and played for over an hour with these toys.
Yesterday we had the physicals for the kids. Josiah did great, opened his mouth when the doctor asked and everything. He was very calm. He is 90 cm tall and weighs 11.5 kg. For you Americans, that's 35 inches and 25 pounds! Yesterday we also ate out with our "group". Our guides, Lily and Rebecca, work for our agency, Small World, and also Lifeline in Alabama. So the Knorrs and us joined one other Small World family and four Lifeline families. Nice bunch of people. Josiah is the only boy in the group, all the rest are girls. Most have special needs of some sort. They range in age from about 18 months (I think) to 6 years old.
Today, getting on the elevator, I bumped into Molly, a girl we met here last time. We met her in the shop she worked for and she asked us if we were Christians. Not sure how she knew. Anyway, we gave her a Bible last trip and have prayed for her (not often enough!) ever since. Anyway, she stepped into the elevator,and I said, "Molly?" and she said, "Joan?" and we hugged! Pretty neat. We are hoping to get together with her tomorrow sometime. She is now an adoption guide, not a shop girl.
Well, that's about all. We will be home soon! Can't wait to see all our other kids!
Click below for a few pics.
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| Days 2 and 3 in Guangzhou |
1 comment:
Thanks so much for taking the time to "blog" for us. We are really enjoying the updates and can't wait for you all to return home! We'll be praying for your safe return flight.
Hugs,
Chris, Jen & Lindsie
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