So we will attempt to write this update for a second time (this time it's Andrew, so keep your expectations tempered!). We are experiencing the joys of Internet usage in this great country. Not sure where yesterday's email wound up, but from our iPad it appears it has disappeared. So this one will comprise two days.
First we will say that each day is two inches forwards and one inch backwards! This guy has no fear and is truly testing his boundaries by the hour. We truly see that he is comfortable with us and has a love that grows daily. With that said, we also think his patience is shrinking daily! He hates to wait...ever...for even a minute, and as you can imagine being with a group of 11 families involves some waiting! Thankfully he is responding to redirection very well (most of the time) and seems to sandwich his outbursts with "I love yous"!! He is melting our hearts everyday with his sweet love.
Yesterday (Monday) turned out to be one of our busiest and most fun days yet. We woke up and had our daily breakfast next to the Coy pond (we are in trouble when he realizes we don't have entertainment at all meals!) We then headed off to the Guangzhou zoo, which was great! Only 3 families were up for the trip so it made for a less hectic time. While there I decided to go "all in" as I have been telling our group I would and Levi and I had our picture taken with a python. This is pretty adventurous for me, especially when you factor that I had no idea what the guy was saying as we made the deal!
After the zoo we came back to the hotel and hit the pool. This is becoming a favorite of Levi's. He has started asking us to throw him and let him sink before coming up for air...like we said, fearless! After about two hours in the HOT sun we were getting ready to head inside when one of the families we have been hanging out with came down to present an offer. They had been told that there was a great circus in town and that we could take the subway to get there. Since we were "all in" for the day we figured the circus in china was a once in a lifetime chance. While it hit our daily budget kind of hard (none of us knew the cost before we left) we wound up having an amazing time. The subway was fun and the circus would rival any cirque de sole show! It truly was world class (search Chimelong circus). We will have to write more on this evening later. We will give our big guy some props here. Considering he has probably never stayed up later than 9:00 before he was such a trooper. The poor guy fought so hard to never fall asleep during the show so he wouldn't miss a single human cannonball or dancing elephant!
Since Levi didn't get into bed until after 11 that night today was a much calmer day. It rained hard here so we stayed in the room and rested. While this was needed, it wasn't easy for Levi (he gets stir crazy quick). Thankfully the rain let up this evening for the three of us to do some wandering in a local market before joining our group for a dinner boat cruise.
As we look back on our time here so far we feel so blessed to know that Levi is getting to experience so many wonderful opportunities as well as cultural experiences. While our updates might not accurately describe it, two weeks in a hotel with your new momma and baba (daddy) IS NOT a picnic. We are so thankful for our adoption agency recognizing this and planning accordingly. We also are grateful for the teaching opportunities God is providing in each outing. Lastly, we are SO proud of Levi. While we know patience is short with him, we are daily amazed at how well he is handling this whole journey. We are so proud to call this brave young man our son and can't wait for you all to meet him!
Well, sorry if this post was lacking the "Robin Flare" but I am just too tired to put much more in it. Tomorrow morning we have our US Consulate appointment which is our last official task here. We then just wait a couple days to make sure everything goes through ok and then begin the journey home on Saturday morning to our new family of 5!!
Sent from my iPad
No comments:
Post a Comment