Day 1 in gz

We love this place! We have many of the comforts of home right here by our hotel. Of course the three best comforts (Jaci, Colin, and Aidan) are greatly missed! Liam showed us his first tears today at the medical clinic. He was so scared it just broke our hearts. The best part was that he let us comfort him. After the clinic, we got to walk around Shamian Island where we stayed last time we were here. We ate lunch at Lucy's which is an American food restaurant near the White Swan hotel. We looked everywhere for the artist who painted Jaci's portrait, but he is gone. We found a different place and got the ball rolling on an oil painting of Liam. We get it on Tuesday. We got to meet the other families in our travel group today with their new little girls. They are all very nice. Tomorrow is another sightseeing day and more paperwork.

Liam is a ball. He is signing a little bit more. He can now sign potty instead of grabbing himself. He is great about going to sleep at night. He can sign amen after our prayer at night. : ) He signs eat and drink and please and thank you. He also signs full when he's had enough to eat. He will mimic signs I say to him, but there are only a few that he does truly spontaneously. We love him and know that his friends and family back home will too.

Erin, Jay, and Liam


This was so funny to us! It is the first time Liam spontaneously signed "full"!


Bath time with baba



Monkey boy



Chopstick master