We are officially Liam's family today! He is a creature of habit and routine. He love to drink as much liquid as possible and subsequently we visit many Chinese restrooms. He likes to eat anything and everything, and yet he is so tiny! He wears size 120cm clothing. In America, that is somewhere between 3T and 4T. One of our proudest moments is when he found all the Dallas Cowboys logos on every picture and article of clothing including a hand me down cowboys hoodie from the boys that fits him perfectly! We brought three pairs of swimming goggles and he has assigned us each a specific pair. When he puts his on, we both have to wear ours! During his waking hours, he needs and gets 100% of our attention (happily)! He is constantly making connections between pictures and objects in his environment. It is very clear that someone prepared him for this. He is not using asl, but he definitely had a system of pointing and homemade signs to get his needs met. He is signing the following since meeting us: mama, daddy, please, sorry, I love you, eat, drink, full, finish, banana, bath, no, and a couple others. He tests his limits a lot, but responds pretty well to correction. He got sad once today while looking at the picture book the orphanage put together for him. He pointed to the picture of his friends then went to the window looking for them. He pointed to the picture of the orphanage and then out the window several times. No tears yet, but sad little eyes. Jay is his favorite, but he loves me too. We are all very happy and VERY ready to come home.
Love you all!
Specific messages:
My sweet babies at home: we love you and miss you. We can't wait to come home....be good!
To laura: thanks so much for keeping us connected! HOpe you are feeling well!
To Colin: did I leave flat Stanley at home? If so, I will try to get an address where MomC can mail it to me in Guangzhou.
To anyone out there: please mail me some sonic ice!
