We have been site seeing for the past 2 days. We saw the Chen Family Temple which is now more of a museum but was once where the men over 60 in the Chen family came to worship on special days. Today we went to the Six Banyan Trees Temple and got to be part of a blessing for the babies given by a Buddhist monk. We also climbed to the top of a very old 9 story tower obviously built for shorter people than us!
One highlight over the last couple of days was getting to see and talk to Nathan and Audrey on our new webcam. Apparently the grandparents have been able to jump right back into the flow of carting around young kids to all of their year end activities (thanks Mom and Dad!). It has been hard for us to miss so many baseball games, graduation and a dance recital. Can’t wait to see it all on video, Audrey and Nathan – we love you.
As Toby described in his Proud Papa entry, it has been amazing to watch a little heart heal right in front of our eyes. There is definitely something spiritual about adopting. So many times, the Bible makes reference to caring for orphans as well as comparing us to orphans who have been adopted into God’s family. The moment that Toby described early was just one of many times in just 5 days that we have seen her fear melt away. It is precious to watch her perform and then look to see if we are watching her – she just beams when we give her approval. Our bedtime routine at this point involves her sitting on our tummy as we lay on our back and bouncing and laughing at the sounds we make. Then she will bury her head in our chest for a few seconds – then get up and bounce again. She does this a few times, eventually just staying on our chest. Then she does something very interesting. Our social worker told us that she would be an infant emotionally. She lays on our chest, rooting around like a newborn trying to feed. With her eyes closed, her head bops up and down with her mouth open. She finds a spot on our shirt and starts sucking. And, then she falls asleep.
Ellie has had a fever for the past couple of days but woke up better today. Hopefully that is behind us. Otherwise, we are still doing great. Our friends from Dallas, the Nelsons, arrived in Guangzhou last night with their baby from another province. She is doing great too. Everyone said that the babies would grieve for about 72 hrs and it appears to be true. Even the babies with the hard adjustments are coming around and all the families are doing well.
Sorry for the lack of entries the past few days, but we have had a bit going on! We have spent every last minute playing with Ellie and have been so tired that we have gone to bed at the same time she does. Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers
One highlight over the last couple of days was getting to see and talk to Nathan and Audrey on our new webcam. Apparently the grandparents have been able to jump right back into the flow of carting around young kids to all of their year end activities (thanks Mom and Dad!). It has been hard for us to miss so many baseball games, graduation and a dance recital. Can’t wait to see it all on video, Audrey and Nathan – we love you.
As Toby described in his Proud Papa entry, it has been amazing to watch a little heart heal right in front of our eyes. There is definitely something spiritual about adopting. So many times, the Bible makes reference to caring for orphans as well as comparing us to orphans who have been adopted into God’s family. The moment that Toby described early was just one of many times in just 5 days that we have seen her fear melt away. It is precious to watch her perform and then look to see if we are watching her – she just beams when we give her approval. Our bedtime routine at this point involves her sitting on our tummy as we lay on our back and bouncing and laughing at the sounds we make. Then she will bury her head in our chest for a few seconds – then get up and bounce again. She does this a few times, eventually just staying on our chest. Then she does something very interesting. Our social worker told us that she would be an infant emotionally. She lays on our chest, rooting around like a newborn trying to feed. With her eyes closed, her head bops up and down with her mouth open. She finds a spot on our shirt and starts sucking. And, then she falls asleep.
Ellie has had a fever for the past couple of days but woke up better today. Hopefully that is behind us. Otherwise, we are still doing great. Our friends from Dallas, the Nelsons, arrived in Guangzhou last night with their baby from another province. She is doing great too. Everyone said that the babies would grieve for about 72 hrs and it appears to be true. Even the babies with the hard adjustments are coming around and all the families are doing well.
Sorry for the lack of entries the past few days, but we have had a bit going on! We have spent every last minute playing with Ellie and have been so tired that we have gone to bed at the same time she does. Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers
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