It was an exhausting night for all of us...except for Matthew. He slept like a baby! The rest of us had a horrible night. Sarah had food poisioning and could not keep anything down, Dave had a migraine headache and Grace and Analiese because of the long nap they had woke up at 3:30 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. Needless to say we are pretty grumpy.
Matthew has shown to be attached to Dave. When he awoke this morning and Dave was down in the lobby with Grace and Analiese, Matthew got into bed with me but was very quite...until Daddy came in! Then he perked up and immediately wanted to watch these awful cartoons his irresponsible mother bought for him yesterday! They are full of violence and fortunately they are going to get "lost" on the way home next week!
We worked on some table manners this morning. Matthew is very willing to change his behaviors(putting his face into the plate and sucking up his food) but it is hard to constantly remind him.
Overall he is very compliant and listens well. It is obvious that he had very few rules to follow in the orphanange. Matthew did allow me to bathe him last night. Boy did I get lots of giggles and smiles! He so ADORABLE with his few teeth. We are in love with this little boy who in spite of his rough beginnings has the foundation of a wonderful child! He is trying to mimic our language...he repeats the girls names and particularly likes to repeat what I say and giggle.
I'll post some more later after we go to the Panda Park today. Let's hope we can get the energy out of ALL of the children!
2 comments:
Tina,
Oh, prayers that everyone will be feeling better! I think it's AMAZING that Matthew let you bathe him! Some sad news out of China about an adoptive family in Guangzhou, using Bethany agency. Here's one post about what happened:
I wanted to share a HUGE prayer request right now for a friend of
mine who is in China adopting her first and only daughter. Her name
is Sandi and her daughter is Hannah. Hannah is also a SN baby and
I'm not sure at the moment what her SN is (cleft), however. Sandi emailed me
a couple of days ago to pray for her husband, Dennis, as he had not
been feeling well because he is diabetic and his blood sugars have
been VERY high. We just got word this morning that he died from a
diabetic coma yesterday while there in Guangzhou. As you can
imagine, Sandi needs every prayer imaginable right now. Her mother
and brother are trying to get emergency visas to fly to China to
bring her home. We're also praying that their adoption of Hannah
will continue as planned and that China will not interfere.
Please be praying for Sandi.
Blessings,
Jodi A.
mom to the fab 4 including 2 from China
Hi Tina, Dave, Sarah, Grace, Analiese & Matthew!
We're keeping you all in our prayers. As each new day comes, we hope you are all feeling better and stronger. In spite of the illness and hardships we know you are making the most of this very special beginning together and will look back with many happy memories. Our love to you all!
XOXO
Granddad Matt & Grandmom Eileen
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