Well, it went pretty well considering what he has been through the last 24 hours. He did much better yesterday afternoon. We all got ready for bed but he would not lay down. He would not get in our bed. He did go to the couch and it was only a few minutes he started to cry and I mean LOUD! I tried to comfort him, J. tried to comfort him but he just needed to cry. So we let him. He cried loud and hard for less than five minutes then he was done. He still would not come to either of us. Then he got on the floor and went to sleep. I tried to put him in bed and he started to cry. If I left him alone, he would sleep soooo I let him be. He slept all night. He is only hitting when he wants attention, which is something we can handle. He is very happy and comes to me when he needs me. I love it!!!
The bath this morning went all right. It could have gone better. He fell in the bathtub. The good news, he let me hold him for about 15 minutes wrapped in a towel and blanket!
We did see his cleft palate last night when we brushed his teeth. It is biggggg. It is amazing how he eats and talks. He is very vocal and he does a great job repeating everything we say to him. I can't wait to hear him!
Well enough for this morning. We become official today at 9 AM!!! And then off to do some shopping!!!
Hugs to all and thank you so much for your prayers. Ryan David is amazing and we are so thrilled to have him apart of our family!!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Would you like to meet our son?
We have our son! Let me just start off by saying…Thank you God for all you have blessed our family!
Zheng Pu has joined our family. He smiled right away and has already called me “Moma” when he was trying to get my attention. He repeats everything we say. He loves Haley and she was so good with him! He is truly amazing. I thought he was very cute in all of his pictures but they did not do him justice. He is sooooo cute! He seems to have a great personality. He is very independent. He is also very active and is testing us beyond words. He has hit and kicked me and the girls and laughed afterwards. I tell him “NO” and remove him from where he is. He had a meltdown after he went a little potty in his pants. I believe his foster mom let him in the house without underwear or pants. He did not want to put clothes back on. It took J. and myself to get at least his underwear on. He used the potty great after J. pulled his pants off. He does have a lot of great behaviors too!
We all took a very long nap which may cause trouble tonight. He eats very well with his cleft palate. He has no problem at all drinking from his cup he brought. Haley is writing in her journal right now and he is looking at a book. We are worried about taking him out because he doesn’t stay close.
I know I am rambling…I am trying to remember everything. He was pretty upset about taking a nap. His paper said he sleeps from 1PM to 4:30 PM. He walked to the door after we all laid down. We could tell that he was very tired but he would not lay down with us. J. and I left him alone and he fell asleep at the door. After he fell asleep, I moved him to the couch we have. I tried to put him in the bed and he became upset. Little steps, little steps.
He is much more calm after his nap than he was this morning, we will just have to wait and see how the rest of the week goes. Of course, he listens to J. better than me. He does put his toys away after he plays with them. He is playing quietly right now!!! YEAH!!!
Oh and he loves cars. He has a bag of cars he came with and he loves the cars we brought him. He will love his car room when we get home. I am ready to get home now!!!
I am posting some pictures Haley took the rest are on J.’s camera and he just left with it to take pictures with the girls for their school journal.
Zheng Pu has joined our family. He smiled right away and has already called me “Moma” when he was trying to get my attention. He repeats everything we say. He loves Haley and she was so good with him! He is truly amazing. I thought he was very cute in all of his pictures but they did not do him justice. He is sooooo cute! He seems to have a great personality. He is very independent. He is also very active and is testing us beyond words. He has hit and kicked me and the girls and laughed afterwards. I tell him “NO” and remove him from where he is. He had a meltdown after he went a little potty in his pants. I believe his foster mom let him in the house without underwear or pants. He did not want to put clothes back on. It took J. and myself to get at least his underwear on. He used the potty great after J. pulled his pants off. He does have a lot of great behaviors too!
We all took a very long nap which may cause trouble tonight. He eats very well with his cleft palate. He has no problem at all drinking from his cup he brought. Haley is writing in her journal right now and he is looking at a book. We are worried about taking him out because he doesn’t stay close.
I know I am rambling…I am trying to remember everything. He was pretty upset about taking a nap. His paper said he sleeps from 1PM to 4:30 PM. He walked to the door after we all laid down. We could tell that he was very tired but he would not lay down with us. J. and I left him alone and he fell asleep at the door. After he fell asleep, I moved him to the couch we have. I tried to put him in the bed and he became upset. Little steps, little steps.
He is much more calm after his nap than he was this morning, we will just have to wait and see how the rest of the week goes. Of course, he listens to J. better than me. He does put his toys away after he plays with them. He is playing quietly right now!!! YEAH!!!
Oh and he loves cars. He has a bag of cars he came with and he loves the cars we brought him. He will love his car room when we get home. I am ready to get home now!!!
I am posting some pictures Haley took the rest are on J.’s camera and he just left with it to take pictures with the girls for their school journal.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Rest Day
We spent this morning shopping about 15 minute walk from the hotel. We found a store to buy water and pepsi light. (Oh, do I miss my diet coke!) We went into a movie store and we saw a sign with converse, nike, etc and we decided to go see what they had. But the workers took us to another floor. It had books and we found a couple of books for Ryan David and a book for Jesse. I can't wait to give it to her! It seemed like we were out walking all day but we came back to hotel it was only 12 PM! URGGHHHH We were able to take a nap so hopefully we will finally get on China time!
We have so many mixed emotions tonight. We are very sad for Ryan David's foster family and for him. They have been together since he was only 1 month old. I am sure they are grieving beyond believe. It makes me very sad. I am very worried about how he will react. We are prepared for the worse and praying for all.
We miss Jesse too! We were able to see her on the web cam but there is something wrong with their webcam and the mic. They can hear us, we can see them and they can see us but we can't hear them. If anyone has any suggestions let me know. We are able to call them using Skype on the phone and talk with them. Jesse seems to be doing great...much better than me. She has already gone to the zoo and shopping. How many days have we been gone!?! ;-) Thanks Mom and Dad for being wonderful grandparents! You are the best!
Buffi, we will try to find out what we can tomorrow and Lisa, we will ask to met Dani when we go to the orphanage in a couple days. Laurie and Madison, we will take the note and gifts when we visit the orphanage too. Is there someone else that I am suppose to talk to? I think the rest is for Yangjiang.
Next post will be tomorrow evening with pictures! (Hopefully) Thanks for the prayers and keep them coming! Also, thanks for posting to the comment section.
Hugs!
We have so many mixed emotions tonight. We are very sad for Ryan David's foster family and for him. They have been together since he was only 1 month old. I am sure they are grieving beyond believe. It makes me very sad. I am very worried about how he will react. We are prepared for the worse and praying for all.
We miss Jesse too! We were able to see her on the web cam but there is something wrong with their webcam and the mic. They can hear us, we can see them and they can see us but we can't hear them. If anyone has any suggestions let me know. We are able to call them using Skype on the phone and talk with them. Jesse seems to be doing great...much better than me. She has already gone to the zoo and shopping. How many days have we been gone!?! ;-) Thanks Mom and Dad for being wonderful grandparents! You are the best!
Buffi, we will try to find out what we can tomorrow and Lisa, we will ask to met Dani when we go to the orphanage in a couple days. Laurie and Madison, we will take the note and gifts when we visit the orphanage too. Is there someone else that I am suppose to talk to? I think the rest is for Yangjiang.
Next post will be tomorrow evening with pictures! (Hopefully) Thanks for the prayers and keep them coming! Also, thanks for posting to the comment section.
Hugs!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
We are in Wuhan
We arrived yesterday and we just couldn't get motivated to do much. We finally slept but it was from 6PM to 2 AM so we are pretty messed up regarding sleep. We are going to keep moving today and pray for a good night tonight.
All of our electronic devices have gone dead and we had no way of charging them till J. came to the rescue!!!! I have pictures I'll post later. We laughed so hard!!
We don't get Ryan David till tomorrow and I can not wait. Not much else going on....so we will post when we have some news.
Cindy
All of our electronic devices have gone dead and we had no way of charging them till J. came to the rescue!!!! I have pictures I'll post later. We laughed so hard!!
We don't get Ryan David till tomorrow and I can not wait. Not much else going on....so we will post when we have some news.
Cindy
Friday, August 15, 2008
Getting Ready to leave Guangzhou
We made it through our first night. I can not believe how much sleep a man can get! J. slept almost the entire time on each plane and then sleep all night. I took a nap on the plane and a nap last night. Haley slept very well too! Lyla did not sleep until the flight from Tokyo to Guangzhou. I woke up at 1:30 AM, Lyla woke up at 3:30 AM, and then J. and Haley woke up at 4:30...as I am writing, I realize you probably don’t care about our sleep schedule…it is just what is happening! LOL
We will get on a flight to Wuhan at 10:55 AM, which is 10:55 PM for USA. We are packing up now and leaving soon!
We won’t get Ryan David until Monday, which will be Sunday night for you.
See you later!
We will get on a flight to Wuhan at 10:55 AM, which is 10:55 PM for USA. We are packing up now and leaving soon!
We won’t get Ryan David until Monday, which will be Sunday night for you.
See you later!
We're Here!
Hi All;
We made it to Guangzhou! We are leaving in the morning for Wuhan so more later, just wanted to let you know that we made it!!!
We made it to Guangzhou! We are leaving in the morning for Wuhan so more later, just wanted to let you know that we made it!!!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Itinerary
Here is our itinerary!!!!
Aug. 14, 2008: Leave for China
Aug. 15, 2008: Arrive in Guangzhou
Aug. 16, 2008: Travel to Wuhan
Aug. 17, 2008: Rest
Aug. 18, 2008: GET OUR SON!!!!
Aug. 19, 2008: Adoption paperwork
Aug. 20, 2008: Yellow Crane Tower and shopping!
Aug. 21, 2008: Visit Countryside
Aug. 22, 2008: Visit Wuhan Orphanage and leave for Guangzhou
Aug. 23, 2008: Paperwork/Medical Exam
Aug. 24, 2008: Shopping at Toy Market and Electronic Market
Aug. 25, 2008: Consulate appointment
Aug. 26, 2008: Oath-taking
Aug. 27, 2008: Yangjiang visit!
Aug. 28, 2008: Rest
Aug. 29, 2008: Head for home with our son!!!! AND I GET TO SEE JESSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug. 14, 2008: Leave for China
Aug. 15, 2008: Arrive in Guangzhou
Aug. 16, 2008: Travel to Wuhan
Aug. 17, 2008: Rest
Aug. 18, 2008: GET OUR SON!!!!
Aug. 19, 2008: Adoption paperwork
Aug. 20, 2008: Yellow Crane Tower and shopping!
Aug. 21, 2008: Visit Countryside
Aug. 22, 2008: Visit Wuhan Orphanage and leave for Guangzhou
Aug. 23, 2008: Paperwork/Medical Exam
Aug. 24, 2008: Shopping at Toy Market and Electronic Market
Aug. 25, 2008: Consulate appointment
Aug. 26, 2008: Oath-taking
Aug. 27, 2008: Yangjiang visit!
Aug. 28, 2008: Rest
Aug. 29, 2008: Head for home with our son!!!! AND I GET TO SEE JESSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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