This is our last full day in Wuhan. Steve just left to hoof it down to McDonalds to grab us dinner; Sarah has a cold that is getting a bit worse and we don't want to take her out if we don't have to. It is about 45 degrees F outside but it gets chilly in many of the buildings and you get chilled quickly. Emily and her friend Anne are playing and now watching a movie together and Sarah is playing with toys on the floor by me.
After breakfast, one parent from each family was needed to
complete our final paperwork for the U.S. side of the adoption, to request a visa for Sarah and declare her an orphan. We also paid our final fees and went through the itinerary for the remainder of the trip. Three hours later, we walked out and have the rest of the day free.Sarah is doing a lot of walking...she moves from piece of furniture to the next by holding on to it, will walk holding only one hand. She is very wobbly yet, but prefers to keep going that way rather than holding two hands. She was just sitting in the middle of the floor and looked up to me and started
laughing with a big smile. We hear this little "Heh heh" over and over. Emily is quite patient with her; I watched her move Sarah's hands off the DVD player and tell her, "You can watch the movie but you can't touch it." Just now she carried Sarah half way across the room to move her away from the DVD player and then, thinking she could stand, Emily just let poor Sarah go and she crumpled to the ground. I had to remind Em that she has to set Sarah down gently as she can't stand yet.Sarah seems to be adjusting well to us. We are not getting the frantic crying lately and she cuddles with us, atleast when she wants to. At those times, she likes to push her head hard up against my head, usually with her forehead. Sarah talks all the time. We hear what sounds like "Bu yah"...Bu Yao is "don't want" in Chinese, but she usually says this when she wakes up or sees food and is hungry so I don't think there is any correlation. I don't hear anything else out of her that sounds like Chinese. We also hear
"Yayayayayaya" a lot and have heard her pronounce b's, d's, m's, y's. I've also noted that she puts things in her mouth when she finds them on the floor, which is a big difference from our first child, that never put ANYTHING in her mouth. We had less watching to do of Emily than I expect of this munchkin...I think Sarah will push the limits much more than Em did.I've been writing a few lines, playing with Sarah for a bit...writing a few lines, playing again. Just now I was playing and she leaned forward and took my finger, put it in her mouth and bit so hard I couldn't believe it...my finger is bright red, still numb a few minutes later and feel like I just slammed it in a door. Well, we know the teeth work.
We'll post again if anything exciting happens today.
Ann, Steve, Emily and Sarah
6 comments:
Nice email..It's so nice to hear from you and find out whats going on with Sarah and Emily. It's late here at 2:18am, just getting home after the concert with Ratt(yes I had to play blackjack..won 30 bucks). Can't wait to see everyone and Sarah when I'm around..you know, teach her how to pull my finger ..Take care,
Uncle Bobby
Good Morning,
It is 8 am here, the children are wake and busy. Dean likes to watch Sesame Street, so what a three year old wants to watch is what we all watch! We will get to watch news and weather once it is time for him to eat! Hope you have a glorious day and you all are in our thoughts and prayers,thank you for your special message and thoughts.It meant so much.
Blesings & Love,
Lois, Marv, Kyle, Andrea, Maria & Dean Rothstein
Good morning Ann, Steve, Emily and Sarah,
We are not quite as early as Bob was with his message, so you will need to wait until "tomorrow" to read this one! It is 9:00 AM here and we think it is about 11:00PM in China.
Thanks for your interesting updates and pictures. Hope your finger feels better! "She should have not problem eating "tough" meat," as Dad says. Can just about feel the pain with that surprise attack!
We are looking forward to meeting Sarah and for your arrival back in the "good old USA" as you said the last time you returned with Emily. We're happy that Sarah is warming-up to you and becoming more a part of the family.
Emily, you are so good and patient with your little sister; you will be a big help taking care of her.
Enjoy the rest of your journey, our prayers are with you.
Love,
Mom and Dad/Grandma and Grandpa
Hello to the wonderful Lloyd family. Enjoying your adventures with laughing and crying. I'm printing out all the news you give us about your trip. What a scrapbook. Sarah is beautiful and Emily is doing great with this trip.
God Bless all of you. Love & Kisses.
Buth & Nan
Hi Ann, Steve, Emily and Sarah;
Greetings from the Geurts Family. Everyone said to send their greetings to you.
"Christmas" was fun. We had a nice time with the cousins/niece/nephew's so that was fun.
Your trip has brought me to tears, has thrilled me with your joys and sorrows. I feel like I am taking the journey with you.
We are truly enjoying "seeing" China through your trip. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Becky, Bill, Hannah, Leah and William Cleveland
Ann & Family,
We all loved your description of your day at the orphanage, the abandonment sites, and the foster grandmother. It must be so good to know that Sarah's foster family really cared about her and were willing to risk getting in trouble with the authorities to see her one last time. Sounds like Emily is being such a good mother's helper and a wonderful big sister. The word that Sarah says upon waking is 'bottle' I think...at least there if it is anything like the Japanese. Good luck eith the rest of your journey...we are all thinking of you here!
Diana and the Marketing Department
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