Chen House/Provincial Art Crafts Day

Hello from Guangzhou!  Jason is doing a wonderful job sleeping through the night. This morning, he just picked around with his breakfast. He definitely has some strong food preferences. We are trying to get him to branch out a little. I'm sure this will come. 

We face timed with our family this morning. We were informed that Brittany was in a minor, single vehicle accident Saturday afternoon. She has some bumps, scrapes, and bruises. She was checked out at urgent care, but nothing too serious.  Brittany will definitely be sore over the next few days.   We are Thankful for God's presence there as well as with us. I was shaken up a bit from the news and decided to stay at the Hotel with Jason while Joel worked on some adoption paperwork and toured a couple scenic spots in Guangzhou. 

While Joel was out, Jason and I went to the playground at the hotel. He is a little daredevil! He reminds me a little of his sister, Gianna. I showed him how to climb the steps of the slide one time and that was all it took.  I can't wait to get him home and introduce him to his brothers and sisters. His little eyes just sparkles when he sees pictures of them or gets to see them when we face time.  He is so precious!

Hello from Joel. We visited a Buddhist temple and walked the grounds some of which was under restoration.  We then went on to The Old Chin House and Privisional Arts and Crafts shopping area. This too was under some restoration. They were painting many of the handcarved trim. Since Jason was born in 2012, his Chinese zodiac is the year of the Dragon. I had his name placed on a dragon scroll. We went on to do some additional shopping and since jade is very important in Chinese culture, I picked Jason up a jade bead to make a necklace out of for him to wear when he's older. When we were done there, we were able to do some shopping across the street at a local store for water, diapers and a few snacks before returning to the hotel. At 4:00 PM today, we met with CCAI Reps to complete about an hour worth of paperwork to prepare for Jason's medical exam scheduled for tomorrow as well as the Consulate appointment this week.  

Our group walked to Macao Restaurant which is walking distance from our Hotel. The servers brought us at least six dishes to try in a family like setting. The food was wonderful. 

We went back to the hotel and I gave Jason his bath. Jason is making such wonderful progress. He has gained 1.6 lbs. so far and really seems genuinely comfortable with us. 😊