First Full Day with Aiden

OK back to the present,

Today we spent our first full day with Aiden and it was quite a day of discovery. We started the day with the boys just playing in the room. We learned that Aiden is very good at math as we would write down some addition and subtraction equations and he would solve them with ease. He also sang "Happy Birthday" in English for us and said the numbers 1-20 and most of our alphabet.

We went to a science museum where the kids had a lot of fun. Most exhibits were "hands-on" and they had a big play section. The museum almost didn't let us in because the boys were supposed to be in school. But our guide shared that they were adopted and not in the city schools.

Aiden went swimming for the first time. He was a bit scared at first but quickly adjusted and had a great time.

We also learned the need to learn a few new Chinese words to communicate things like "Stop (doing what you are doing)" and "Quiet' (he can get quite loud). Are guide has been great in helping us get a few points across.

He has a healthy appetite and uses chopsticks very well, and is not too bad with a fork. He needs to learn to finish the ice cream before he eats all the cone.

So all is well. We do miss our girls, Mackenzie and Makayla, very much. We missed Mackenzie's first loss of a tooth - but believe the tooth fairy made it to her OK. We wonder what it will be like for Aiden when he leaves China to a place where all he will here is English and the only Chinese he will here is short words and phrases that mom and dad have been able to learn.

The journey home continues...