More about Gabe

Gabe is getting along with us very well. We weren't too surprised to see that he isn't walking by himself yet. He really wants to and he does pull himself up to his feet. He will walk if you hold his hands but he leans really far ahead. However, he sometime has a hard time sitting up and it really frustrates him. Once he is sitting up, he is fine. And he doesn' t like to be on his belly at all! I think getting home and being able to be more active will help build those muscles to sit up better. He is not as small as we thought either. He is wearing the 12 months clothes, but some are little snug on him. I think we will be wearing some 18 month when we get home. He talks some gibberish, although it could be Chinese and we don't know it. I have caught him saying mama a few times and I like to think it is for me. He is still on formula and rice cereal but we have heard the orphanges do that because it is much easier for feeding. We have been giving him watermelon and bananas - which he loves and he loves his steamed rolls. He is certainly a texture person because there are some things like eggs and tofu that he doesn't want anything to do with. We keep trying new things everyday. The kid likes his food! He will shake his head when he doesn't want something. Although I think his favorite thing is goldfish crackers. He goes nuts over those. We are going to head to breakfast. Brian wants to try the preserved eggs (also known as 1000 year old eggs) and he wants to document it. The eggs are black. We will post the pictures. Then we are off to the pavillion. Love to all