Going well

Things are still going well here. Gabe is doing great. We are very lucky because many of the other families are not having it so easy. One family that we have spent quite a bit of time with is really struggling. Their daughter is 4 and lived in a foster home. She will often not allow her parents to go near her or touch her. The guides have a hard time understanding what she wants because she speaks a different dialect. They finally figured out yesterday and she keeps repeating that she wants her foster grandmother. It is really sad because this family is trying so hard. Even some of the kids closer to Gabe's age are grieving as well. The parents are all discussing at breakfast how little sleep they have been getting and I feel bad. I won't tell them that Gabe sleeps about 10 - 11 hours at night and about 1-2 hours each of his two naps. We are really lucky because Gabe really is a good little guy. We took him to Walmart again yesterday and I bent down and put my face in his and he grabbed it with both hands and gave me a kiss. You guys are just going to love him when you meet him. His favorite thing is a mirror. As soon as he sees one, his tongue immediately sticks out. (Maria - you will love that) He realy loves to look at himself in the mirror, it is pretty funny. We are getting ready to go to a people's park today. This is where we will likely see people practicing Tai Chi and playing chess in the park. Then we will go to do a little shopping. Tomorrow, we fly to Guangzhou and we are really looking forward to it. It is supposed to be more westernized and we are dying for a cup of decent coffee. they serve burned instant coffee here. Brian can't even choke it down, so you know it is bad. Gotta run, we will post again tomorrow.

LoveBrian, Angela and Gabe