Day 3 in Guangzhou

Well today was day 3 and it is still as hot as ever. Although I don't think it was quite as humid today as it was yesterday. We got off the island today and enjoyed one of their many large shopping malls. It was crazy busy. As you can see from the picture everyone takes a double take when they see the kids. They keep asking us if they are twins. Amber and Joey are so use to being stared at that it doesn't seem to phase them any more. Everyone says Amber is tall. She thinks that is funny since she feels so short back home. haha We borrowed a double stroller from one of the local shops which made shopping so much nicer. I think it helped Annabel and Jacob bond a bit as well. We were afraid they would sit next to each other and clobber one another, but that didn't happen. Well, maybe once or twice. haha For the most part they did fantastic. I think we had a turning point today. Annabel did bite him really hard for no apparent reason so obviously she hasn't completely accepted him yet, however he did allow her to hug him in order to apologize without knocking her over the head. Yes it has been fun. Go ahead and laugh out loud. It has been like a three ring circus with these two. Remember the expression, "Can't we just all get along?" Everyone here who has been through this keeps telling me once we get home it will get better. We can only hope. As for Jacob, he is doing fantastic. He wants us over all the shop owners when they try to hold him. He is doing a great job of bonding and learning English. He giggles and laughs all the time and loves to be silly. Believe it or not right now he is running around the room playing without any shoes or socks on. Now that is progress. That is the first time since we got him that his feet are bare for more then the required bathing time. He is feeling more comfortable with us. We also had our medical appointment today. All went well. We told the Doctor that Jacob is still having loose stools. His solution was for him to not drink cold water. hehe We thought that was funny. His ears looked great. And all else was well. 5 more days and we are on a plane. Praise God. I am ready to come home. We did however have a great dinner tonight with a friend of mine that adopted a little girl from Annabel's orphanage. We have been corresponding for over a year now on the computer so it was fun that both of our families are in GZ at the same time. We had a great dinner. We then hung out with a bunch of other families in the family play room at our hotel. That seems to be our nightly hang out and chance to talk with other adults in English. We are enjoying that relaxing time. Thanks for following along and offering us your prayers and support. God Bless!!