Last day in Zhengzhou

Today was our last day in Zhengzhou. We fly out tomorrow morning and will head to Guangzhou for our last week here in China. I am actually looking forward to having a full week there to take in some of the sights. The kids are thrilled because they haven't bought any souvenirs yet. We told them to wait until they got there as it is less pricey there. Jacob had another great day. We are starting to really see his personality come out. He has been singing A LOT. And I mean a lot. he has sung for at least 2 hours tonight as Mark and I packed. Don't know what he is saying though. He has already learned the Barney clean up song and has mastered the term "China Mama". He looked at his photo book for hours tonight and kept telling us that is his China Mama. then he would point to me and call me "mama". Maybe the mourning process has begun. We just haven't seen anything yet. he is so happy and content and is hugging and snuggling with us as though he has been with us all his life. Our only issues are basically jealousy issues between the two little ones. Annabel is struggling at times so we just have to keep giving her extra love. She likes to play with him though. In a photo below she is trying to do his hair like hers. He is mastering communicating with us. He is learning some signs to make it easier but he is picking up English very quickly. We are finding he is very quiet in the mornings and throughout the day and after dinner at night is when all the singing and talking come in. That fits his schedule at the orphanage too. he was there all day without alot of one on one interaction and then was with his foster family at night. Maybe they did a lot of singing at home. So far he seems completely totally adjusted. I told Mark I keep waiting for him to break down but maybe it wont be until we get home. we did notice today that he can lay on the waterworks when he wants to. He hit Annabel and we firmly told him "no hitting little sister" in Chinese. He starting balling and the tears flowed down his face. I have a feeling he was a mama's boy. hehe Today when he hurt himself at the Museum (oh yeah we went to an awesome Museum here) our guide tried to pick him up and comfort him. But he demanded to go into my arms. Yea for bonding with Mama. I gladly loved on him. He was fine immediately. We notice that once he has something he likes he wont let go of it. We gave him a hat today for the first time. He wore it everywhere including during his nap. I think he is so afraid someone will take the things he loves. He refuses to take off his shoes and Annabel will not leave hers on. They are like polar opposites. haha well I am off to bed. Early flight. All is well and we continue to ask for your prayers for a safe travel tomorrow and another great week with our new son. God bless, Tamara