Day 2

We had a busy day today and judah did so well with all the running around you have to do to finalize the adoption. Some provinces do it all in the same building. But not this one. It as pretty tiring to say the least and he handled it like a trouper. He is fitting right in with the boys and they love him. Especially Benjamin. Judah and Benjamin are both from Kunming. I prayed they would have a special connection and my prayers are being answered. Samuel and Mercy are so close and lost without each other. And I really want Benj and Judah to share that closeness. Benj goes up and randomly hugs Judah. This morning he wiggled his way behind him and wrapped his arms and legs around him and they both just laughed and laughed. Such a cute moment.

Little prince did show his stubborn side today. This is actually good. It shows he is getting more comfortable with us. Plus he only had a short nap (as seen in one of the pictures below - all the kids gathered around the bed and watched him sleep) and his entire life has changed in the past 24 to 36 hours. It's amazing what a child can endure that most adults can not.

Our younger 4 kids were born with limb differences affecting all 4 limbs. Mercy, Benjamin and Judah have the same 'syndrome' so there is a similar ness in their hands and feet. Benj keeps holding Judah's hands and examining them. And when Mercy saw his feet, she said 'his feet are like one', with a sense of wonder in her voice. A sweet moment.

Well everyone is tucked away in dream land and I need to do the same. Pray for our little guy as the days go one that he will know we love him and that he can trust us. And mostly that he will know the love of his Heavenly Father as he grows up.

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Day 2 with Happy Judah

Trying video again

Ok for some reason I can't get the video to post. And the captions aren't showing up. The I wrote a long post describing the day and it disappeared. So in short all went well. Judah had a hard time at first but quickly settled into our family like he has always been with us. All the kids are fighting over who gets to sit with him. He is so smart and talks a lot. He points at something and says the Chinese word, them I say the English word and he repeats it back. He even pointed at me and said mama. AMAZING!!! He is so Adorable and so sweet. I think having the other kids with us has helped him feel more at ease.

After filling out the adoption paperwork we headed back to our hotel and then to dinner. The video was of him laughing at dinner. It was so cute and I really wish I could get it to load. He has the cutest little laugh. After dinner we went back to the hotel and played. Then a snack and now all FOUR babies are fast asleep.

What an amazing day. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!

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Video

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Judah!!!

Our first glimpse

The Market

Some of these pictures didn't show up from an earlier post but there may be some duplicates

A Noodle Shop