Exam Day

Well, Caleb has been challenging his Mommy a bit more today. He suddenly wants to be very contrary, refusing the bib at breakfast, dropping to the ground like Bethany used to do when he doesn’t get his way. Noel told him at breakfast, “Don’t bother trying, Caleb, Mom has experience--me.” But one moment he is acting like a terrible two-year old, and the next moment he is charming us and making incredibly cute faces that are irresistible. Obviously, he is still emotionally fragile. So, we are really enjoying loving him and giving him as much security as possible. We have finished most of the adoption activities, but our guide will be running paperwork around to get the rest of it completed. We plan to go to the zoo tomorrow, and then Noel and George will leave Friday morning for Hong Kong for the night and then fly home to the US on Saturday. Bethany and I will do a bit more shopping but mostly just enjoy some rest and quiet days along with a bit more great Chinese food.

This morning, Caleb had his medical exam. He handled it really well. Throughout the day, he seemed to do much better. He really is attaching very well to his sisters; in other words, he's becoming more secure with his new family...at least as much as a two-year old can at this stage. We took him on several more walks today. The picture above is inside one of the hotels near where he had his exam.