I finally was able to download more of our pictures. Here are some from Wednesday when we did our paperwork for Luke's passport.
On Thursday we headed to get Luke's medical checkup for his visa. We went with 4 other families from Holt. I was surprised at how fast this process went. Luke did really well.
Here he is waiting his turn!
He reached out and grabbed Avery's hand! It was the sweetest thing!
Here he is getting weighed.
For dinner we ate at a Chinese restaurant and Gracie rocked the chopsticks!
Today we headed over to Shamian Island to go shopping. I am so glad we did this. It was beautiful and we got a lot of great things. We went with another family that we have gotten to know since we have been in China.
These were some of the things we bought from today! They girls loved picking out new things!
Tomorrow we have a down day. Not sure what we will do yet. Luke is really doing well and seems to be adjusting and bonding well. To help with his bonding, Tim and I are the only ones who feed him, carry him around, bathe him, change him and put him to bed. The girls and my mom play with him and he has sat on their laps a couple of times. We will continue to do this after we return home. At this point we feel he will only need this for a month or so after we get home. He has had so many people in and out of his life caring for him. He needs to know Tim and I love him and are here to stay. He really is doing well and each new day we see him letting walls down and he is letting us in.
When we were matched with Luke we knew his right ear was not formed correctly. We also knew there was a chance the inner ear was not formed and he could be deaf in that ear. We were ok with that. We felt peace in knowing that it would be ok if he was deaf in one ear. The day we met him I didn't even think about his ear. His ear isn't an issue for us. I don't even notice it. We do now know, he is deaf in that ear. He has the start of an ear canal but it is closed off. We still don't know if the inner ear is formed and we won't know until he has a CT scan. Tim and I are not upset about this and we haven't even really thought about it. God has given us so much peace. We will do what it takes to get him 100% hearing in that ear. If there is nothing to be done, we are ok with that too. We love this boy just the way he is - his little ear and all!! We are thrilled and feel so blessed The Lord has chosen us to be his parents. We don't look at this as a burden or a problem.
Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support as we walk this road!!
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