We're in Hong Kong
Whew! I think my favorite line was "Are we there Yet?" The flight from Chicago was about 14 1/2 hours and we were seated next to a high school or college kid that didn't seem to want to close the shade on the window.....
We arrived in Hong Kong on March 10, 2006 to spend a day getting used to the time change before traveling to meet our son on March 11, 2006 and completing the adoption on March 12, 2006.
Here is an entry from our gotcha day:
Well, we have him here with us. Kole laughs a lot, but it is a mean kind of laugh. He likes to hit and throw toys. Then he laughs about it. If corrected he calms down and gets this oops look and I don't think I like it here look about him. He really loves animal crackers!The first night getting him to sleep was a bit rough. He did not want to take off clothes or shoes. I finally wrestled his shoes off of him and got him tucked in, He was crying and gave me a left hook to the eye. I continued holding him in bed and rubbing his head lightly while trying to calm him. 5 minutes later, out like a light. He does not like to go to bed.
An entry from just a year ago:
The only time he hits is if he really thinks he has a right to. Such as during a snow ball fight this winter. Instead of just throwing a snowball back, he hit Kaci in the nose with his fist.
I was going to post this on the 12th, but with our busy lives, I will post it here instead.
March 11, 2006
March 8, 2008
Kole is a transitional Kindergarten student. His English skills are very good and he knows them when it is convenient for him. If he thinks he is in trouble, he will forget how to answer WH questions.
Like; What did you? I don't know. Where are your shoes? I don't know.
Sometimes he can actually answer these questions. for the most part he is a good boy. Very busy. But he is a good. He can be selfish, but what almost 6 year old isn't. He likes to be physically busy all the time. Some days he is in constant motion. Other days he can sit and draw for over an hour. However it is good to know that things are moving right along.
Some times I think when we get so comfortable and things are going so well, that he has to do something to break the rules just to see if they are still there.
Well, that is all for now
1 comment:
Congratulations on your 2 year anniversary!!! I remember so vividly all of us waiting (not so patiently) to get our TA's to travel. I can't believe how far Kole has come in that time, he is such a doll!!!
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