trying to recap

I started work on Monday, with jet lag still going strong.  Not ideal, but you gotta do what you gotta do.  Zeke came with me.  That is the wonderful thing about where I work.  He did wonderful, but was and still is overwhelmed. We stayed home from AWANA tonight just to snuggle and relax.  I found kids singing Jesus loves me in Chinese on you tube.  He was mesmerized.  He is just so precious and loves us.  He knows we are there for him and I dont think he ever had that before.  When we were receiving him, the director of the orphanage who was smoking in his face at the time, smacked him on the side of the head said, "be a good boy" and left.  Even our guide noticed their lack of caring and commented.  You know its not good, when the guide comments.  But Zeke will never have to worry about that again.  He is loved by us and will be until he dies.  He is very, very afraid of the dogs.  I am wondering if there were rats in his orphanage.  Here is another post from when I was in China. 

Well, I had quite a bit typed out and some little boy pushed a button and wha-law. It is gone. Zeke or better known as Sheeow-yee is doing amazing. It really is as he wanted us as much as we wanted him. He is soaking up the attention and love. He will walk across the room, just to get a kiss from me. He has not yet given me one, but I know it will come in time. We had authentic Chinese food that our guide ordered. He ordered the most non-authentic Chinese food they had. It was really good. The bamboo we ate was Sheeow-yees favorite. Emmet loves the noodles. I enjoyed the beef and celery done non-spicy style. It was still quite spicy for me, though. I really never thought I would have eaten bamboo, but it was good. Looked like noodles, but a lot harder. Interesting. I don’t think I will be making it at home, but am glad to have tried it.


I am so happy to say for the first time in our Chinese adoptions, we have the original birth note for Zeke. It has his birth date, different than his date we have (because of the lunar birth year) and a name. They are not sure if it’s his Birth Moms name or the name they choose for him. Either way, we will cherish this always.

Zeke sucks his thumb to fall asleep. This is the first child we have had do this. I love to hear him jibber-jabber in Chinese. So cute.

Emmet is having a good time. I never consider how over whelming it would be for him too. I thought maybe about seeing his birth country, but not about the people in China thinking him Chinese and wondering why when they talk to him, he does not speak Chinese back. Everywhere, I mean everywhere we go this happens, elevators, store, adoption appointments, really it is everywhere. I told him to say “I don’t speak Chinese. I am Korean-American”. I think it has brought up a lot of questions in his mind. He asked me today if he is Asian, can he still be American? I explained to him that he is Korean-American and that he should be very proud of that. That he has all the same rights that I do as a white American. Just a lot of emotions going through his head. They hear that he is Korean and swoon. Almost all the love day shows here are with Korean actors. They go on and on about how wonderfully handsome they are. They were also saying how wonderful is would be to marry a Korean or white American, but not a black American. I told them that was sad as the skin color of a person does not change who they are. I never realized how cruel the Chinese people can be. I am so tired and hurt by the responses to Zeke. He is an amazing blessing.

For some reason I can only add one picture...