We Have Jack!

Well, the day has finally come and Jack is now officially part of our family. I can't get over how sweet and happy he is. When I adopted Madeline and Meigan they both grieved for such a long time for their old life. Jack, though, has had a couple of 10 minute crying spells and otherwise he is happy as can be. He loves his big sisters. The three of them hold hands and skip all around the place plus they are constantly hovering over him with drinks and food so he must feel like a little emperor. He also is rather fond of his Uncle Jason (the Chinese version of Uncle is pronounced JuJu and he is now known as JuJu Jason : ) and constantly has his hands up in the air requesting JuJu Bao (pick me up Uncle). He also does this odd little head bow to Jason which is very cute to watch. Grammy is also a favorite and he often runs into her room through a connecting door between our rooms to see what she is doing. He also seems to like me as well and loves imitating sounds I make. We play like we are pretend Tigers growling at each other. I am having an absolute ball needless to say!

In addition to being so easy going, he is a great eater. He is stockier than I thought, but also a bit shorter - he looks like he is two years old. When we go to eat, he patiently waits for me to bring his food (unlike Madeline who would hurl plates if they didn't bring her the dish she wanted) and then waits until I sit down with mine before he starts. He happily shares all of his toys, too, with the exception of the Gameboy that he has taken from Meigan. He doesn't play the games but likes to listen to the music they play for the games. The only other toy incident was when we had to fish a Hot Wheels car out of the toilet (well, that, and the fact that Uncle Jason taught him how to throw his cars across the room, which Jason regrets - he thought it seemed like a good idea at the time).

Jack has also learned his first English word, "Hello" and has even added "Bye Bye" to his repertoire. He is not as verbal as the girls but thankfully he is potty trained and is constantly telling me when he has to potty (which is literally twice every half hour - though this is probably due to the girls giving him so much to drink).

One last note, the adoption was final today and he is now officially ours forever. I am so happy - and feel very fortunate to have received another wonderful child. By the way, pictures are soon to come.