Monday, February 15, 2010

Immunization Waiver Petition

sign it, please. If this bill had been passed before we went to China, Andy would not have had to get 7 shots in 3 days by an unknown doctor - he could have been vaccinated on a slower schedule by our family doctor.

Immunization Waiver Petition

There are over 600 signatures.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

YuanYuan has named his sisters

He calls Evie "JieJie" (juh-juh) - Big Sister in Chinese. He yells this up the stairs whenever she goes up, he doesn't like it when she goes up to her room! He follows her around and mimics her - she sits down on the floor, he sits down on the floor. She climbs on the couch, he climbs on the couch. It is very cute.

He calls Emily "Emma" - she is his favorite person, I think. She plays with him and carries him around, sometimes gives him a treat, but doesn't do any of that mean stuff like change his pants or give him a bath! If she goes where he can't follow, he growls her name!

I am Mama, and Richard is Baba (Daddy in Chinese). He yells Mama, but whispers Baba!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

home at last!

We are finally home. I didn't think that the flight would ever end... YuanYuan was pretty good on the flight, he slept most of the time. There were a few screaming incidents, but not too many.

Things are going well overall. YuanYuan is grieving for his foster mama pretty hard, especially at night. During the day, Em is his favorite person. She is enjoying having a little brother, but he expects her to hold him whenever he sees her - kind of exhausting for a 13 year old! YuanYuan loves Evie, too, and whenever she goes upstairs to her room, he stands at the bottom of the stairs and yells JieJie (big sister)! Evie is having a bit of trouble adjusting to her new role of big sister and having someone else fill the baby spot. There is jealousy now and then, especially when Em pays a lot of attention to YuanYuan.

He is kind of scared of the cats, but terrified of the dog. The phones and remotes are not safe - he pushes buttons, then throws them when they don't respond to him! He loves to dance to music and play with his sisters. Tortillas are yummy, but refried beans get spit out! Mashed potatoes are a delicious new treat!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wednesday Feb 10 2010

Leaving the zoo, notice no carseats in China. YuanYuan will probably be super grumpy the first time we strap him into one after we arrive home!

Wednesday Feb 10 2010

Em! Do remember this? Daddy went on it for you... I have video, too, but it is too big to put on the blog right now. He got soaked!


Wednesday Feb 10 2010

More Bear at the Zoo

Wednesday Feb 10 2010

Look, Evie! Bear at the zoo! Andy YuanYuan likes to throw Bear on the ground.