Hanging out

April 23, 2009

Another blessed day with our boy. Today Gideon awoke around 6am. We played for a while and he took a bottle then we all got ready for the day. We had another nice breakfast and then decided to take a walk. We took a different route today and walked down past McDonalds and went to a store called RT Mart. It was a 3 story store something like a Super Walmart only a little more upscale. After making a few purchases we walked back through the streets taking in the everyday China scenes. Shops, people playing checkers, children with their mothers or grandmothers, people on bikes and scooters. It is really very interesting to walk through their streets. We then met our guide and went to another park called August somehthing. It was nice and we watched the school children again. The parks all have amusement park type rides as well as other play areas for the kids. They have lots of paths to walk through the scenic areas with bridges over the waterways. Once back at the hotel it was bottle and nap time. The around 4:30 we met the Australian couple for some tea and or coffee and just had a nice visit with them. They are a wonderful Christian couple and we really enjoyed the afternoon with them. They adopted a 2 year little girl they call Grace. She is precious but very quiet and reserved right now. Gideon is very crazy and loud. We then came back to the room and ordered pizza from room service for us and some soup for Gideon. Then it was time for a bath for Gideon. He does not like his bath. He actually screams as soon as he sees me heading in the bathroom. We made it quick and painless. After that he was all smiles again. He was in bed by 8:30 though it took him a good half hour to fall asleep. He is sleeping soundly now. Tomorrow we are hoping to get a late checkout since our train doesnt leave until 6:30 pm. Please all be praying for us as this is going to be a big adventure for us. We will be traveling for 12 hours in a "soft sleeper". Pray for our safety and for Gideon to do well. We are heading into the last part of our journey and we are so looking forward to coming home to our family. We have been blessed in a huge way and are so greatful for what the Lord has done for us. We know he has big plans for this little boy and our journey is really just beginning. I'll try to post pictures from our day. Blessings from Nanchang