Gotcha Day!!!

 What a whirl wind this morning was! After a 15 minute bus ride we got to the registration office at 10:00. We walked in and guess whose baby was there waiting? The two babies from Luohe LOCC had already arrived! They were playing in a little play area that was set up, so we were scrambling for our cameras and and trying to figure out what was going on! I just grabbed the 2 cameras and handed them to whoever was closest and there Alex was! The first thing he did was to grab all of our glasses :-) He is the sweetest little guy with the most mellow personality! He wasn't as bundled up as some of the babies were, he only had on 2 shirts, 2 pairs of pants and a really thick coat. He took to Syd pretty quickly and so far he likes his parents :-) He's super chubby but doesn't seem to have a lot of muscle tone because he's very floppy. He can sit up on his own and roll over to one side. We were told that he is very good at scooching across the floor with his arms but he doesn't use his legs a lot, except to kick when he's excited!

We met an American family that has been volunteering at Alex's orphanage for about 6 weeks and it was amazing to talk to them. They have 2 girls adopted from China, 8 and 5. The oldest one walked up to Syd right after we got Alex and said "Hi, are you Sydni?" The family has been with Alex every day showing him our pictures and playing with him and helping him to start using his legs more. They told us that Alex has a very mellow, laid back personality ( we figured that out pretty quickly ) and that he's such a great baby to be around. They showed us where his tickle spots are and does he have a fantastic smile! They also told us that when they left the orphanage this morning the nannies were all crying because they cared for Alex so much. What a blessing to be able to get so much more information than we expected!

Syd is loving her baby brother! She carries him around, feeds him cheerios, and helps with his bottle. She even changed his diaper once! He loves playing with her and she makes him laugh by looking in the mirror!

As I'm typing, James and I keep looking at both of our kids sleeping. One little girl that's passed out to the world and sleeping through tons of fireworks (end of spring festival) and one that tosses and turns and cries when his little fingers slide out of his mouth. Wow! I'm a mommy to 2 beautiful, wonderful kids.