Well, there is not much to post from here today. We had to wait in our room from 1030 to noon in case there were problems with the visa applications. There wasn't, thank goodness. Then we put Ty down for a nap - he was a real stinker last night and didn't go to sleep until after 11pm - and Melissa and her mom took a cab back to Shamain Island to finis up shopping. Ty slept most of the time and was awake with me for a while and didn't panic when he realized Melissa wasn't there. This was a first for him - normally he flips out. So, Ty is finally getting used to being alone with me - that's good.
We still haven't been able to transition to calling him Tyson yet, he only responds to Hui Qiang, so we've got some work ahead of us back home. But, when you are trying to stop him from running into traffic or from destroying one of your DVDs - calling him a name he doesn't respond to doesn't do the trick. And to be honest we spend most of our days trying to stop him from destroying something or another - so he gets called Hui Qiang A LOT!!!!
The dinner cruise by ourselves went very wll last night. Very pretty view of the city - lots of lights like Vegas. All the bridges and buildings are lit up. This place is so much cooler than Chongqing. Anyhow, Ty didn't jump off the boat or break anything - just peed on himself trying to do the standing up thing - he really is terrible at it. No aim whatsoever and that's by loose, men can't hit the toilet standards. So, I think he has now peed on every outfit he owns. Sweet! We've been doing lots of laundry in the sink at night.
I gotta go , dinner is in 5 minutes. Sorry so short but nothing to report here today. Except Kung Fu Panda in Mandarin isn't nearly as funny. The translation for "there is no fee for awesomeness' doesn't even make sense. Something like 'why celebrate grace and beauty when you are full of it' What? Are you just making up things that sound good in Chinese. You're telling me there is no Chinese equivalent to the word 'awesome"? 5000 year history or not, that's just pitiful.
Anyhoo...blog you later.
4 comments:
have you thought about something like "hui quiang tyson" for a while? sure, it's a mouthful when you're trying to keep him from throwing himself in front of a bus, but it might get him used to the idea that "tyson" means him... maybe. i wonder if there are books on how to handle this stuff?
Don't worry about the peeing thing. Tyler has been going standing up for a while and still seems to make our bathroom smell like urine. Yuck. I don't know how you guys handle those things. ha ha
you know, i once heard of a woman who was going to write a book entitled, "What The Hell Was I Thinking...the truth about motherhood" So don't think for one minute that you are the only parents in the world who have no idea what they are doing! (or wondering what they have gotten themselves into!) All of us have been and are sitting there right this very minute. You will figure out what is best for Tyson and he will get to know you and it will be an adventure just like every family has. Lydia is a different child than she was when we got home and it has only been 7 weeks. I was thinking about that and how much Tyson is going to change if just a little while. He is still testing you out and grieving his loss and swirling with stimulation and questions. You guys are doing great! Endure the ride back home and settle in to some airconditioned comfort with a big glass of Diet Coke, with ice!, and join the rest of us parents who may be basking in the joys of parenting, or...we may just be yelling through the tears, "What the hell was i thinking?" And its all normal and part of the game! Welcome to the team!!!
Kudos to you Ashleigh (alias ty's future mother in law) for your honest forthright message of hope and encouragement for Melis & Trav. Looking forward to seeing you Fri at the welcome home celebration.
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