He is ours

Shaun went to bed around 8 last night and we had to wake him up this morning,. He slept great, I did hear him singing around 5 am but he went right back to sleep.  He had a great breakfast and then was able to Skype with all of his siblings.  Then we were off to the registration office to make if official that he is ours.   That went fine and then we had to go get a bunch of papers notarized. Very interesting that the put this office on the 6^th floor of a building that has no elevators so we all carried children up to the office to complete the paperwork.  Our wallets are a little lighter now but that is the bulk of expenses for this week.  

after the registration process.  He is ours now.

 

We got back to the hotel just before noon and we loaded him up in the stroller and walked down the street and had lunch at Pizza Hut.  Pizza Hut here is much different, they serve steak and lots of other dishes.  We had the Seafood Supreme pizza and Shaun had the ham and cheese mashed potatoes.  After lunch we stopped at the Wal Mart and picked up a few items we needed.    Then back to the hotel for a while.  We have noticed that any time you are in a moving vehicle or the stroller he tends to fall asleep quickly  We needed that car ride this evening to get him to sleep as he did not want to lay down, we both took a time rocking him until he went to sleep.



   

   

We purchased some balls for Shaun to play with.  He spent about an hour passing the balls with us and then we went out into the hall way where he played with a little girl from our group.   He is playing better today and his temper is a bit better.  He is very inquisitive and wants to understand how things work. You can see him trying things and seeing what is happening.

Shaun is adjusting very well but it takes time for him to realize this is the real deal and not just another Nannie passing through his life.   He is starting to trust us and laughs when we play so this is all good.

This evening we decided to walk to a Chinese place down the street that Rita told us about.  I obviously did not get the directions correct.  We ended up at a restaurant but not the one she described.  We were at a place where you cook everything in broth on the table.  They had no English menu nor any pictures.  The girl helped me order and we ended up with a bunch of food including tofu, a whole chicken head and all, some unidentified seafood item (Very good), some type of pork, a bunch of spices etc.   The ladies helped us as much as they could and we managed to pull off the meal.  It was a ton of food and was not that expensive,  

very interesting meal

 

Ugliest chicken I have ever seen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow is the big day when we travel by train to his home town to apply for his passport.  We have to be up early and ready to leave by 7:15.   We may get to visit his orphanage which could be confusing and upsetting for him but in some ways will give him closure to that chapter of his life.  Pray for our trip and for Shaun as he continues this transition into being a part of our family.