Like Eliza, Finn gets wired when he is fatigued. The two together are crazy. Bedtime tonight was a circus. Finn was running around touching everything, turning on the TV and maxing out the volume with the remote, and answering the not ringing phone while Eliza got louder and more demanding of attention from Mama while trying in vain to police her rogue brother. Ugh!
Finn seems to be beginning to realize that he is not returning to his former life. He has been having a more difficult time falling asleep and crying a little louder and longer around nap and bed time. It sounds like a cry of despair. He allows us to comfort him and does not resist. Still, it is difficult to observe, and heartbreaking to hear. He winds down and disconnects by playing and staying busy. This morning Mama caught him within an inch of banging his head on the bottom of the bathtub…he leaned into the tub quickly and took a dive! You gotta have your head on a swivel to keep up with this kid.
We visited the Henan Provincial museum today. It is a lovely building and interesting place to explore. Eliza enjoyed the jadeware and the observatory room. Finn pretty much ran from one end to the other for two hours.
As wonderful as it is here, we are beginning to get travel fatigue. We long to eat at our own table and sleep in our own beds. We are not looking forward to the long flight home with our Energizer Bunny, but the home part is sounding pretty great.
Tomorrow we fly to Guangzhou for the final leg of our trip. We will be there one week. Our U.S. Consulate appointment is on July 28th. We are looking forward to the Starbucks in Guangzhou! We love mainland China, but oh we miss our coffee!
Thousand year old eggs, anyone? Believe it or not, we have leftovers. I understand they travel pretty well.
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Thanks for the pictures of the kids (and the eggs? -- ugh!). We'll be trying to store up our energy for our next visit with you all. Sounds like we will need it!
We're busy on this end. Mom is busy daily with Hermosa projects and planning for the Spanish Peaks annual picnic this Sunday -- which is also her birthday. She'll be glad when the week is over and maybe she can focus on quilting again. It's sort of like your wanting to get back to your coffee again.
Love, Dad
He is so beautiful!!! I miss you all and wish you were home as well!!!
He is beautiful and so is Eliza! Great pics! Hang in there and enjou Starbucks -- try to make it to one of the Guangzhou parks we mentioned -- plenty of space for Finn to run, and good to get off the island! Take care! Sadie says hi, has lots of questions,and looks fwd to playing w Eliza soon!
Ethan and Nicole
What a beautiful smile he has! We are so happy your journey has finally begun!
Have loved reading about your trip to China. Thanks for working through the fun of actually getting it posted...
One fun note...The egg left-overs are also a Thai favorite. Not sure why as the literal translation of the name in Thai is 'dog pee eggs' (Kai Yeow Ma)
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