Peoples Park and Green Hill Park

Today was a great day for me. I am finally feeling better and Caleb is taking to me more and more each day. Yesterday we spent the day by ourselves walking around the city and exploring a park very close to the hotel called The People's Park of Nanning. It is a beautiful green park with amusement type rides and lots of water. Caleb fed the Coi fish after first trying the food out for himself. I do not think the local people were amused. He also enjoyed the parks animals which include included 2 fat baboons, a ring necked pheasant, and a peacock. Caleb was intrigued with the animals and loved to just stand and watch them walk around. There were also people playing instruments, singing, playing cards, dancing, and people practicing self-defense moves. It is very different than the states, as retired people just hang out all day trying to harmonize their Chi. The combination of not feeling well the last two days and crazy mixed up emotions had taken a toll on me. Thank you for all your prayers and support because I have begun to feel much like my self again. Caleb has initially taken a liking to Brett and really hasn't wanted anything to do with me the first 2 days. Yesterday, I began to think how Caleb likes to mimic everything and how he will be different when we gets home and he sees how Keanan and Abby react to me. He might even get a little jelous. I discovered that I can get to him through Brett. I would give Brett a kiss and he would lean over and want a kiss. It became a game, but now I can get kisses easier than Brett. I never expected that to happen so soon. He will come to me more willingly, but still wants Brett when he is tired, hungry, or when he is throwing one of his famous fits. He will let me carry him for awhile, but his bond to Brett makes it easy for me to give him back when I am tired. He is quite a heavy little boy. Today our guide took us to a place called Green Hill Park. It is a very beautiful park full of green trees, bamboo, flowers, water, and begota's. We climbed to the top of a 9 story bogota that over looked the city and visited a cycad forest that had dinosaur replicas. Caleb loved the dinosaurs and had to touch every one of them. Keanan, you would love it there also, so I took lots of pictures. We ended our park trip at a local lake where millions of coi fish begged for fish food. Tomorrow is almost here as we look forward to the next part of our adoption adventure. We will get Caleb's passport then will fly to the city of Guangzhou to finalize the rest of the paperwork so Caleb can get his visa which will allow him into the United States. Our trip is half over and I anxiously look forward to the day our family of 5 can be reunited. Hi Abby and Keanan. Mommmy misses you. Sweet dreams. Caleb says hi to his big brother and sister.

Terri