1. He is a great eater - 3 meals a day of rice, noodles, fish, shrimp, vegetables, etc.
2. He is sleeping 10 hours a day.
3. He can pour water from a bottle into a cup without making a mess.
4. He keeps quiet for a short time only. (uh oh!)
5. He can walk in a straight line for a long distance.
6. He turns corners and avoids obstacles skillfully while running.
7. He likes to play with balls or assemble toy blocks!
We were especially excited to hear that Quinn likes playing with blocks as Mark just made him some! We were organizing the garage a month ago when Mark came across some extra wood. Rather than just throw it out, he thought "what little boy doesn't need some good ol' blocks?!" Turns out he was right.
We are grateful that the people at the care center are taking such great care of him. It is difficult to think about him growing up so fast, and that we cannot be part of it yet. The center also included a couple of new pictures of him, and it is amazing how quickly he is growing up. There is about 1 1/2 years in between the current picture and the last picture we have of him.
Several people have commented and asked how we are doing this (enduring the wait), and that they wouldn't have the patience. We know that we are so blessed that we found our child, and that Heavenly Father is very aware of us. There is a peace and calmness that we feel and we understand that everything is on His timetable. Although we would prefer to not wait any longer, we will continue to be patient.
In an effort to help explain the adoption process, we created the flowchart below. It is kind of a spiderweb and it makes our heads spin as well. We are currently on step 7.
