Monday was all about the zoo and going to lunch with all the other adoptive families. We got to spend a lot of good quality time with our fellow church friends the Walker's. Their two daughters are so cute. When we arrived at the zoo, we experienced the first shuttle ride preview of a zoo. Multiple shuttles pulled up at the front gates so they could drive us around the zoo. Much confusion set in because we did not know if this was going to be the way we were to view the zoo or if we would ever be able to just walk around. However, after 20 minutes or so we arrived back at the front gates and was told to return by noon. We set out on foot and saw some interesting things. The first thing we saw was a pit full of beaver rats. Erin about vomited from the sight and smell. The experience got a bit better after we saw large brown bears (Barrett covered his eyes when the bear jumped into the pool of water). The highlight of the zoo was feeding the giraffes large leaves... For Brad but not for Barrett. He once again covered his eyes as the large head and long tongue came out to meet our hands. The lions got "frisky" as we past by the cage and everyone covered their child's eyes.
After the zoo we headed off to the traditional Chinese lunch that the guides arranged. This was a great lunch. Everyone got to taste our guides favorite dishes family style. A large lazy susan held all the food and we just turned the wheel and selected our food. We had great fellowship with the Walkers and Kendricks. Getting to meet all the other families has been awesome. It has made the trip feel less isolating and more community oriented. Hearing each families triumphs and struggles has helped us get a well defined perspective on Barrett.
Barrett's progress:
Learned sign language (down, more, up, all done).
English words spoken: Mama, Baba (aka. daddy), car, hey, shoe
He loves Imitating sounds, including the ding from the elevator.
He follows direction well (if he picks something up that he shouldn't, we tell him to put it back and he does.)
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