I Need Thee, Lord, I Need Thee

Oh my goodness! There is no way that Charlie and I can raise this child in our own strength. BUT, we are children of the living God who can do anything. Our little emperor is going to require much discipline and training. Evidently at his foster home he could do whatever he wanted. He likes to spit on the floor and throw things off the dinner table. Those two behaviors must go. He struts around like he owns the world and expects that you will be following. He had every female employee of the restaurant come talk to him at breakfast. They would talk to him and he would wiggle his eyebrows at them and then show the dimples and act coy. When it is time to go, he says in Chinese "Come on!" He says bye and blows a kiss to the room. He oozes personality. I told Brodie, he is a lot like Bethany but turbo charged. He finally hit the wall around noon and went down for a nap beside his baba (daddy). They have moved their twin beds side by side and are both snoozing. I am already beginning to pray about flying on an airplane with this child. It will definitely be interesting. Now, where did I put the tranquilizer darts?? He is going to give Emily and Bethany a run for their money! He has such a sweet voice and I just wish I knew what he was going on about. Some of it the guide says is just child talk, but he is very smart. He is interested in everything and nothing escapes him. He is very fastidious...he lines up his crayons precisely and makes sure they all point the same direction. The bathroom door must be closed and you must never put his shoes on the bed. What a riot!

I haven't taken many pictures today. I hope to transfer Liz's to show you Mr. Personality in action. For now, here are four more from yesterday.