We spent this last full day in China hanging out at the hotel, packing, playing at the playground, and using Google translate to get Jesse excited about the trip to his forever home. When we told Jesse he gets to go to his house, and showed him the picture of our house, he gave us the biggest hug, telling us that he is ready to come home too!
Jesse loves to talk with us and chatter about so much, I just look forward to the day that we can completely understand him. He is being very patient with us as we try to understand what he is communicating. He has spurted out many new English words today, with 'sorry' being the most surprising one to me. What a joy to hear him trying to speak English even though he hears so much Mandarin all around him still. We look forward to the progress when there is no Mandarin around him.
Jesse is still one of the most affectionate kiddos I've seen. He loves to be held, which is tricky considering he is 6 years old! He loves to give kisses and rub our face and 'zerber' our cheeks and hands.
As we had our final meeting today with our agency, to retrieve Jesse's Visa, we were able to say goodbye to sweet friends that were leaving this evening. It was such a sweet group of people to share this experience with, and my kiddos got attached to some of theirs, so we said our good byes after the meeting. When we got up to the room, Jesse packed up his belongings (his Pooh bear and some glow sticks) into a bag. I think he is ready to go home too!
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