Thoughts from Will

The last few days, our “baby days”, have been a combination of joy mixed with some stress. Little Jing Chu is a gorgeous little bundle of joy most of the time, but with her very insistent personality she can be a pill as well at times. I am experienced with American two-year olds, having three grown children, and I can assure everyone that Chinese two-year olds are no different that their American counterparts… NO is definitely part of her vocabulary. Not so much verbally yet, but she can communicate “no” very, very clearly with facial and body language, and when she indicates “no”, she means it and there’s no changing her mind. This has been somewhat trying at times, requiring hours of holding and cuddling. The holding can only be done for so long, as she is not a little newborn feather … rather more like carrying around a deadweight bowling ball.
Paulette is doing fantastic, although I can tell that she feels a little stressed at times. Again from experience, I know that two year olds can just be a bit demanding, but with Paulette’s experience with preschoolers in her job, the two of them are making great headway and she will get through it. She is doing wonderful as a mom, with total love and concern for Jing Chu showing with every hug, smile and warm caress she gives to Jing Chu dozens of times each hour. Jing Chu is already very attached to her new ‘Ma Ma”, and insists on being hugged regularly. It’s a match made with God’s blessing.
I’m trying to capture Paulette’s tender loving emotions towards Jing Chu on film, so that in years to come, when they both dig into the photo albums, Jing Chu will have a sense of her mothers love and Paulette will recall fond memories of the time spent in their first days. It’s so easy to take pictures of the two of them, as they are both very photogenic and with Jing Chu’s antics there are dozens of photo ops every hour. I hope you all enjoy the pictures and that they are helping you to get a feel for what a tender blessing from God she is.