About our boy

We've gotten some requests to know more about our new little guy and, being happy to brag on my kids (so weird to be writing in plural!), I am happy to share what we know.

Like I mentioned in the previous post, Pei Song is in Zhengzhou, Henan, the same province as Nora.  He is living ain an extremely nice facility and is getting superb care.  We really have no worries about how he is doing currently, but are anxious to bring him to his forever home. 

He was born April 7, 2012 and his name means Abundant (Pei, pronounced like pay) Pine tree (Song, pronounced like song).  At 4 months old he was already 24 inches tall and weighed 18 pounds.  As of last month he was 30" tall and weighed 24 pounds!  Of course, that is probably a weight with all his winter layers on, so he probably weighs more like 22 pounds.  Still, he is not a tiny boy, it would seem. 

Now for the fun stuff!  He likes to walk around in his walker, he is nimble and likes to rip up paper.  He likes people he's familiar with to play with him and will stick out his hands to be held.  When a stranger plays with him he will just stare at them and not give a response.  he can understand adult's expressions and will run to the nannies in his walker when they call his name.  He likes being held and spoken to.  He likes to play by himself quetly or sit in his walker and go back and forth through the room leisurely (why does this make me picture him giving small nods of approval and waving?).  He is a quiet, tranquil child but at his nany's side will become lively.  He will crawl to his nanny asking for hugs.  He will measure up strangers and wait for his nanny to get involved before he will give them a response.  He likes sweet pear juice between meals and his favorite activity is to "talk" with the nannies.

The last paragraph of his description is my favorite:
We hope that after seeing Pei Song, he can have a loving home adopt him and we ask that his parents give him a loving and healthy development.  We wish him a happy childhood and a beautiful future!  We are confident that he will bring bundles of joy into your home.

I'm sure he will.