Still Some Confusion

Crosse has had many firsts in the past 11 days. Probably one of his more anxious firsts was his first flight. From what we can tell, he had never seen an airplane in person previous to our flight Saturday afternoon.

He managed to get Wi-Fi in the airport. He connected with a friend at the orphanage and shared his experience by showing his friend the plane too.
He went to the window and signed to his friend while showing him the airplane. Crosse was concerned that the airplane only had one wing. He could not understand that the gate was blocking the view of the second wing. We finally were able to sign and gesture enough to make him understand.
Crosse's first flight.




















Before we left Xi'an, our guide helped us write Crosse a detailed note making sure he understood we were flying to Guangzhou, China. We would be flying to America seven days later. We studied the calendar together and Crosse said he understood. However, once we arrived in Guangzhou, a 2.5 hour flight from Xi'an, Crosse asked if we were in America. Obviously, he is still confused. We continue to discuss how many days we have left in China. 

Yesterday was the dreaded medical appointment. Again, Crosse was very confused. We explained that he would be seeing a doctor. He told us "no". He did not feel the need to go to the doctor because he was not feeling ill. He wanted to make sure that all of us were going - not just him. We assured him we were going too. While we were there we had to explain to him what was happening next including a blood draw and three vaccines. He was not happy....





Afterward, we asked our driver to take us to Shamian Island for some time out of the hotel. The weather was breezy and the courtyards were beautiful. It was time for some light shopping, lunch and photo ops.

My TLC - Tru, Lin-Ley, Crosse


























Later, at dinner, Crosse was trying to communicate something to us. He was very serious but we could not decipher all of his signs. Finally I convinced him to write it down. We took his note to the hotel concierge to ask for help translating it. Basically, from what we can tell, Crosse wanted us to know that in three years, when Dallas and I are "old", he will move back to Baoji, China. What? I think there is some more confusion...

There are many unanswered questions for Crosse. He/We need time to settle and meld together where he will feel totally comfortable and at ease. After receiving this translation, Tru helped clear up one fact for me though. He said, "Well, don't worry Mom. When you get old and die you will be an angel in Heaven. And then you won't have any wrinkles." Oh - thank you Tru!

OK - To bed. Two more days and a wake-up for us. We are sooooooooooooo ready to go home.

P.S. Dear Maytag washer and dryer - oh how I miss you. I cannot wait to spend several hours with you this weekend.