Marc's Musings #2

Ok...where to start...Oh, I guess I could start with Nathan...he is quite a handful as Joan mentioned in the last post.  We took him swimming after returning from the park and he either has no concept of the danger of water or has no fear.  It is obvious that he has never been in a pool before (the 1,279th new thing he has either done or seen in the last three days) as he proceeded to "take on water" if you know what I mean.  That did not seem to frighten him though as he did not want to get out of the water and wanted to ditch the round life preserver.  He often tried to mimic the swimmers in the pool and sank straight to the bottom, I would pull him up, and he would try again...and sink again.  He was shaking like a leaf and still didn't want to get out of the pool...I think we have found an activity for him during our remaining time in China.  The Purcellville lifeguards better be on the lookout when he enters the pool this summer!

I think I mentioned in the my last "Musing" that I missed my kids...well, I miss them even more...they all look so beautiful on Skype!  I have this unique thing that happens to me every time we adopt, and I have not heard this from any other adoptive father.  I call it Adoption Mourning - I actually mourn for my kids because I know that I will have less to give each kid after I adopt.  For our first three adoptions, Adoption Mourning occurred before leaving to adopt the new child.  This time it is happening NOW; during the adoption...???  Bottom line:  Can't wait to get home and see my kids!  BTW, They are in good hands thanks to Louise and Mary.

Lastly, I would like to mention that my #1 rated Oregon Ducks keep winning; 53-16 over arch rival Washington.  It is hard to believe that when I attended school there they never had a winning record (and, no, they were not bad because I was part the team) AND, in the last two weeks, my Cleveland Browns have beaten last years' Super Bowl Champion (New Orleans) and one of the favorites for this year (New England) which brings their record to 3-5.  Oh, almost forgot, the Brunswick High School girls cross country team finished 5th in the Ohio State Cross Country Championships.  Congrats to coach Kerry Hunter  (my brother!)

Sorry for the lack of pictures with these last two posts- we left the camera at the Embroidery Factory and won't get it till Thursday morning.  We will post pics after our trip to Zhuzhou.