Well, we all wore our Beijing Olympics shirts yesterday. Nate has no concept of the Olympics and those of you who know us well, know that we are Olympics crazy around here. I know the Downeys remember our fascination well, and we will always appreciate their '96 games impersonations. :)
Last night we sat down to watch and we had told Nate that he would see China on the TV. He broke my heart though when I realized he had his solemn face on. I was able to get him to say that he was sad for China. I just held him and told him that I could understand that, our prayer is that God speaks Chinese to him when we are speaking English in those times. He did perk up after a little bit once he saw the drummers and heard them speaking Chinese.
At one point I said "you are Chinese" in Mandarin and he responded with a smile and "Yes" in English. That made me smile to hear his English answer to a Chinese question and it shows me how far he has come. Awesome!
---Susanne
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2 comments:
That's a beautiful picture of bonding. I got teary eyed picturing you snuggling up with Nate on the couch. I know now that as a parent there is no better time.
Sus, you crack me up! Amy and I were just reliving our 96 gymnast impersonations the other day, and all because we could not get away from the Olympics on TV and knew that you and Chris were loving it!
Thank you guys so much for letting us live this with you. It is especially easy to know what to pray for. And I really enjoyed knowing what the whole China experience was like for you guys. We miss you - Scott and Amy
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