Mason--Day 3

Making progress! Today we started with a walk in Liuhuahu Park. Mason didn't really like going to the park strapped to dad, so he walked the rest of the time. Mason doesn't like dad to carry him, so we are working hard to build that trust.

Stopped for water break in the park. It doesn't appear as though Mason knows how to drink from a sippy cup, so we've had to do some experimenting. At breakfast this morning we figured out that he can feed himself from a bottle. And we bought a little water bottle for him to use on the road. So we're finally getting some fluid in him!

 Here is the big progress for the day. Remember the playground he wouldn't go near? He went down the slide about 10 times today. After watching some of the other kids play on the playground, he decided it might be worth a try. Got a few smiles on the slide and dad got to pick him up and put him on the slide.

After all of that sliding, we needed a Cheerios break. Much to our surprise, Mason decided to share his Cheerios with dad--by putting them directly into his mouth! Nevermind that a few of them had already been in Mason's mouth first.

We Skyped with Zach and grandpa and grandma this morning. Zach is doing great and having a lot of fun on his own adventure while we are in China. He had some really great questions about what we were eating and doing every day and if Mason could tell him some Chinese words. I'm sure he could, but none of us would know it.

So encouraging to see the resiliency and tenacity in our our little family.