Just another day in Nanjing

Well, we don't have too much to report today, except that we did realize that we are living with a real live two year old. I think the traditional Chinese medicine is like a cough suppressant, because Drew did not cough at all last night.  He slept until we woke him at 7:30 this morning, but then he coughed all the way through breakfast.  It was significantly worse than before.  We decided to not give him the medicine any more since we really don't know what it is anyway.  We turned off the fan in the room and closed the window - so now it is ridiculously hot in the room again, but he seems to be coughing less.

Other than the cough, Drew continues to do pretty well.  As long as Joe is here in the room with him, he is generally happy and playful.  He seems a little suspicious of me, but is attaching well to Joe!  He does not really like strangers, and is happier in the hotel than when we are out and about.  However, we went shopping today for several hours at the Nanjing Confucius temple, and he did not protest at all.  He did have a couple of two year old tantrums when I tried to dress him or feed him - he wants his daddy to do it!  Although I want him to like me, it actually made me feel a little better to see the tantrums - - - somehow that seems more like typical toddler behavior than just compliance with everything we ask him to do.  He likes to throw things and sword fight with water bottles.  He enjoys bath time, and managed to push all of our clean towels into the bathtub so that Joe had to go ask for new towels in sign language at the desk (because apparently few people in Nanjing speak English.)  He is also smaller than we thought he would be.  The 24 month clothing we brought is too big.  So I think I get to get out the camouflage overalls again when we get home!  Thanks cousin Cole!

There is another little girl in our group who could use your prayers.  Her name is Larkin, and she went to the doctor today for a cough and fever.  I think the whole experience was very stressful for her mom, Amy, who seems very homesick.  Larkin is crying a lot and I think they could definitely use some prayers.