Our first day with Mason

We have had such an incredible first 24 hours with Mason. He is so sweet and adaptable. Last night, he put on his pajamas, brushed his teeth, and let us tuck him in bed. Then the big tears began to silently fall. I know that he was frightened about sleeping in a new bed and still wasn't quite sure what to think of us. I held him, and Randy stroked his forehead. He was asleep in less than a minute and slept all night.

He was so funny at breakfast. He loved the large buffet breakfast at the hotel and was very opinionated about what he ate. His foster mother had obviously taught him how to use a knife and fork, but he became frustrated trying to eat with them. We got a pair of chopsticks, and he was much happier. Apparently he has dipped most of what he has eaten in some kind of sauce. We wouldn't let him dip his fried noodles in his orange juice which almost caused another meltdown.

This morning we took him to the Chongqing zoo to see the pandas. We brought our old digital camera for him to use, and he is amazing with it! He probably took better pictures than I did. It is still hard to take a picture of him because he is always moving. We ate lunch at McDonalds and then took him to a department store for new tennis shoes. He found shoes that light up when he walks - he was in love! He and Randy are now outside in the large pedestrian mall area trying to fly a kite. He loves his daddy!

We have noticed that he gets a very worried look on his face when we take him somewhere in a car. I don't know if he is worried that we are taking him back to his old home or worried that we aren't.

Keep praying! He is wonderful and we are very blessed.