Last Day with Ming

We got to spend the whole day with Ming and Claire.  The morning hit a rough patch, but didn't last long.  Ming-Zong wanted to play with Mike's Nintendo DS right off the bat this morning.  Mike had his camera, but Ming only wanted the DS.  At first we thought Ming would be okay, but he got very upset.  He displayed a temper and then just shut down.  Mike and I stayed close, but gave him time to cool down.  We compromised and told him we wanted to do some other fun things with him and then would go back to our hotel to play on the DS late that afternoon.  Everything went fine from there and we had such a wonderful day!

To everyone's great surprise, Gongzhan Wu, the vice president of the Gladney Adoption Agency, spent about 4 hours with us today.  He lives in New York, but flew in from China where he has been visiting.  He is the managing director for the Asia program and so he knew we were in Taipei to meet Ming-Zong.  He is such a nice man and we felt honored that he took the time to spend part of his day with us. 





We took Gongzhan Wu to the airport because he was heading to Shanghai.





Relaxing in the hotel, racing each other on Mario Kart.  :)

 

Pizza, salad and cheese fries for dinner.  Ming has a big appetite and is not a picky eater (he should definitely be our son).  He began to try out some English words during the latter part of the week - pickle, chicken, open, close, Merry Christmas, and his favorite - FRENCH FRIES!  This is one smart little boy.  He also tried to mimic several phrases he heard Mike and I using in conversation.

 

Saying goodbye...





This day was an amazing way to end our visit.  Our hearts are aching, but filled with love, gratitude, and joy.  We met some amazing people this week that we will feel connected to always - most especially Ming Zong and Claire.  We are so grateful to Gongzhan Wu, our caseworker Lindsay Hatcher, the crew at Chung Yi, our driver Mr. Yeh, and all the kind people that made this experience a lifelong gift.