Everyday is our new favorite day!

We just got back to the hotel from our morning visit with LG. It was maybe our favorite time togther...although we have said that more than once this week!

I started my day much more emotional than any other day. I am just hating that today is our last day together. I miss him already, and am trying not to cry again as I type this. (since we are in the lobby, surrounded by people). He is our little man, and we love teaching him how to do things, and we love showing him affection....okay, on to the details from our visit, so I don't cry.

When we arrived today, we heard the piano playing in his room. We had to wait for him on another little area between rooms. I got excited, thinking about how hearing the piano will be familiar to him, and I am already looking forward to playing songs with him at home on the piano, and singing together!

When he came out, he was very happy to see us again. We walked with him up the steps to our usual 3rd floor hallway playing area. He immediately went over to our bookbag that we put down...he knows that everyday we bring things in that to take out and show him. The first thing we pulled out was the talking little red truck that we showed him yesterday (Thanks, Aunt Laura!). He remembered how to push the button, and we enjoyed pushing that back and forth together. Then, we pulled out the lego dump truck that his Great Mommom bought him- he loved it! He tried to push on the top of that truck to see if the button worked the same way as the other truck- SMART boy! ...speaking of all the gifts we already have gotten for him...we can't wait to get our boy in the adorable BOY outfits his Mommom bought him! Everyday we return he is in more girl clothes and girl dress shoes! lol! Aunt Jill, I can hear you laughing!!!

Each day we return, the toys we left on the couch from the previous day are there, and he loves to keep playing with those- the shape sorter, the stacking cups, and the photo book that we made for him. (Thank you to Alicia and Marianne for those!). He was particularly interested in looking through our photo book together, and we must have spent about 10 minutes going through each page, and counting with him as he turned the pages.

We then thought it would be a good idea to try the coloring book and crayons for the first time- his Nanna got him those! He did SO WELL with coloring! I can't believe how well he was able to grip the small sized crayons (I remember using the big ones in kindegarten...so he's already ahead, lol!) He spent lots of time coloring back and forth, and pulling out different crayons. Of course, he didn't want us to take them away, but we didn't want to risk him coloring the wood floors or the white walls. Lots of good times today!!!

There is a stuffed dog on the window sill on the 3rd floor- everyday we have pointed to that, and said "DOG" to him. Today, he actually tried to say DOG too! It is so amazing to us! We are so relieved to hear him try to speak, because we hadn't really heard him say any other words other than "dah" until today. That was our only remaining concern...God is good! We have a healthy boy who will just have some much-needed adjustments to make.

I also got to hold him for about a minute while he totally relaxed over my shoulder- Greg caught it on video, and it is precious! I loved every second...and now am tearing up remembering it....I don't know how I'm going to hold it together leaving him today!

Okay, we have to get going already- we need to eat lunch now, so we can get back to see him shortly. I just wanted to update you a little on our day's activities so far!

Sad to think....we only have one last time with him for now....the only thing that's keeping me from crying is to think about all that we need to go home to do to make sure the house is ready for this active toddler!

Another happy thought....coming home to show our family what a great time we had in person!!

I know LG is going to love you all, and I can't wait to introduce him to his many new friends!