Living in China, being away from my Mom and Dad, Grandparents, and family in the USA has been hard on me. I wanted to take you and your Mom back to the USA early on, but its taken much longer than I anticipated to get through the paperwork, and still there is more to go.

I especially have wanted to show you to my Grandfather. He is about 90 years old now and his health is deteriorating. I wanted to show him my wonderful son and share with him feel the pride that I feel.

Fortunately, I was able to video chat with my Grandparents, your Great Grandparents, on Thanksgiving… and what a wonderful time it was. Grandfather was able to get online, he put his headphones on and could see you clearly on his screen. And you really responded, you ran back and forth across the floor, spun around, yelled out “Mamamama”, sit down on a chair, smiling and laughing, full of energy and vitality. On top of that, you even picked up a book and flipped through the pages on your own! And when I asked you to give something to your Mommy, you promptly took it and gave it to your Mommy. Then she gave you something and you immediately brought it over to me. You even waved to your Great Grandparents when they waved to you. My heart was just bursting with joy and pride, they could finally see you so active and smart, just as I see you. And were they ever impressed, both Grandmother and Grandfather were just so surprised and amazed that a little 14 month old child could be so responsive, coordinated and communicative.

That was the best Thanksgiving I have had in long time. I have yearned for my Grandparents to be able to see the wonderful you that I know, and they finally got a chance. It certainly makes me fell better. The next thing is to get all our documents together and approved and go to the USA together to spend time with the family in person.