We finally took Jonah on his first trip this weekend! Staying home with a baby has
been quite a change from the constant travel we did our first two years
in China. We were nervous Jonah would cry when his ears popped, or be
fussy about sleeping in a different place and not following his normal
routine but things went surprisingly smoothly.
We
spent all our time in Tainan with family; mostly at restaurants and
Danny's grandma's home. It was fun being around family, we definitely miss having family around
while living abroad. Visiting Danny's family was a
lot less overwhelming than my visit three years ago. Now I can understand a bit of
mandarin and things don't feel quite so foreign. Taiwan is noticeably
calmer and more orderly than mainland China. It was a shame we didn't
have a chance to fit in any sightseeing unless you count the temple we
stopped
in for two minutes on the walk from our hotel to Danny's grandmother's
place.
Jonah was pretty happy
to meet his great grandmother and his extended family. Everyone was so
eager
to see him; he had his personal paparazzi follow him around all weekend
snapping photos. It was really cute how excited they all were about him.
If anything Jonah was happier than usual with all the
extra attention. I do think he got a bit overstimulated at some points
but overall he handled the trip really well. I'm hoping he will do
equally well with our move to the states this summer. We are moving back
at the end of July.
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| Ready for his close up! |
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| Jonah's camera crew! |
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| More Jonah photographers at lunch. |
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| Jonah and his great grandma. |
