In general, Hyun continues to be amazingly calm and at peace with us. He has especially taken to Ron (on many occasions we have been told or have read that adopted children will usually attach to one parent more than the other in the beginning) - though he is fine with Reese and I as well. He calls Ron "Appa" - Hangul for Dad. This shows that the foster family was engaging him with pictures of our family and telling him who we were.
Bed time was of course difficult last night. We were EXHAUSTED, and Hyun's typical bedtime, according to his foster mom, is 11pm. Around 11pm, he was still running around like it was the middle of the afternoon. I had actually dozed off and Ron was trying to keep up with him. When I awoke again, I couldn't believe he was still going at it - so I got up, played with him a little, held him tight and told him in Hangul, "We are family - Mommy, Appa, Reese and Hyun". He just stopped squirming dead in his tracks, looked off into space for a few minutes, then just started crying his little heart out.
I am so thankful that he allows us to hug and console him. I put him in my lap to hug and rock him, while Ron stroked his back and head. He cried himself to sleep, and slept until 9am this morning.
Ron, Reese and I did not sleep until 9am :); we all woke up just before 5am. This gave us 4 hours together until our newest family member awoke.
Today we ventured by train to Dongdaemun market in hopes to find some cheap toys since I didn't bring much for Hyun thinking some would be sent with him. Hyun would have NOTHING at all to do with the stroller (he thought we were nuts!), so he walked most of the way and Ron carried him the remainder (I tried to help with the carrying, but it was all about Appa today).
We actually never found the Children's market in Dongdaemun, and it was too difficult to meander as we normally do. But while we were out, we ran into an Italian restaurant. It was amazing! Hyun loved the spaghetti and was hilarious eating it. He did very well on our trip today, and is now napping.
Hyun's personality is so interesting. He's very strong willed when it comes to doing things himself - opening packages, getting dressed, brushing his teeth, etc. He likes things tidy and neat. Many times he would pick up toys, clean his hands and face and organize chairs in a certain order in our apartment, but like every 2 year old, he also likes to dump things out and make messes. He seems to love physical affection and praise.
A few pics and videos below to share in our amazing journey...
This is Hyun drinking carbonated apple juice
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| Playing doctor with Reese and Daddy |
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| MERS (middle eastern respiratory virus) is a very serious concern in Korea right now, so while on the train and in congested areas we need to wear masks. I know it looks crazy to Americans, but this is common here (usually due to pollution but more so now due to the virus). |
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| Eating a snack after returning from Dongdaemun |
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| About 5 seconds after the picture taken above :). This boy is tired. |
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