December Updates!

We finally received our December updates of Jason Pin-Hao! We were so hoping to have them before Christmas. It is so nice to think that hopefully this time next year he will be celebrating Christmas with us!

It looks like these photos were taken on November 27th. He has grown so much! He is wearing the overalls and shoes that we sent to him. The little Thomas the Train toy that he briefly plays with in the video is also from us.

We got such a kick out of the part in the video when he suddenly gets a funny look on his face when he is trying to make his toy squeak! He seems to be doing really well and we are more anxious than ever to go to Taiwan to bring him home!

Hearing

After waiting for three months since our referral, the big day is finally upon us. Our Hearing is set to take place in Taiwan on December 23rd, and because they are 16 hours ahead of us, this means that it should happen the night of the 22nd here in the U.S.. I believe from what I've heard from my JOH friends that both the birth-mom and Jason Pin-Hao will be there in the court room. The birth-mom must state her desire for him to be adopted in front of the judge.

Having done that, the judge will usually take 1-3 months to make a "First Ruling" that the adoption is to proceed. The birth-mom has until 10 business days after this ruling to change her mind. After that the "Final Ruling" will hopefully come within 4-6 weeks.

We would appreciate it if those of you who pray might keep us in your prayers during this time. We want what is best for Jason Pin-Hao, and his birth-mom, and that ultimately God's will be done.

Give A Kid a Cardboard Box.......

Stephen is taking a hiatus from his beloved Legos and has created for himself a Time machine/Transmogrifier out of a cardboard box. He has always loved "Calvin and Hobbes," and has read our three-volume set of comic strips over and over again. He even has his favorite stuffed otter, "Sigmund" or "Siggy" (previously "Hobbes," but changed as to not to copy "THE Hobbes") along with him for the adventure.

Apparently a Transmogrifier is something that can turn one thing into another. In the comic strip Calvin changed himself and Hobbes into many different creatures. So, you can imagine that combining this gadget with a time traveling machine can provide hours of entertainment! Last night he went on three missions. The first mission was to get rid of his homework, the second to destroy his sister's science book (?), and the third was to visit Jason in Taiwan. Evidently only the third mission was successful. Maybe I'll ask him to take me along next time!