Day 1-- Meet Tyler

It’s Sunday night and we’re here in Taiwan giving you the long awaited update. We got in last night and couldn’t sleep primarily because of nerves and excitement but also jet lag. The flight was long but very uneventful. This morning we finally met Jhih-Yuan who we have decided to name Tyler (Ty for short). We had 23 hours of traveling to debate names and this one seemed to fit when we met him.

When we first met him he was a little apprehensive but seemed to like the toys we brought so we knew we had an “in”. After a little playing we stopped for lunch and I was finally able to get a smile out of him. He’s got the most contagious laugh (we'll post a video when we can). Playing catch and peek-a-boo seem to be the funniest things he’s ever seen. During lunch we also discovered that he’ll eat just about anything you put in front of him—from cod livers to shrimp to tofu.

After lunch we stopped at the Shoushan zoo. The entire day we had Grace with us who is our translator. She has been so wonderful in helping us navigate around the city and Taiwanese customs.

Today was a great day but we have a long week ahead of us. We will take him to at least one doctor later in the week and we’ll meet a social worker who will basically decide whether or not we are going to be fit parents. Her recommendation will be very important during the court process.

We’ll keep you updated as the week progresses but now we’re exhausted so good night! One funny note—it was about 80 degrees and humid today and they brought him in a wool sweater and corduroys. When I took the sweater off, he had a sweatshirt on underneath!