About Huan Huan

Tonight at dinner Huan Huan was standing near Jin Yan (Helena) from the same orphanage as him. All of a sudden, I realized that he was talking to her and they were carrying on this little conversation together. I motioned for our guide Christina but she said they might be speaking a local dialect because she couldn't make it out. It is so funny because we know he talks because he sometimes talks in his sleep, but we obviously can't understand him. Also, at naptime today he woke up halfway and to get himself back to sleep it sounded like he was singing himself a little song. Cutest thing ever, but also broke my heart because he had to self-soothe. I was laughing and crying together. We haven't heard anything from him verbally other than "at" which is what he says when he wants something and points to it, but we don't know if that is a word or a grunt.

More tomorrow. Love to all...