We're going home

Today is our last day in the Philippines.We leave tonight at 8:00pm. We fly to Bangkok then to Brussels and then to Montreal. We arrive Thursday afternoon around 12:30pm. It's going to be a long trip home, hopefully Manny will sleep through most of it!

Manny gets his Passport

Today we met with ICAB to get Manny's Philippine passport & visa. Manny's is cleared to leave the Philippines. They gave him a minature Philippine flag and toy Jeepney (a common Philippine bus).

We heard abou the earthquake that hit Cebu yesterday. We missed it by a day!

Shopping in Manila

We went shopping today at one of the big malls that has floors and floors of knock off designer items. Hollister, Puma, hand bags, shoes even Canada Goose winter jackets! They don't even use jackets here, it's purely for the tourists. We bought Manny shoes and clothes, most or all of the stuff I brougt from Montreal was to big. Tommorow we meet with ICAB ( international adoption board) to pick up Manny's passport and visa so we can leave on Wednesday.

Leaving For Manila

We leave to go to Manila today at 1:00pm. We arrived at ourhotel in Manila at around 6:00pm. The hotel is very nice. We are staying at the New World hotel. It is close to all the major shopping malls in a very nice area of Manila.

Cebu Resort Day 4

Today is another hot and sunny day in Cebu. Manny is much more comfortable with us, he is smiling more often then he is sad or crying. He now gives kisses on the lips and blows kisses, he also gives a high-five. He says hello to the staff raher then looking away.

Cebu Resort Day 3

This morning is the first morning he woke up and was not sad or crying. We went to the pool, he was still afraid of the water but once he was in he splashed his hands around. He is still not completely comfortable, he would rather be out of the water. We also went to the ocean, he was not happy about going in.

Cebu resort Day 2

Manny is getting much better, he has a bit of a cold but that is getting better also. He is playing and smiling now. He understands what we are saying to him. He still does not talk much or at all. He did repeat the word ball and no. He says hello on Skype and waves. He plays with his crayons, places them in and out of the box. He loves to ride in his stroller. He loves eating ceral out of the samll ceral boxs we bought him. He points to his diaper when he needs to be changed. He has quite a healthy appetite, they did tell us that at the orphanage.

At the Cebu resort

The resort is beautiful. It is sunny and hot. We took Manny to the pool, he was not happy, he was afraid of being in the water. He is slowly coming around. We Skyped Alexandra and Michael at home at home so they could "meet" Manny. He liked playing with the keyboad on the computer.