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Time sure does fly when you are chasing a very energetic and completely adorable toddler around the house! I can honestly say it seems like we have had Jonathan since his birth. My heart is as attached to him as if I had given birth to this weet boy. He does bring much joy and laughter into our family.

Potty training is going slow but steady. He tells me he has to go potty about 70 percent of the time. We're in no hurry. We have some good, quality time together in the bathroom when he's sitting STILL on the toilet :).

Jonathan's understanding of English is coming along wonderfully. He's starting to talk a little more. He looks intently into my eyes and speaks sentences to me. I can sometimes recognize a couple of words. He has a hard time making the 'f' 'r' and 'l' sounds. He is a determined young lad, and I know he will pick it up soon.

Jonathan loves playing with the kids in the church nursery on Sundays. He has a little friend, Aden, come over to play with him Monday nights while his parents go to class. I have noticed that my sweet boy can be a little bossy at times. I guess he's a Watson at heart! We bought him a little scooter, and there is a path being worn in our carpet as he scoots in a circle through the kitchen, hallway, and living room. We are all excited for the snow to melt. It's right at 0 degrees today; we still have a few more weeks of this weather.

Jonathan loves green beans. I had him in his high chair at the edge of the kitchen right next to our computer in the living room (he likes to be able to see me when he's eating and I'm working on the computer), and was munching on his favorite vegetable. I looked over and noticed him joyfully squeezing the juice out of the green beans and watching it drip all over his tray. He was having a blast, so I continued with my computer work. Scott went to clean Jonathan up, and our funny boy kept pointing to his nose and giving Scott a 'sad' look. It turns out he'd stuffed a green bean way up his nose. It took Scott a couple minutes and a pair of tweezers, but he victoriously retrieved the vegetable. I wonder if the nutrients were absorbed through his nasal lining????

We started Jonathan's re-adoption in the U.S. In order for him to receive a U.S. birth certificate, we have to go through the U.S. courts and re-adopt him. We had to get a lawyer to draw up all the papers and will meet with a judge in April sometime to finalize the paperwork. After that, we have a six month post-placement home study and a 12-month to complete (a requirement of China). We now have Jonathan's social security card and US passport. If I had to count up how much time in the past three years I've spent on paperwork linked to the adoption, I'm sure I would be shocked!

That's about it from the Watson household. I'll update again in another six weeks or so. Thank you for your love and support.