Hello North Carolina!

My first week in North Carolina has been like a dream! I love my grandparents and I love this big house I get to run around in. One rug here is bigger than my whole room in Hong Kong! And the kitchen....where do I begin? The fridge and the pantry are my new best friends. I know right where the cheese drawer is!

My grandparents are doing a great job of spoiling me. I have my own room filled with tons of fun toys and they took me to the toy store yesterday and we got even more. My favorite thing may be the cat though. I say "kitty kitty" all the time and I know where her secret hiding spot is. Luckily she likes me. At first we were both a little bit wary of each other but now we are big buds. I am very gentle with her and I let her give me kisses even though they tickle me.

I love spending time with my grandparents. I decided that I wanted to call my grandpa "Papa" and I say his name whenever I see him. "Gamma" is still a little hard to say so I just go grab her hand when I want to play with her. I give her hugs and kisses and she gives me my baths and reads my bedtime stories to me. We also like to sing "Away in a Manger" together.

I've been a real sleeping champ ever since I arrived. I beat my record with 14.5 hours one night! That was in addition to 5 hours of napping during the day. The only way to beat jetlag is to sleep it off! Last night I only clocked in 12 hours so I think I am getting used to this time zone. When I wake up I am so excited to play. My grandparents got me some cool sheets with basketballs, footballs and baseballs on them and I wake up saying "ball, ball!" This sure is a fun place!

My great-grandparents have been to visit me twice already. They live about an hour away. I showed them how I can blow bubbles and I got to play ball with them too.

Everything here is a new adventure and I love it!