{"id":29,"date":"2013-01-30T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-02-24T19:36:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T19:36:06","slug":"fujian-china-adoption-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mapsmemoriesandmotherhood.com\/home\/travel-with-kids\/fujian-china-adoption-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"More with Nate&#8217;s little brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More adventures with Alex! He&#8217;s now been with us for three full days, and he is a good, good boy. \u00a0The toughest part is communicating with him since he can&#8217;t speak, but he is gradually learning his new name and a little bit of English comprehension. 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