After all this time waiting she's finally with us. It was a sweet meeting with the Holt officials at the agency office and with Grace's foster family. Apparently, since she returned to Seoul she has been with a different family. This family has young children, 5th, 4th, and 2nd grade. They came with their mother to the office for the exchange. The foster mother was amazing. She is a strong Christian and Grace was her 1st foster child. We will keep in touch with them through Holt.
They gave us a picture album with some great photos from her 9 months with them. I thought Reed would especially love to see that she likes basketball.
She also loves baths and music. Her favorite toy was the photo album we sent over with our family pictures. When Korean children turn 1 they put a selection of different items in front of the baby to see what career they will achieve. On her first birthday, she picked up a pencil, a sign that she will be a scholar. It's about time our family got one of those. Annie, she loves the phone and dolls. What more could you want?
At the beginning of our meeting the air conditioner broke. It's only about 90 degrees but on the second floor in a small room with our nerves already on edge it was toasty. Grace got fussy towards the end because it was almost time for her nap and it was hot as blazes. When we left she was upset...and early indications are that she has some powerful pipes. The cab driver was unaffected though...slicing through the concrete jungle with precision.
Our first bonding moment in that cab was very sweet. We sang a few verses of Amazing Grace and Jesus Loves Me, two songs that we sent over to her on a CD (thanks Gary Baker). Of course she has heard the hymns every night since we sent them and they comforted her right away. She went to sleep on Julie in the taxicab. I don't think there are many people at all who can sleep in a cab in Seoul, but we've got one of them in our family now.
She's napping while we're resting and we'll head out in a bit to continue exploring. I'm sure we'll be more and more ready to come home as the days go by, but right now we're just glad that she's with us. Please pray for her adjusting to us and for her cold. She is taking medicine for a runny nose right now. Thanks for all of your support.
Love, Will & Julie
4 comments:
Hey Trapps! Congratulations! She is so cute - we can't wait to meet her (especially Wilson). Thanks for blogging - I have looked forward to reading your posts each day. Have a safe trip back & enjoy these first days with your new daughter!
- The Sneeds
oh, she is just beautiful, and i am SO very happy for your sweet family!! will continue to pray...makes me so happy to see her in the arms of her forever family...thank you, GOD, for putting this precious family together through the gift of adoption!
So sweet!!! She is so stinkin cute! And all of the sudden I can leave comments on your blog...did you change something?
She is so precious! We are thrilled for you guys to finally hold her. I cannot WAIT to meet her.
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