Friday, December 28, 2007

A new love in our hearts

We are back from our trip and Christmas is now over, so I finally have a little time to post about our trip. It was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our son is the most precious 20 month-old boy I have ever seen (besides his big brother, who is and was equally as precious)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
D and I fell head-over-heels in love right away. The first moment I laid eyes on our baby, everything else faded away...God really answered our prayers!
I had asked Him to give us a certainty and an unquestionable love/bond right away. God is faithful!!!! We knew in an instant that this is our son (C- his American name starts with this letter). I would never have guessed the feeling could be so strong...it was incredible.
The first few moments, C was very timid and unsure, but he warmed right up during a game of catch with Papa! He also loved all of the books we gave him, and just could not stop running his hands over the soft kitty's fur in one of the books (that was his brother A's favorite part of that book, too).
After about half an hour or so, he heard a car outside the window and said "vroom!"! That was the first time we heard him speak...I will never forget that sweet moment as long as I live (they had told us he is speech delayed / not talking).
After spending quite a bit of time looking out the window at the machinas (cars), it was time for the boys to eat (another couple from our agency met their son on this day too). It was precious watching the boys eat and bond with their new Mamas and Papas! C scarfed every bit of his food and milk in no time flat- it was a huge amount of food! I had to take the bread away from him and control the amount going in to his mouth at any given time, in order to avoid a choking incident (he gagged a few times early on). The other little boy sweetly allowed his Papa to feed him.
Later on, we played a game of peek-a-boo in the mirror. D would jump in front of the mirror holding C and I would say, "Who is in the mirror? It's C and Papa!". After several times of this, C looked intently into the mirror and said very softly, "Papa", with a big smile on his face. Oh my, my heart melted right there (O.K., I was a bit jealous too, but only b/c our son A called me daddy for years- he still does sometimes. Where is the love for mommy?)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to go on and detail the entire time we spent w/C, but let's just suffice it to say, every second of the two visits flew right by and we had so much fun!
It was absolutely terrible to say goodbye on the second day. I tried to be cheerful so C wouldn't cry (and so I wouldn't cry). He walked away w/one of his caregivers holding one hand, and the machina we had given him in the other hand. D and I fought to hold back tears.
Since then, I have cried quite a bit on and off. The videos help- I have watched them over and over. I just try to focus on the blessing God had given us and C. We will remain faithful that God is about to do a most amazing miracle and bring us together officially as a family!
Oh, that moment will be so sweet!

2 comments:

parkadoption said...

Thanks for your encouraging comments on our blog. As I am sure you are feeling as well, the wait is killing us. I never thought it would be that hard to leave him. I never expected this kind of bonding to happen so quickly. You are daily in our prayers that you will get a court date soon and be over there in no time. It's so encouraging to know that M's "orphanage brother" is going to such a wonderful home with two amazing parents. He is truly blessed.

Jeremy & Sara

Lori said...

Waiting on Kras with you!!! Here's praying that we all get back soon...like yesterday:0)

Lori
Trip one late Nov.