OK - now to the good part. We arrived at ESWS and were checking in the office to wait for our apointment when Dusty started loudly whispering to me from the door "I JUST SAW HIM, I JUST SAW HIM"! Sure enough, as he was standing in the hall putting our bags down Jae and his foster mother came in the front. I just got a tiny glimpse of him as they were going up the stairs. Dusty's face was so cute - he had the biggest smile I have seen in a long time. We visited with the social worker for a bit and then waited in another room for him to come in. We were kind of bugged because there were other people in the room on the computer; however, when Jae and his foster mother came through the door Dusty just had to put the camera down to really get to be in the moment of meeting him and the man in the room (another adoptive daddy) grabbed it and started taking picutres for us. It was so great!
What can we say about sweet Jae Hajoon - he is just so beautiful, so sweet, smelled so good, let me kiss on him, LOVES his foster mother intensley, and on and on. He was very shy of us and really didn't start to warm up until his foster mother left the room for a bit. It felt so good to hold him (get ready to share your clothes Cole!) and it was so sweet to have him fall asleep in my arms. VN buddies, I know you are dying as you read that! Yep, we may have another sleeper! It will be understandably quite an adjustment for him, but we know God has aleady made us a family. We are his "omma" and "appa" and we just love him so much! We got to visit with him for about an hour. It was very sad to see him go. We will get to see him again on Wednesday morning and are already SO anxious.
This afternoon we had a traditional Korean lunch with the president of the agency, it was a great honor. After that Dusty and I took the subway to the World Cup soccer stadium and have been sightseeing all day. We ate dinner at one of the street vendors and are now back at our place about to get some sleep.
We love you!
Dusty and Kathryn
14 comments:
OH MY!!!! I woke up and ran to the computer hoping to see this post!! Kathryn he is beautiful and looks wonderful in your arms. You waited a long time for this and I am so happy for you and Dusty. I just can't wait to see more! Tears of joy my friend!!!
We just can't believe you are actually holding him in your arms. What an adorable blessing and answers to all of our prayers. Words could never express the love and joy we are all sharing today. Can't wait to see and hear more. Cole kept us in stitches all weekend and did wonderful. He is ready to see baby Jae. Give Jae a hug from Grandma & Grandpa. Counting the minutes until Friday when we have you all home. Life is good!!
He is beautiful!!!!!!You guys look great! I am so happy for you and can't wait to see him. By the way....just not right that he is another sleeper, we will just have to wake him up and let Zak and Dylan teach him how to be a wild child. You can't have 2 sleepers!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GUY (in a good way, Dusty)!! Oh I just couldn't wait to log in this morning to get this news and I was praying you would have been able to post pics... We are just overjoyed with this new and long-awaited addition to our family! On Sat night, I asked Ethan what he wanted to do tomorrow (Sunday), to which he replied enthusiastically "I want to go meet Jae!!" I said, "So do I, buddy. So do I!" We love you and can't wait to have you home.
He's beautiful!! Congratulations!
The day has FINALLY come. We are so happy for you guys. I am seriously crying. He is so cute, love the full lips. How sweet that he fell asleep. Have a wonderful time in Korea. We cannot wait to hear more and see the beautiful family photo of 4 very soon.
Hey guys- He looks soooo sweet. We can not wait to meet him. I know you are so excited because I get excited just reading every little word on your blog. I will be waiting to hear more.
Crying tears of JOY for you guys! The photos are just precious and even though he isn't smiling, he's still a beautiful little boy! I am SO thankful you are finally there holding him and wish we could be there to welcome you home! Enjoy Korea!
He is precious! Congratulations! Can't wait to see your first family photo with Cole and Jae together!
Oh my goodness...another BEAUTIFUL boy. He's adorable. You guys look so happy...and understandibly so. Congratulations..
He is so cute. It brings back so many memories from picking up our boys. You guys look so happy. It sounds like everything is going smoothly. I will continue to pray that it does.
Congratulations!! So happy for you!! What a special day!! He is absolutely gorgeous. He has lips like his foster mom. Takes me back to meeting my two Vietnamese cuties. Can't wait to see Jae and Cole together.
I love the Korean adoption system and the fact that they place the children in foster care instead of an orphanage.
Enjoy Korea and your new baby!!
Oh my gosh!!!! I missed one day of checking in on you and you posted!!! I'm so thrilled for you guys!! He is adorable and OF COURSE he is a sleeper....HE'S A NIMMO!!!! ;) Can't wait to meet him in person. Praying for you CONSTANTLY dear friends!!
Love you FOUR!! WOW!!!
He could not be any cuter!! I just love that he fell asleep on you guys! He looks so perfect in your arms. We pray for him every night and can't wait for you to get home so we can meet baby JAE!!
Post some more pics...i'm dying here!!
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