We Are a Forever Family!

The day has finally come when we can finally look our sweet little boy in the eyes and know that he is ours forever. He is so precious. We met the foster family at 10:30am at the SWS office. We were both so nervous. I was actually shaking. When we walked into the office we saw his foster family sitting there. The foster father was holding Ryan in his arms. I already wanted to cry at this point. It just made me so sad knowing what they must of been feeling. They handed Ryan over to my husband and took a few pictures of us holding him. He then got a little fussy and his foster mom took him and calmed him down. He then was handed to his foster dad and the foster dad comforted him and got him to smile. Ryan truly loves his foster family and they truly love him. I kept trying not to cry. Our social worker showed us all of the gifts they had for Ryan...clothes, socks, bibs, Hanbok, a Korean flag, Korean tapes, Korean Cd's, and a card to him with a message they wrote. We then gave them the gifts we brought for them and they were really appreciative. Our caseworker then went over all of the documents and his schedule. She also showed me how to prepare his bottles. The director of SWS came in the room and handed us a gift as well. It was a little keepsake box. She was so nice and I'm glad we had the chance to meet her as well. Ryan began to cry so the director escorted us all out to the elevator. This is the point where I couldn't hold back the tears any longer. His foster family started to say their final good-byes and when the little brother kissed him on his foot I lost it. Then I looked up and the foster mother handed him to me and she and the foster father were both crying, so was the son. I couldn't stop crying. Joey and I got on the elevator with Ryan in our arms and as the doors closed his foster family was crying and so was I. I gave Ryan a big hug and kissed him on the forehead. It was so emotional and still brings tears to my eyes.

Ryan is being such a good boy so far. We got back to the room and I laid a blanket on the floors with some toys. We sat and played for a while and skyped with my sister and my mom. He started to get a little fussy being that it was past his nap time. I grabbed this blanket I brought for him and he grabbed it out of my hands and put his head on it, stuck his thumb in his mouth, and within two minutes fell asleep. I held him for a while and just watched him sleep. I just kept thinking about this whole experience and I couldn't stop crying. I am so happy right now and so sad for his foster family and for what Ryan will go through as well. It's so over-whelming and emotionally draining. Once he was in a deep sleep I laid him on the bed next to me. He has been sleeping for over an hour. So far so good!

Once he wakes up we are going to have lunch and Ryan will get his bottle. Joey just ran out and grabbed some sandwiches. After that we will go outside to take a few pictures of Ryan in front of the agency and guesthouse. After that, not sure what we will do. All that matters now is that we have our son and we are finally a family. There aren't enough words in any language to describe our happiness. He is so beautiful and precious. Joey is laying next to him on the bed right now just watching him sleep. It's so cute. What a day.

Next time I update my blog we will finally be back home starting our new life together. We're coming home Cooper!!!