"Gotcha Day" 4/1/10

Mark & I on the way to Holt via the subway

We immediately run into Ha-seon and her foster mother in the lobby. She is very happy!

She was eating a cracker-type stick and loving it.

See the stick?

Foster mom loving her one last time before we leave. We all cried, hence the reason there is no video. It was terribly difficult.

Little Addison, looking for her foster mom. (See her worried face?)

She started to cry right after this picture. She cried most of the wat back to the hotel. It was really sad. She kept looking around and out the window for her foster mom. She eventually cried herself to sleep.

Asleep in her daddy's arms.

We managed to get out of the cab, and go up the elevator without waking her up. It was a miracle!

Asleep on our bed.

Daddy & his baby.

I got video uploaded!!!

Wow...I'm a wreck

So, we go get Addison in about 6 hours, and I'm a wreck. I can't imagine how I'll take that little girl from her foster mom. who adores her. It will be heart wrenching. I wrote her foster mom a letter today and I've been crying since I started. Hopefully I'll get the crying out now, so I can hold it together while I'm there. This is terribly difficult. I can hardly eat and I can't stop crying. Poor Mark. Please pray for me. Pray for us. This is very hard and incredibly bittersweet.

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Long ago, these statues were placed out side of towns & villages to scare away evil spirits.

Korean school children. (Probably high school students)

Me as an ancient Korean soldier!

Touring Seoul

Today we went our guided tour of Seoul. We had our own tour guide who went by the name of "Helen."
Eating more Korean food for lunch.

Insadong Street was a great street full of shops and restaurants.

Burger King in Seoul.

On the City bus in Seoul

The YMCA in downtown Seoul

The citu bus ride.

A book store similar to Barnes & Noble (it even had a Starbucks)

A shopping Center in Seoul. It had 8 floors! It was great!

A note about video

Ok...I've taken a ton of video, but I can't seem to upload because we only have a dial-up internet connection in the room. I'm searching for a highspeed location, so when and if I find one, I'll get it uploaded so you can see it.

We met Addison!!!

This is the book of family photos we sent Addison. There were bite marks on the pages! (They were kisses!!) Evendentally she likes to bite things, especailly bottle nipples. Her foster mom keeps plenty of extra on hand because she is alwasy biting the ends off of them.
Addison and her foster mom

Addison liked my husband! (He usually make small children cry, so this was really good!) She went to both of us rather easily, but then eventually wanted her foster mom.

When she got fussy, her foster mom strapped her to her back and she calmed right down. The social worker said we need to get one of those carriers so we can carry her on our backs as well. She loved being on her foster mom's back! It was cute to watch her cuddle her head into her back.

Waving bye-bye.

She loves music and will clap her hands to it! Her Foster mom said she always takes her to church she will always clap during the music time. Her foster mom said said she was quite a celebrity at church!

Addison has a big personality! She is a complete ham. When we played peek-a-boo with her she would squeal and grin! She was also constantly moving. She never stopped wiggling the entire hour we were there! Her foster mom said she thinks Addison will be an opera singer because she is alwasy squealing and being very loud! She will fit right in with her three, loud older brothers!

Her foster mom is wonderful person. Mark and I gave her gifts but truly, I can't ever begin to repay her for all the love and prayers she has given our baby girl. How do thank a perosn who ahs loved you child so well, fo so long? I can't wait to get our baby on Thursday, but part of me is terribly sad to take her from her Korean family. It will definitely be bitter sweet.