First Moments
Rupert Holding His New Son
Happy Boy back in the hotel room, drinking grape juice (surely for the first time in his life)
Father and Son Looking Down on the World Below
Returning to Orphanage to Say Goodbye
10 Months ago today, we met our son Aaron, at the Civil Affairs Office in Guangzhou, China. While we were sitting on a couch across from an elevator, waiting for the office to reopen from lunch, the elevator doors opened, and we saw 4 children with nannies, standing inside it. Immediately we saw Aaron, dressed in green overalls, and wearing the yellow soccer shirt we had sent him in a care package. We met a most handsome boy, still ill from motion sickness on the 2 1/2 journey by van from the orphanage, drinking a box of soymilk. Rupert carried Aaron to our van, where Aaron promptly fell asleep on the ride to the hotel. Aaron walked holding our hands, called me Mommy right away and Rupert "gar gar" (older brother!!) for quite some time (must have been because Rupert looks so young!) One thing that makes me laugh is that for the first few hours, Aaron spoke in this tiny whisper and we thought, Oh how cute. I assume now that was just due to being frightented of the new situation. Never again have we heard that whisper...even when we have asked him to please speak more quietly! Oh how Aaron's life (and our life) has changed in the past 10 months. One thing has not changed about Aaron in 10 months - he embraces each new aspect of his life with openness and enthusiasm. I look forward to what the future holds for all of us!
Aaron Waiting For His Forever Family (taken about 13 months ago)
Aaron last month on his 4th Birthday! (I remember seeing his referral photos and worrying because he was not smiling in any of them. And now, this little boy of mine is almost always smiling and laughing. His enthusiasm is infectious!!)
Congratulations on being a family of four for ten months!
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