We're coming home!

It's Wednesday evening here in Seoul, and we're packing up to come home! We'll pick up Graham early in the morning then will be on our way to the airport! We're both in shock that tomorrow we're bringing our son home!

We had a really good day today. This morning we did some last minute shopping and this afternoon we met with Graham! When we arrived at the agency, Graham and his foster mother were alredy there. Graham was sleeping and the social worker stepped in to let us know that they'd both be leaving us alone for about an hour. We immediately began to panic a bit.....we're just supposed to sit in this little room with a sleeping baby and help him through his frightening wake up when he see's us rather than his foster mother?!?!? Hmmmmm.....I wish I had a camera in my hands at that very moment because the look of fear and immediate sweat on Jeff's face was priceless! Things actually went very well though! He woke up (ok, I'll be honest, we helped him wake up!) about 10 minutes later. He didn't cry at all. He was just very quite and had a serious look on his face as he tried to figure out who we were. We played for the next 15 minutes and even got some giggles and a smile out of him. That all changed when his foster mother returned though. As soon as he laid eyes on her, the tears started flowing! Once his diaper was changed though, he cheered right back up again!

I feel like I need to say something about Graham's foster mom. She is just wonderful. The love she has for our son is so obvious, and we owe her so much for being there for Graham for the past 7 months. At one point during our visit, she handed us a bag, and the contents were absolutely priceless....a photo album full of picture of his first 7 months, a birthday hanbok, and large professional pictures she had taken of him. She's a very special woman and we're going to make sure that Graham knows what an important role she played in his life.

As we leave tomorrow morning, please keep the following people in your thoughts-Graham's foster mother. I know that tomorrow is going to be very difficult for her. Graham-he is leaving for the journey of a lifetime and doesn't even know it. We can only hope for a smooth transition for him. And finally, Graham's birthmother. We want her to know, that we're going to take great care of him and raise him to be a confident child who will never have to question his self-worth. I wish we could thank her for the most difficult and selfless decision she's ever had to make. She's given us worlds greatest gift and as we raise Graham she will be held in the highest regard.

And, if you have any energy left to send good vibes, please think of Jeff and I, as we're crossing our fingers that we don't have too many exceptionally dirty diapers on the plane! :)

We're thrilled to be at the end of our journey and excited to hopefully see many of you at the airport on Thursday afternoon!