this precious little boy was placed in our arms after waiting over a year for paperwork, court hearings, etc.!! There is NO way to describe what it was like to finally see him in person after receiving only photos and videos during the year of waiting. We watched him grow before our eyes and to actually be able to see him in person, well...you can imagine. We have had such a huge hole in our lives, in our home and in our hearts that Caleb left and to see a little boy with similar mannerisms as Caleb was just too much for this momma. I lost it! So Kai bonded with John as I tried to get myself together. We had waited for that moment for SO very long. I could have watched John and Kai together ALL day long. John had him laughing within the first five minutes of their meeting each other. Kai remains a "daddy's boy" to this day. He will take it! :) Kai is already babbling "Da-da-da".
May 6th, 2013 will be etched in our memories for a VERY long time. It is the day we drove 2+hours to a different area of Taiwan. The day we met with Kai's social workers and then went to a baby store to get him a few last minute items. It is the day that we walked in to his foster mother's home, sat down on her couch and watched as she went into another room and brought him out to meet us.
It is the day that I saw a daddy go from greatly missing two little boys to missing one. The day that we walked out of the foster mother's home with him in our arms and we will never let him go. The day that we returned to the agency in Taiwan in order to meet with his birth family - his mother, his father, a grandmother and his 6 year old sister! The day we watched him interact with his birth family with no clue that it would be the last time he would see them (well, for a long time anyway). We certainly know and understand the great sacrifice they have made for their son to have a "better" life. We can only promise that we will care for him and love him just like they would have.
