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We’re Home
After an uneventful trip, we were met at the airport by lots of balloon carrying, flag waving, clapping happy relatives! Everyone was so excited to meet Andrew and he seemed to feel the same way. He is such an emotionally healthy, physically healthy, friendly child. It is amazing considering what an adventure it must be to be a child in a new country, with new family and unfamiliar foods and places and limited language.
It’s a little bit like adopting Curious George: he’s curious about everything, but he’s a good boy.
The first thing he said to me this morning was a spontaneous I love you. It’s really fun to give so much joy to a child. He seems to have gone through 70% of the stuff in our house so far and is excited and happy at everything he finds. When he tasted his first bite of fruit loops this morning, he said, “mmmmm, so good!” He’s eager to do everything and is full of joi de vivre. He’s already off playing soccer with a boy from across the street.
It was naturally bittersweet for us to come home to our home so full of Mary Evelyn memories. Andrew discovered her Barbie Jeep this morning and that alone caused a few tears. He noticed, and when we told him we were thinking of Mary Evelyn, he hugged us and said, “ne platch” which means don’t cry. It is very hard to be here without her, and an adjustment to be parenting another child so close in age, but it is also a great joy and will help us to live more fully while we wait to see her again.
I’m sure you are curious about the other two kids. That will be another update ;)