It's Monday the 18th and it is "Gotcha Day" the day we go to the Civil Affairs building (which has very little air condition) to pick up our son! He is coming from an orphanage in Maoming City which is about 3 1/2 hours away.
A long awaited day, so many emotions all at once. Both of our worlds are about to be rocked!
It was a tough day for this little man, we took him from the only women that he has known. We took him from everything familiar to him and brought him to a different place. He cried, screamed and kicked a little and just when we would have him settled down the nanny would come up to him to check on him. (that just escalated the tension) Finally, after they left he settled down and actually got to giggling and laughing. He almost immediately fell in love with his dad, who can blame him. Kevin is a pretty likable guy and he had never been around a man before, bonding with mom has been a little slower so far.
After we left the Civil Affairs building we went back to our hotel for a little bit of family time and paperwork time. One thing for sure is Rebacca and Miko (our guides while we are here) are amazing. They arrange everything and make sure that we have every paper in order. They work very hard and at odd hours away from their families.
I am crying. How wonderful!
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