Sorry it's a few days late, but exhaustion has been kicking everyone's butt around here. Monday we met 6 other families in the lobby at 145 to head to the Civil Affairs office. When we travelled for Konnor we were the only family here for our agency so having a lot of families to travel with is a new experience. Several of the families I have spoken to frequently online so it's great to meet them and see their families growing.
When we got to the Civil Affairs office it was crowded and noisey. Many other families had already received their children. We sat in a back corner and waited for the green light that it was our turn. Six of the families in our group all had children coming from the same orphanage. They brought them out from behind the curtain one at a time, and we were blessed with the opportunity to see 6 other families meet their children. Owen was last and the person holding him just made a B-line straight for me. It happened so fast. One second I was telling Konnor, "look they are going to bring Owen soon," and the next she was putting a baby in my arms. I mean seriously, after all the months of waiting, delays, and such there should be a parade or at least streamers or something. At first he resisted, but once I held him he was fine. When he first started fussing my sweet sweet little Konnor reached up and started rubbing his leg. Then once we got back to our corner he immediately got some puffs to give Owen. Let's just say that there might have been a few tears from Mama by this point.
We had a little time to get to know each other then I took Konnor back to finish some paperwork. By this point everyone was dripping sweat (no exaggeration). It was hot anyway, but add in the number of people in that small room with the thunderstorm that started and we were all smelling AWESOME when we got back. It was still pouring down rain on the way back to the bus. Mark was holding Konnor and they slipped on some stairs and fell. They are both okay, just bumps and bruises.
By the time we got back it was almost 430. We settled for a little bit, ordered some room service and just set about getting to know each other. Konnor was asleep by 6 and the rest of us by 8. Konnor is still really struggling with the time change so he was up at 2, but Owen slept a solid 10 hrs.
Truthfully, it was perfect. My boys are together and regardless of how it came to be, that is all that really matters. Working on getting caught up on blogging, but we have a medical appt. for Owen in a little bit so it's time to get moving.
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| Last picture ever as a family of 3 |
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| First glimpse of our little man |
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| big brother Konnor trying to console Owen (one of my favorites!) |
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| First picture as a family of 4!! |
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