Friday - GOTCHA DAY!!!!

Well, today's the BIG DAY!  Daddy was a bundle of nerves, and Mommy was ready-to-go!  Our hotel got the taxi for us and we were off to meet Aaidan, his foster parents, and the social workers at Holt.  We had toyed with taking the subway, but glad we didn't, especially because the location has moved since we were there last. Here are some shots of us heading out.

We got there a little early, and got to chat with one of the newer workers there.  At 11 AM, we me with Mrs. You and the foster mom and foster dad....and Aaidan!  It was a great visit....it was wonderful to finally meet Aaidan, and it was equally wonderful to meet the foster family, who clearly had much love for Aaidan who they've raised for the last 9 months or so.  We met for about an hour, and got to share stories and learn a lot about him and his likes/dislikes.  He's full of smiles, and very inquisitive.  He loves the outdoors.  The foster dad says that he's....yikes?....a daddy's boy.  We thought Annabelle goes to be late at our house...he goes to bed at ~11!  Here are some pictures from our meeting and the last doctor's check-up.

It was tough leaving the foster family, and we were braced for the worst when we hopped in the cab, but Aaidan was great all the way back to the hotel (~15 minute ride).  He enjoyed watching daddy play with the handles and lights in the car.

Once back at the hotel, he was great for awhile, all smiles and checking things out.  Then he started to upset, which we'd expect after leaving his foster family.  We did our first diaper change in awhile, and decided to take him outside to see if a changen scenery might help.  We took him for a walk along a path to the temple area where they have all the lanterns for Buddha's birthday.  Along the way he enjoyed playing with the flowers, statues, and peekaboo with Mommy.  Near the temple, he enjoyed watching the birds and checking out all the lanterns.  Daddy tossed him in the air, which he enjoyed, and he liked watching the buses. 

We went back to the hotel, where we picked up a few sandwiches (teryaki chicken, which somehow had mustard and jalapenos?) and went up to the room.  He got real fussy again - we got him a little to drink and a few baby puffs, and then he fell asleep in daddy's arms and ended up on the bed (hence daddy has time to do this blog update now!!!) Not sure how the rest of the day will go once he wakes up again  or when my next blog update will be, but we're off to a good start and we have a wonderful brother for Annabelle to meet in a few more days!!!