Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Here's our son!!!

Today we spent a wonderful hour with our son and his equally wonderful foster mother (and the director of Holt-Korea who was also our translator). We are in love with him!!! Here are some photos of him and some of the things we learned:
  • He truly is cute and active!! The video below shows how much he is of both! (We took lots of video, but most of it is too big to upload).
  • He sleeps 9-10 hours/night (yea!)
  • He loves to eat and isn't picky (yea again!)
  • He absolutely loves baths and doesn't want to get out at the end.
  • When we asked what his personality was like, the foster mom's first reaction was "has a short temper"! We're assuming the translation might not mean what we would say it means, since she also said that nothing frightens or really frustrates him and that he's an "easy going baby."
  • He loves to be held and is almost always happy.
  • The foster mom is Catholic and has taken him to church (but she also said she had to "wear him" since he's so active and moves around so much!)
  • The foster mom gave us 40 photos of him during the past 7 months -- he was and is adorable!
  • Today we met him during his nap time, though he was a trooper and gave us lots of smiles and let me (Jana) hold him. Tomorrow we'll get to spend time with him again at his final medical check up -- and Monday we'll get to hold him in our arms for good!
  • We feel blessed beyond words, and we can't wait to get to know our son even more deeply in the coming days.

In other news, it is RAINING like crazy!!! We're smack dab in the middle of Korea's rainy/monsoon season, so we're not sure we'll even get a dry day! We had a fantastic authentic Korean lunch after we met with Tae, and tomorrow we'll go on a city tour including one of the royal palaces and several markets. We're making lists of what to buy to bring home for our little one!

Thanks for traveling with us to Korea to meet our son, too! We send our love!

Jana and Michael

9 comments:

  1. One word.....adorable! How amazing to finally be there and with Tae. Glad your trip is going well. Thanks for sharing the pictures & video. It looks like he will keep you guys VERY busy! Can't wait to meet him in person. You've been in my prayers the past few days. Thinking about you often!
    Love,
    Joan

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  2. I agree - he is adorable. We can't wait to meet him. Thanks for sharing this journey with us. You have been in our thoughts and prayers.
    Love,
    Jodi, Mike, Tanner, & Caden

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  3. He is precious, and the video made me tear up. I am so happy for all three of you!

    Love, Michelle

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  4. I have tears in my eyes as I write this. I have been thinking about you and praying for you guys non-stop! It looks like you will have your hands full....can't wait to see him running up and down the aisles at Mt. Carmel!

    Love,
    Sherri (Dave, Stephen and Makenna too!)

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  5. Yea nephew Tae...you're a spunky little guy! I can't wait to hang out with you and your parents in the mountains of Colorado.
    Much love - Uncle Markianos

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  6. Major congratulations! What a wow and a gift your little one is. May God hold and nurture you all into a dynamic new family together. Safe travels on your return trip home.

    Much love,
    Ohio Jaster 4

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  7. How wonderful to see what you are doing so far away with such a special being!!!! Congratulations and major hugs to you all! Have fun and God Bless you as your adventure into parenthood continues!!
    Ed and Paula

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  8. It was great fun to read your blog, watch the video and see the pictures. Travel safe with your precious gift.

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  9. look at you, mama j! oh, how the Lord works...

    i have a feeling all that time training to climb mountains is actually going to serve you well as you chase tae around--that little guy is going to keep you runnin!

    love,
    kara (and fred)

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