Gotcha Day

The day we have been anticipating for the last year and a half finally happened! Jacob is finally with us. It was an emotional day. We picked him up in the afternoon. When we got there, Jacob and his foster mom were pulling up at the same time. Her son and his wife had driven her. We went to a meeting room and played with him for a little bit more. We talked and asked a few more questions. And then the social worker said that it was time. So we went downstairs and into the lobby. Jacob's foster mom was being so brave for him. She was doing all the right things. She was really holding it together for him. She was on the verge of tears, but she was putting on a brave face. She loves him very much. The head of the agency came out, and she said a prayer for us. A driver from Eastern was bringing us back to the hotel. So we gathered our stuff, and Jacob's foster mom carried him to the car. We got in and she handed him to us. His foster brother (and wife), foster mom, social worker, and Dr. Kim (the head of the agency), waved good bye and closed the door. And he screamed. Like a gut-wrenching scream. The drive was about 15 minutes, but it felt like forever. He cried and screamed so loudly. It was the cry of a truly heartbroken child. He looked out the back window and screamed and cried. He calmed down right before we pulled up to the hotel.

The first thing we did was pull out the toys. He seemed happy about the Thomas toys, so we brought out our Thomas DVD. And Thomas saved the day. A few minutes into the movie, he was happy and and laughing and pointing to all the trains. The rest of the evening was all laughs and smiles as we played with toys and a beach ball and trucks and trains. He was extremely silly and hyper. I'm not sure if his silliness was a way of coping (which is not uncommon), or really him. I think it was a way of coping. It was pretty over the top.

At about 8pm, we all got in bed and turned on Thomas. Within a few minutes, he dozed off and slept soundly the entire night. He didn't wake up until 7am! That is great! And he certainly sleeps all over the bed. He likes to be touching at least one of us during the night. It was so precious. We were so happy that he slept so well! We didn't anticipate getting much sleep. I will leave you with some pictures of us goofing around with the webcam.