My heart is full. I
hardly know how to put what we experienced today into words but I know I must
try as so many of you have sent messages asking how it went. Thank you for the prayers and love!
This afternoon we walked into the balcony of God’s Littlest
Angels to see our son. He was sitting on
a bench just like a big boy except the look on his face showed confusion and apprehension. This was a room usually filled with friends
and laughter and now it was quiet with strangers walking in the door. He sat in the cutest outfit and looked so
adorable that I wanted to grab him immediately but refrained so I didn’t scare
him. I sat in front of him and started
to talk to him. Of course all the Creole
I practiced was lost (he speaks no English) which means we didn’t understand a
word each other was saying. But God was knitting
our hearts together.
We got out some toys and he loved the balls we brought. The cars aren’t too bad either but the balls
are definitely the favorite. He never
let the one go the rest of the day. He
warmed up to me the most but I think he is more familiar with women than
men. After playing with ‘daddy’ for
awhile he warmed up to him also. We had
about a half hour of time alone together before other volunteers and children
joined us for play. It was a chance to
see him interact with other children too.
All in all for our first meeting it went very well. He never cried or anything like that. He
allowed us to hold and carry him. We
tickled, chased, played ball and just played toys. I changed his diaper and did
all the mom things for awhile.
And I didn’t even cry until I had to return him to the
nursery! That’s pretty darn good for
me! : )
Then I boo-hoo’d! I’m exhausted
now but already counting the hours until we can get him tomorrow. We’ll see if he comes to us in the
morning.
Here are a few pics from today.
