PICTURES!!!

                                            We met Abeni! She is perfect! She is also so tiny.

The day went like this . I woke up and got out of bed at 5 I just couldn't sleep anymore. I went downstairs and tried to stay quiet while I waited for Michael to wake up. He finally woke up about 7 we were completely ready to go by 8. All dressed up and no where to go. It was funny. So we waiting and talked and obsessed over gifts ect. Then we finally couldn't handle it anymore. We headed downstairs about 10:40and who should be waiting at the botom of the elevator but our friend In Sook. I was so happy to see her. We all three headed downstairs to see the Social Worker. Imagine her shock when we walked in with a Korean woman and introduced her as our Nuna. We filled out the paperwork we needed to bring abeni home and delivered the care packages we had with us. We talked for a bit about Abeni and then we went to the meeting room. Abeni's foster mother was a little late because she had to get her son off to school before she could come but about 10:15 there was a knock at the door in walked Abeni. She was breathtaking. I wanted to reach out and grab her but she wanted nothing to do with me! She loves her Foster Mother and doesn't like strangers. I did get a few smiles and got to touch her sweet skin and hair. She loves making noise with her toys and being held. She is also quite happy to play on her tummy. She is tiny. I can't beleive how little she is. I did decide I just had to hold her so right at the end of the meeting I picked her up she cried loudly in dissaproval. EEK it may be a rough transition. Having In Sook there was so nice she was able to convince the socail worker and the foster mother that it would be a good idea to go let us take the foster mother out to lunch so I got to spend a few extra minutes staring at my daughter. She fell asleep at lunch and it was so sweet to see her interacting with her foster mom. We don't get to see her agian untill Friday and then we get her for good Monday at 10:00. Abeni is her foster mothers first foster child and I am really nervous for pick up. She told us that she has been very worried about Abeni leaving and it makes her happy to meet us and know that we will love her. She came to be a foster mother after being a volunteer in the Nursery here at Eastern. Her family was not happy that she was brining home a baby but after they met Abeni they came around to the idea. I love that she was held and loved by her foster mother before she was taken home with her. Her foster mother said that she always had to be extra careful with her because she is so small. I am so happy that we are finally here. She is real and perfect. I can't wait to see her again!