Trying Again Tomorrow

So we were unable to get on the Air Force flight yesterday, so we have been camped out at our friend's house right outside the Air Force base. Abeni has really taken to Ari, but she has let me feed her and play a little with her. She has some of the cutest faces and sounds. She is very vocal about what she wants. Her Korean words for Mom, Dad, and big brother are very clear. She has learned Momma but I don't think she associates it with Ari just yet. However, I have found a way for her and I to bond. When Ari needs a little break like the restroom, or the extra couple hours of sleep because she was wrestling a greiving baby, I put Abeni in the baby carrier and ride the elevator to the 18th floor. Once on the 18th floor, we starting going down the stairs to the 5th floor, and do it over again. Today was a little different, I felt that she was getting a little tired, so I stopped on the stairs and rocked her in the stairwell in the dark. The lights are motion sensored, as soon as I was in range of the sensor they came back on. While in the stairwell and in the dark, I sang soft children songs to her and she would reach up and feel my face. We were in the stairwell for about 2 hours, she slept maybe 1 hour of it. She would still much rather be with Ari, which is understandable. For the first two months of her life she was back and forth from the hospital to children's home. Then from the end of the 2nd month of her life, she was very well taken care of by one of the best mothers in Korea. She also had a hard time falling in love with her foster father(learned from one of the videos we were sent from our agency). Well hopefully our next post will either be from Seattle after we have made tomorrow's flight. If not we will be running to Inchon and will be spending mega bucks on some flights to get us at least to the states. Oh also, I have been blessed with the unique opportunity to be able to give MY DAUGHTER a father's blessing. That was a blessing for her and for me. Keep us in your prayers and fingers crossed for tomorrow's flight.