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Our 2:00 appointment began with meeting C's fostermom. She was SOOOO excited to see him and just wanted to sweep him off to the other room but as sweet as C can be... he was as stubborn as could be! We've never seem him so 'un-bendable'. We couldn't even bribe him with M & Ms and that usually does the trick. He whined and cried and stomped and pouted and was just mean. We felt so bad for the foster mom because our 20 minutes with her was turning out to be a nightmare. I just wanted to cry for her and for how obnoxiously bad C was being. We have great pics of him pouting and crying though!
She loved the book we made for her of the 3 years that C has been with us. She got him a new hanbok that should fit him for many years! She talked about how big he was and how great he looked and was just so talkative and you could feel her excitement for seeing him. We finally got some decent pictures of her with C and us all together. I wish he had been better behaved because those pictures will mean so much in the future. (I won't be posting pics of the fostermom with us/him for her privacy.)
After she left our social worker took C and I to the toy/play room which deemed to be exactly what he had been waiting for. I didn't even know there was such a room (it's out in the hallway to the right of the elevator and is for older kids). My mom and Ryan were in the waiting room where we received C while we all waited anxiously for baby G. Since I could see the elevators perfectly I was able to catch a glimpse of our baby girl as she and her fostermom got off the elevator. The fostermom waved and went in the office to do measurements and weight and diaper changes (I know this because C proceeded to spill a bottle of water that wasn't capped and I needed a massive pile of paper towels to clean it up). Nothing I could do could convince C to leave the playroom to go see baby C. I wanted to cry because all I could think of was mom and Ryan enjoying our new baby and I was missing out on her! Normally I would have told C to get a grip and come on but this was the last place that I wanted to cause a scene and he immediately started crying when I said we had to go (tantruming rather). I finally told him that he had 5 minutes and we were going. So of course for the entire time we were with G and doing paperwork and last minute information we could hear "when can I go play with the trains, why do I have to be in here, where's the train track, when can I go play with the trains etc" over and over! My mind was a mess!
Ryan finally came to find me, since baby G had been there already 10 minutes and we were missing it! Once C was in the room with G (and brought the train) he was fine. He talked and played with her and rubbed her cheek. He's sooooo good with her and loves to talk sweet to her. He keeps coming up to her saying, "Hi little fella' " and we told him fellows were boys so he of course said what are girls and the first thing we thought of was bella. So now he calls her 'little bella' or 'grace-ah' (we don't know why) but it sure is cute!
We did all the paper signing and thanker our social worker for the 100th time for making this day super special for us. Now we have two children who came to our families on the same day and that will be so special and unique to our family in the future.
While we were there it was time for baby G's bottle and the foster mom made it and handed her and the bottle to me. I insisted she take her and the bottle a number of times because she was so sad and emotional about leaving her but happy about her having a family. She wouldn't take her or the bottle one last time and you could see how much it was hurting her. She helped us put her in the carrier when it was time to go and insisted we leave first. She watched as the elevator closed and it was so sad hearing little G cry 'omma' over and over and over. Once we were in the cab she settled down and was smiling. We made it the short 5-10 minute cab ride to our hotel (it was 20-30 min walking but it was so cold and windy out). We went upstairs and just looked at her and each other thinking ok, now what! We couldn't believe the day was finally here and now we were a family of 4. Once she got tired the tears began but, really, she's been so much easier than C EVER was! Of course, looking back and knowing now that he was allergic to milk but on milk formula, he had every reason to be so frustrated and agitated!
She sleeps SOOOO good. If we lay down with her like the fostermom did, she rolls over and passes out on her own. It's a miracle! she slept through the night and still is (6 days later). She is stubborn and persistent when she does or doesn't want something and knows how to get what she wants.... another huge difference between our two kids.
whenever she starts to get upset we lean her on my back or I put her in the carrier and she stops like a switch! It's crazy that that's all that needs to be done! She seriously loves being on my back, and the foster mom had told us whenever she cries she would put her on her back and everything was fine.
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The rest of our time in Seoul was good. We took C to the Grand Children's park but it started to get rainy and crowded so we left for an early evening in the hotel. We also went to the palace with the Biwon (Secret garden) for picture opportunities and did some shopping in Insadong. She did great strapped on my back and c was strapped on dad's back. We were told numerous times to watch her head - no matter which carrier I use or even if we just hold her, she loves to tilt her head back and look up up up. so she walks around on my back half upside down and all the a-ju-ma's (korean women) freak out and want me to do something about it. five ladies attacked in one store with their concern, so much that we went outside and switched carriers and came back in and of course that didn't help. She was watching the ceiling fans and nothing was going to stop her.
We also took C to the aquarium in the Coex which was the coolest aquarium we'd ever been too. They even had their infamous 2-headed turtle there. It was so neat and hands on for kids. Low key too so g enjoyed watching the bubbles and fish as well. the coex is a mall also so we walked around some and ate at Jackie Chan's restaurant and then went to the buddhist temple that was down the street and got some more family photos.
Then we turned in early and packed packed packed!
The flight home was easy and baby G did well, especially after she passed all the gas she had and pooped a few times. She was the happiest we'd seen her and she slept 2x in the bassinet KoreanAir provides for infants. She slept all the way home in the car and then was ready to play.
She seems to be doing well, eating well, drinking well and sleeping super well! Even C seems to be adjusting to the time change!
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