It's Official!!!

Today we are officially a family! I say officially because in our hearts we have been family since we first heard of his referral. It has been a rollercoaster of emotions today. When we arrived at the Center I noticed a beautifuly little girl standing out front and knew in a minute she was the daughter of one of the other Holt families. Then I heard Cheri from the front seat say "There's Josiah!" We looked and there he was, sitting on the back of a scooter. Mark keeps saying the first time I saw him he was sitting on a motorcycle! By the time we got out of the van the children had gone inside. When I went over to Josiah Hai he was very scared. The social worker introduced me to him and gave me his bear to make it easier for him to come to me. It didn't work. He cried so much, our little guy didn't want to come to the arms of this stranger. I asked for the Foster Mom and they got the Foster Grandmother to come in she held him and he immediately calmed. Then it was time and she gave him to me, again he was one scared little boy. I finally got him to calm down by introducing him to Lightening McQueen. Now it was Daddy's turn. He screamed because he was leaving my arms. Mark was holding him and he just screamed. Then he threw the Lightening McQueen car into the grass. At that minute he reminded me so much of Hannah. Speaking of Hannah, she did not like the screaming and crying at all. She told more than one person she was going to pout now. Once back in my arms our little peanut just melded into me. And there he stayed most of the day. He did sit on Daddy's lap during the Giving & Receiving Ceremony and that is where we heard his first laugh. Mark found out he is ticklish. When we got back to the hotel Josiah and I got to know each other better while Daddy and Hannah went out to get us something to eat. He loves the bubbles and laughed so hard it brought out his cutest dimple. And he really likes his Lightening McQueen car. He likes to hear the wheels spin. He still doesn't want Mommy to leave his side but, he is warming up to Daddy. Right now I have two beautiful children sleeping peacefully behind me. We are so blessed!!!
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