When we arrived at the gate, there were children playing. The director and assistant came out to greet us. All the little children wanted to shake our hands! His orphanage is really run down. We were then taken upstairs to were the babies were and Colin. When we walked into the room there was our sweet Colin being by his nanny. I put my arms out to him and he came right to me. He's such a sweet little boy!! We are in LOVE!!!
Colin did great until we got into the van. He started crying and them screaming. Our heart aches for him. He cried most of the 2 1/2 hour ride back to our hotel. He continued to cry in our hotel room. After trying 3 times, he's finally sleeping. He has a death grip still on a balloon and rubber bathtub truck. Please pray he sleeps well tonight and wakes up happy! We realize this is good for him to grieve. We are exhausted, I will add pics and post more tomorrow.
Colin with his nanny
Colin's finding spot
18 comments:
He is adorable!! Can't wait to see him in person :)
Precious!!!
I know your hearts are so full and you are exhausted! This is an amazing journey and I'm so thankful you allowed us to follow along. Love you friend and praying for Colin to "feel the love" from his new forever family and feel God's loving arms around you all too.
He is beyond precious!!! LOVE every single photo~ his smile is beautiful! SO thankful to see him in your arms~ what we have all prayed for!!! Your love will mend his heart! Blessings and love tonight!!! XO
He will feel your love soon...hang in there....it has all happened in accord to God's will.....xoxo
Hang in there Lori. I am sure you are exhausted...but small steps to the start of a long happy life together. Praying for you all...but especially Kati and Colin. Cheering you on from across the ocean.
Look at his gorgeous smile!!! You know it's in there!!!!! You look beautiful too, my friend!!! Congratulations to the entire "B" family!!!!! Another precious child is an orphan no more! Praise God!
Lifting you up in MN!
Love,
Diana
Amazing.......
So happy for you all. Praying that Colin will feel the genuine love and comfort of your family--HIS family--and that each day will get better and better... As they say in Spanish (sorry no idea how to say it in Chinese) "poco a poco".....step by step...little by little...
Happy forever family!!!
Lori,
I am thinking of your family and praying for you. Congratulations! I am sure it is so hard to see him grieve even when you know it is necessary. I cannot imagine how hard that is for all of you. I will pray that he feel your love and comfort quickly.
Hugs,
Kim
P.S. I love his smile!!!
Happy Forever Family Day! I love Colin's smile, and yours too! (by the way, your hair looks great, grin!) The first few days are both the hardest and sweetest, aren't they? Enjoy your newborn! :-) --Kristin from HandanKids
Oh Lori! He is just beautiful! Hang in there......sounds like he is grieving like Carmen did, but he will feel your love soon. I can't wait to hear all the details. Dying to know what Kati is saying/doing with all of this? Is Colin warming up to her? Okay, I'll stop!!:) Congratulations you guys!!!
Lori, Sally is right, it brings back memories of Carmen. One of my favorite stories was about a Pastor that adopted two children from and orphange and as the car was headed down the driveway leaving the orphange the kids were reaching back to grasp what they were leaving. It is an illustration of people coming to Christ through a salvation experince but we want to hold on to everything that provided us comfort from our old lives. When the truth is, it is what lies ahead that is the true comfort. For Colin it will be the love and comfort you and Danny supply in the years to come that will be his real source of happiness and security. I praise God for your journey and the blessings He will provide in your future.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! What a beautiful day. Praying for your time together in China and Colin's grieving. Congratulations!
Congratulations! He is precious! Praying for all of the family and I can't wait to meet him in person.
Praying for Colin and all of you! He is absolutely precious! God is so good! We are so, so , so happy for all of you! Praying! Praying!
Oh, Lori! Colin is adorable and Katie looks so sweet with her big smile! It's all coming together! Colin will bond in no time!:) Just try to get plenty of rest and sleep!
So happy for you all!
Love, hollym.:)
Precious! I am so happy for you Lori. What an awesome picture of God's love. Happy Family. You are in my prayers. Love You.
BEAUTIFUL! So happy for you guys! He is adorable and I love his smile! :)
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