Gotcha Day

Monday, May 11th, we left the hotel a little after 3:00 p.m. to get Drew. We were waiting where there were many families and they said we will take you upstairs so you can get your children in a quiet setting. (There is one other woman with us picking up her 8 year old girl.) I was waiting for the elevator when all of a sudden I look down the couch and there he is sitting. Bill was great with him. He went right up and gave him hi five and they hit is right off. I went over and tried not to cry. He saw the tears and looked a little frightened so I worked hard to keep them in. We then went up to the quiet room. The orphanage director, paperwork lady, his social worker and teacher were all there with him. He is even more beautiful in person. He has a sweet personality and loves to help and share with others. He was very excited and moving up and down after we got him. I had to deal with the business side while Bill got to see the folders of work he brought with him. He seemed a little more nervous of me, but went right to Bill. Then I was able to ask questions of the social worker and teacher and we exchanged email addresses. They seemed concerned to hear how he is doing. They described him as smart, clever and tricky. They said he likes to move from one thing to another not keeping a lot of concentration on one thing. We haven't seen that too much. Then we went back to the hotel together. He said he wants to go to America. In the room he began to draw and then got teary for about 10 minutes. We showed him the DVD of his home we made and that helped. We went and got some wonderful food at the deli next to the hotel and took it back to the room to eat. He loved taking a bath and smiled a lot. He slept great. Bill and I wish we slept that good.