'D' Day - Daughter Day!!
Wow! Actually woke up with butterflies in our stomachs this morning. It was a very long wait until 2pm when our guide came to collect us.
We arrived at the Civil Affairs Office at about 2.25pm only to find approximately 30 other couples all grouped in the reception area also waiting for their children. It wasn't really what we'd imagined - certainly not an environment to revel in such a personal moment! The bulk of the group were Belgian families but there were also a couple of families from USA and us (the only British couple).
My heart sank, (and I could see the Jude was equally upset) when the first little boy was brought in to be united with his waiting parents. As his carer passed him to his new Mummy, the little boy open his lungs and filled the whole building with the sound of very traumatic crys. He was absolutely devastated and everyone in the room grew more anxious immediately. He was about 4 years old though, so this must have been so difficult for him.
Our daughter arrived next. A tiny little bundle, wide eyed and curious. I took her carefully and spoke softly to her - she stared at me hard and then took a long look at her new Daddy. Again, she stared at him for the longest time and then held her arms out for him to take her. We couldn't have hoped for anything more. It seemed that she knew who we were instictively and knew that she was safe with us.... she checked us all out some more and then fell asleep in my arms. Wow!!
Wow! Actually woke up with butterflies in our stomachs this morning. It was a very long wait until 2pm when our guide came to collect us.
We arrived at the Civil Affairs Office at about 2.25pm only to find approximately 30 other couples all grouped in the reception area also waiting for their children. It wasn't really what we'd imagined - certainly not an environment to revel in such a personal moment! The bulk of the group were Belgian families but there were also a couple of families from USA and us (the only British couple).
My heart sank, (and I could see the Jude was equally upset) when the first little boy was brought in to be united with his waiting parents. As his carer passed him to his new Mummy, the little boy open his lungs and filled the whole building with the sound of very traumatic crys. He was absolutely devastated and everyone in the room grew more anxious immediately. He was about 4 years old though, so this must have been so difficult for him.
Our daughter arrived next. A tiny little bundle, wide eyed and curious. I took her carefully and spoke softly to her - she stared at me hard and then took a long look at her new Daddy. Again, she stared at him for the longest time and then held her arms out for him to take her. We couldn't have hoped for anything more. It seemed that she knew who we were instictively and knew that she was safe with us.... she checked us all out some more and then fell asleep in my arms. Wow!!
2 comments:
I am so happy for you guys, I cried my eyes out when I saw you both with your little daughter. Finally. Get back soon and safely.
Hurraaaaah!!!!!! We are thrilled for you. She is so lovely. Huge congratulations to you all.
love Cindy, Matt, Lana, Mei-Xi
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