Post by christinam on Aug 7, 2006 8:10:09 GMT -5
Hi girls,
so while i have a few minutes, Kira is taking her am nap, i will let you know how everything went....
so on july 26,2006, dh and i set out for the airport at 7:30 to arrive at 8:00 and fill out some paper work with our social worker...
we then go to get a bite to eat as two before we become 3!!!!!
at 10:00...we meet our social worker again......fil out final paper work......Kira is suppoed to arrive at 10:30 our time, the delay pops on the screen minutes before arrival saying 11:40.......now 11:40 rolls around, they say another delay......2:00 am.....due to thunderstorms and staff issues they are sitting on a runnway in detroit!!!!!at 1:45 they take 4 new moms waiting for their babies and their families up to a private area where they will hand you your babies....family comes etc...i had about 30 family members from my side dh had 5....amazing! lol.....just before Kira was coming out, my hands and stomach got numb, i had the shakes, and my little borther rubbed my hands and calmed me down......along with my mom and dh.....
so now 3 babies come off with an escort, next is our daughter....
they bring her over to me and instant looked at me and knew i was her mommy, cried with joe we laughed!!!!!i cried my eyes out when they handed her to us,she is real, she is here!!!!!she is finally home!!!!!!everyone took some pics, then we left....Kira was crying and hungry so we stopped and gave her a bottle, then headed home!!!!!we then got home i have her a sponge and put her jammies on, and from there this has been the most fantsastic amazing experience ever imagineable!!!!!!!!!!i wouldnt trade motherhood for anything in life!!!!!!!Kira is sitting up slowly, she coos, rolls over and everyone witnessed she say umma, which is mommy in korean!!!!!she gives me a look i melt!!!!!!!
she loves her toys and all her pets, the pets love her too......she is the apple of my parents and brother, and grandparents eye for sure!!!!!
at night i dance with her to put her to sleep, we have special songs from celine dions miracle cd......we take daily walks, she went to her first concert sat.....an oldies show, and yesterday put her bikini on and went swimming!!!!!!
Kira had some belly issues, formula issues and is doing better thank God!!!!!she gained 1 1/2 pds. since arivaing, our dr, said she is well taken care of!!!!!!i will be back with photos asap, xoxoxox thanks again for all your support!!!!!!!!all the waiting is a blur!!!!!!!!!chrissy
so while i have a few minutes, Kira is taking her am nap, i will let you know how everything went....
so on july 26,2006, dh and i set out for the airport at 7:30 to arrive at 8:00 and fill out some paper work with our social worker...
we then go to get a bite to eat as two before we become 3!!!!!
at 10:00...we meet our social worker again......fil out final paper work......Kira is suppoed to arrive at 10:30 our time, the delay pops on the screen minutes before arrival saying 11:40.......now 11:40 rolls around, they say another delay......2:00 am.....due to thunderstorms and staff issues they are sitting on a runnway in detroit!!!!!at 1:45 they take 4 new moms waiting for their babies and their families up to a private area where they will hand you your babies....family comes etc...i had about 30 family members from my side dh had 5....amazing! lol.....just before Kira was coming out, my hands and stomach got numb, i had the shakes, and my little borther rubbed my hands and calmed me down......along with my mom and dh.....
so now 3 babies come off with an escort, next is our daughter....
they bring her over to me and instant looked at me and knew i was her mommy, cried with joe we laughed!!!!!i cried my eyes out when they handed her to us,she is real, she is here!!!!!she is finally home!!!!!!everyone took some pics, then we left....Kira was crying and hungry so we stopped and gave her a bottle, then headed home!!!!!we then got home i have her a sponge and put her jammies on, and from there this has been the most fantsastic amazing experience ever imagineable!!!!!!!!!!i wouldnt trade motherhood for anything in life!!!!!!!Kira is sitting up slowly, she coos, rolls over and everyone witnessed she say umma, which is mommy in korean!!!!!she gives me a look i melt!!!!!!!
she loves her toys and all her pets, the pets love her too......she is the apple of my parents and brother, and grandparents eye for sure!!!!!
at night i dance with her to put her to sleep, we have special songs from celine dions miracle cd......we take daily walks, she went to her first concert sat.....an oldies show, and yesterday put her bikini on and went swimming!!!!!!
Kira had some belly issues, formula issues and is doing better thank God!!!!!she gained 1 1/2 pds. since arivaing, our dr, said she is well taken care of!!!!!!i will be back with photos asap, xoxoxox thanks again for all your support!!!!!!!!all the waiting is a blur!!!!!!!!!chrissy
I am glad all went well with pick up, all of those delays had to be awful. I but you just wanted to scream!!!! It is great that she is gaining weight and that she is doing so well. I knew you were going to be a perfect mommy!!! 
When do you find out more about her surgery?