Milestones

No pictures to post because we are headed out the door in just a little bit for the airport but I wanted to write down something that happened last night. So around 8pm, just as we were finishing up bath time, Ronnie came up to the room from the lobby where he was settling our bill to let us know Matthew's passport had arrived! He said the orphanage director and his wife were downstairs and wanted to see Kang Hua. So we headed downstairs, boys in their PJs and all and said hello. Our guide Yisha was with them so it was great to get some translation in. I wish we could have asked more but it didn't seem that she wanted to translate too much personal messages for us. The orphanage director's wife reached for Matthew right away and he happily went to her arms. She kissed him and hugged him tight. You could tell she had been missing him tons. She was asking him for kisses and he obliged and then turned to me with his arms outstretched. He was reaching for me! Yisha was thrilled he wanted to come back to me. She said that was a great sign and I think explained that to the director and his wife ;) The director held Matthew for a minute or so afterward and then he reached for me again. Again Yisha seemed thrilled! Of course my heart melted a bit....I love this kid! The orphanage director's wife held Matthew one more time. Cuddling him close and speaking to him as if she was giving him life instructions. He reached for me again. You could tell she was happy and sad that he was wanting to come back to my arms. They said goodbye and took quite a while to leave the hotel. They just kept stopping and looking back at him. Even when they got outside they stopped outside of the windows and watched back in on us in the lobby. 

What a blessing that Matthew was so cared for in that orphanage. We are forever grateful to them for living him so much!