Well, it's been quite the 48 hours in our household. Alexander arrived home safe and sound shortly after midnight on Saturday, January 15, 2005. His flight was scheduled to arrive at 10:57 p.m. but it was delayed in Vancouver so his "Gotcha Day" is officially January 15th instead of the 14th.
We had some family and friends at the airport with us to share in the moment, and it was lots of fun with everyone chatting and hanging out before the flight got there, and then lots of smiles and well wishes once Alex finally arrived.
Alex's escort was amazing. She was a young woman and her English was very strong, so she was able to tell us a fair bit about his journey and his last feedings, diaper change, etc. She was so sweet and we were so grateful to her for having taken such care of Alex on his flight home to us.
Candace from Conlin's was there with her daughter and son-in-law there as well. Angela from CB also came by, but couldn't stay because of the flight being 90 minutes late. Candace was such a joy to have there, and she was wonderful at helping us understand the process and also taking care of the problem of a misplaced passport for Alex. It was found by someone who turned it in, so the passport did get returned to us, but it meant we were all at the airport a wee bit longer than expected.
The drive home was quite wonderful, with Alex falling asleep soon after we got on the road. Overall, he's been so amazing. He's sleeping pretty well, and he's taking his bottle quite well. We'll start slowly transitioning him to the formula we hope to use for him, and we already introduced a bit of rice cereal which he took pretty well.
We're so grateful to everyone who came to the airport and helped us out so much. Christine (Alex's mom) was wonderful at helping to sort out some of the details for us and looking after things behind the scenes. With family and friends taking pictures for us, we were able to focus on Alex and making sure he was doing okay.
Alex's foster family sent us such lovely gifts as well - quite unexpected! They sent a lovely hanbok (hard to believe he'll ever be that big), but they also sent him a cute winter jacket, two sweaters, and a pair of jeans. They were also kind enough to send us a cutlery set that Alex used in Korea, that includes a beautiful spoon and chopsticks. In addition, they sent us two statues (something like paper maché) of a man and a woman in traditional hanboks. They will be cherished forever. We also got back the camera we sent, and they also included a small album of photos of Alex over the past few months, as well as pictures of the family that took such good care of him.
It's hard to express how it feels to have him here with us finally. He's such a happy baby and we can't wait to get to know him better so we can know what he likes and doesn't like. I've posted a few pictures in two new family albums.
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