We arrived home on November 6th, 2009 after three weeks away. We could not miss Paula more. At the airport Paula and Ian met for the first time, afterjust a few hours they were playing.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Ian's first week @ home
Llegamos el 6 de noviembre de 2009 de vuelta a Puerto Rico luego de casi tres semanas. No podiamos extranar mas a Paula. En el aeropuerto tuvimos una reunion familiar en donde Paula se encontro con su hermanos por primera vez. En tan solo horas ya los dos chicos se encontraban jugando.
We arrived home on November 6th, 2009 after three weeks away. We could not miss Paula more. At the airport Paula and Ian met for the first time, afterjust a few hours they were playing.
We arrived home on November 6th, 2009 after three weeks away. We could not miss Paula more. At the airport Paula and Ian met for the first time, afterjust a few hours they were playing.
Our Jurney to Ian!!!
Finalmente estamos de vuelta. El viaje a China para traer a casa a nuestro hijo fue una experiencia maravillosa, si la tuviera que compararcon algo la compararia con el momento en que nacio nuestra hija Paula Sofia. Muchas emociones, nervios pero sobre todo mucha alegria. Nuesto hijo Ian es perfecto para nuestra familia, Dios definitivamente puso su mano para reunirnos. En China nos encontramos con muchas familias que al igual que nosotros se encontraban adoptando, nos sorprendio ver la cantidad de familias que se han cambiado al programa de "special needs". Aqui les incluyo alguna del las fotos denuestra traveria.
Finally we are back home!! Our China trip to bring Ian home was a great experience. If I have to compare it to something, I would say only giving birth to Paula would be at the same level, there were som many emotions, nerves and hapines. Ian is perfect for our family, God definetly reunite us with our son. While in China we met a lot of families adopting children, it was surprising to see how many families had change to the special needs program due to the long wait on the regular one. I'm including some of the pictures of our journey.
Llegando al aeropuerto de Beijing. Este terminal lo construyeron para las Olimpiadas 2008.
Arriving at Beijing airport . This terminal was build for the 2008 Olympic games.
Great Wall of China. Tengo que reconocer que solo caminamos una minima parte.
Primera foto de Ian. Pueden ver su carita de asustado.
First picture of Ian
Primera foto de Ian con baba, pueden observar que lo convencimos con comida para la foto- miren su mano derecha.
First picture of Ian with baba (chinesse word for daddy). We convinced him with food.
Finally we are back home!! Our China trip to bring Ian home was a great experience. If I have to compare it to something, I would say only giving birth to Paula would be at the same level, there were som many emotions, nerves and hapines. Ian is perfect for our family, God definetly reunite us with our son. While in China we met a lot of families adopting children, it was surprising to see how many families had change to the special needs program due to the long wait on the regular one. I'm including some of the pictures of our journey.
Arriving at Beijing airport . This terminal was build for the 2008 Olympic games.
Completando las formas de entrada, en ese momento nos habiamos encontrado con Chris y Sharon otra familia de nuestra agencia adoptando.
Completing customs forms, the couple to the side are Chris and Sharon another family from our agency.
Primer dia de turismo en Beijing visitando el "Forbiden City"
First da of the trip- visiting "Forbiden City" -Beijing
Temple of Heaven
Bird Nest - Olympics 2008
GOTCHA DAY OCTOBER 25, 2009
Luego de esto nos fuimos para el aeropuerto para volar a la provincia en donde nos encontrariamos con Ian. La sorpresa fue que aun cuando nos habian dicho que lo veriamos al otro dia el chico estaba esperandonos en el hotel cuando lleamos a las 10:30pm.
After visiting the great wall we went directly to the airport to flight to the province (HohHot- Inner Mongolia) to meet our son. We were told we will meet him the day after we arrive but what a big surprise, he was waiting at the hotel for us when we arrived at 10:30pm.
First picture of Ian
Foto con persona del orfelinato. En ese momento nos enteramos que Ian si estaba en un foster home pero no pudimos conoer a los "foster parents"
Picture with caregiver from the orphanage. At that time we learned that Ian was in a foster home most of the time, we could not meet the foster parents.
First picture of Ian with baba (chinesse word for daddy). We convinced him with food.
Pimer bano con mama, realmente no lo disfruto y grito bastante.
First bath with mama, did not enjoy the bath.
Firmando papeles al proximo dia, fueron muchos!!!!
Signing documents the next day.
Primeras sonrisas de Ian para baba y mama.
First smiles for baba and mama.
Aqui ya esta posando como todo un profesional al tercer dia. Este dia nos fuimos a hacer turismo por Hohhot capital de Inner Mongolia.
Posing like a little artist
Museo
Parque cercano al hotel
Calles de Hohhot
Los ultimos cinco dias los pasamos en Guanghzou al sur de China en donde nos encontramos nuevamente con el grupode nuestra agencia ya con sus hijas (os) y con muchas familias mas.
The last five days we stayed ion Guanghzou in the south of China were we completed all the required paperwork witht he US Consulate.
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