I have a warrior!

WE GOT SEAN! Wait until you see the boys hair doo. Here's the long and the short of it. We were driven to the Adoption Civil Affairs Office, waited with about 40-50 other parents, and each was called rather rapidly, and a child was laid unto there arms. Well, at least the parents who got infants. Those kids didn't seem to really care. However, our little An En (Sean's Chinese name, and pronounced Uhn-Uhn), is able to walk, so the care giver stood there with him, and basically we had to pick him up. Dawn tried, but apparently Sean reached more for me, so I took him. Our facilitator/translator said this might happen. And for at least a half hour, the poor guy just cried from the depths of his soul. This is what I have dreaded since getting here, and my heart ached with his. For two years, people who really did love him and care for him, the only people Sean has known, just left him with strangers. It was one of the sadest things I've been apart of for sometime. He finally fell a sleep in my arms for the ride back to the hotel. He hasn't cried since but still looks at us with suspicion. We went to dinner tonight and on the walk back I put him down and he held my hand and walked himself. Yes, my arms get a rest.

He still looks at you, makes eye contact, then turns to look at something else. We got two smiles out of him: One when I wiped his hands with a wet-wipe-maybe it tickled, and the second when we stopped to watch cars go by. We were told by the orphanage worker he likes to watch the cars go by, so he may be our "car" guy.
As I write this, we are back in our room, and he is standing by himself-maybe pooping :) That's a good thing, right? Will seems very concerned about him. He's told me several times I need to change his diaper. I think Will is very interested in being a big brother. Liz thinks he's the cutest thing.

Well, I pray we are off to a good start. We shall see what tonight holds. Tomorrow we have to leave at 8:30 for the Civil Affairs Office again and be interview several times as to the fact that yes, we do want Sean. Is there anybody who gets to that point and says, "no, I think I've changed my mind." Maybe there are. The other family we are with was joined with their 7 year old daughter. My heart goes out to them too. This young girl has been with a foster family for 4 years, again, the only family she has known. How did this family tell her they could not keep her? This is when I just wish families could stay together as God designed. But I am glad there are people out there willing to give of their heart and give these kids a family.

Well, here are some shots of our new son