Meeting our Daughter...........

Well, it was hard to sleep last night, after trying to unwind from the long trip and adjusting to the time change, then having the anticipation of meeting Olivia today! We were up very early, we did a little bit of exploring, bought some items from a bakery for breakfast, and then got a message we were to be at Eastern at 9:30 am and meet with Olivia at 10. So, we took the subway to Eastern, filled out paperwork, met with the social worker, and then in came Olivia with her foster mom! You could tell the foster mom recognized us from the pictures. She begin to say "mom" and "dad" to Olivia as she pointed to us. Olivia was just perfect! She was so tiny and cute! It almost seemed unreal to be seeing this little person who's picture we have been staring at for 3 and a half months! We went into a private room with some toys. She let us hold her a little bit at a time, and then she would start to cry and wanted her foster mom. You can tell her foster mom takes great care of her and she seems really attached. She also has a bit of a runny nose, which I think added to her clinginess. So, we spent about 45 minutes with her, we would ask questions to the foster mom and our case worker would interpret. She gave us some pictures she has taken of Olivia, and she said she has more she'll bring next time. Some pictures included her 6 and 8 year old grandsons, which she said Olivia really enjoys, so I'm sure she'll love her brothers! We got lots of information from talking with her, and our overall impression is that she probably gets a lot of attention! We asked about meeting her tomorrow, and the foster mom said she thought it was better that she didn't go out because it made Olivia's nose run more when she went outside! So, they told us to meet back there on Monday at 4, and we asked if at that time we could take Olivia back to the hotel with us, and the social worker agreed! We were happy about that! We will then have almost a whole day with her in our hotel before we get on the plane Tuesday evening. After our visit, Olivia met with the pediatrician there at Eastern since she had a cold. She checked her lungs, throat, ears, etc., and said she just had a common cold. Olivia then left, and we met with the founder of Eastern (who is in his 90's and still comes to work!) and the new president of Eastern. Then we met with a bunch of other adoptive families and they served us an authentic Korean lunch. It was delicious! We also got to see Angie and her family (here from Belleville, adopting Theo) and it was nice to see a familiar face! We are now emotionally and physically exhausted, but looking forward to 3 days of sightseeing. Here is a slideshow of some more pictures from our visit.