It's the big day!! Needless to say, it was a little hard to sleep last night... Amy woke up at least once an hour thinking it was about time to get up :) What a unique adventure this has been so far. I wish we could adequately describe all the sights and sounds. For example, being a partially Muslim country, there are constantly sounds of Muslim chanting and praying outside of our room. All through the night we heard the chants/prayers and the local poultry. :)
We just had some French Toast at the Guest Home and are just waiting at this point! We'll be heading over to the orphanage in about an hour to meet our children in person for the first time. We are ready for whatever happens...we know that Tarik has been through a lot and he is slow to warm up to some people. We have been praying that he responds to us well, but we know that he might not. Please pray for our little guy. We try to imagine what he must be thinking and feeling and we know this will be a scary event for him.
We still can't believe this is really happening! We've been in this process for so long, but it's very different to be here about to have our lives changed dramatically in an instant. We will try to post later today, but please understand that we might be just a little busy with our kids!! :)
Love,
Phil & Amy
FYI: Buy the time I posted this tyey have meet thier childern. I cant wait to meet them.
Amy's Dad
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Posted by Amy & Phil Weinmeister at 5:06 AM
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Thrilled for you. You were so kind to follow our journey and now you are finally on your own. I hope the initial meeting of your children went well. There are so many emotions you will process these next few days but it is all worth it and you will be blessed! Congratulations to you as you are loving parents with your forever children now! Prayers and blessings are with you.
I woke up this morning thinking you had probably met them already, I can't wait to see photos and hear about the entire journey! I am so glad they introduced Tarik to Sophie already, I think that will make it a little easier for him. At least he has seen pictures of you guys and that will probably help him feel more comfortable. We are praying he warms up to you quickly, can't wait to meet them both but I know it will take Tarik time to warm up to all of us over here! BTW - the pups miss you but they are being good (they had some much needed snuggle time with us last night before they went to bed). :) Can't wait until you are back!
Love you all! :)
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