TRAVEL CALL!!!!

We got it!! 

We got it!!! 

Monday morning at 9am Clay calls me and has our agency on 3-way and she tells us we can now make our travel arrangements and go get our daughter!! Clay was in California until Tuesday night, so he called a travel agent and made our travel arrangements today. We are leaving for Korea in 5 days!!!
My anxiety level is through the roof! I am terrified of flying and I have never been out of the country. I am nervous and excited to meet my daughter. I can't believe its actually happening! I have SO MUCH to do to prepare.
I found this wonderfully worded letter from an adoption website, and would like to share it:

Dear Family and Friends,

As we prepare for the arrival of our daughter, we have learned that while buying cute outfits and stocking up on baby essentials is important, even more important is the emotional health of our baby. In her short life, our daughter will have gone through more changes and life altering experiences than most adults could handle. Imagine how much harder the changes will be for her. While she may not consciously remember the events, she will still experience immense loss, including feelings of grief and trauma. She's already experienced the loss of a birthmother and will soon experience the loss of familiar and comforting caretakers as well as the sights, smells, and language of his birth country. Her world will turn upside down. She will struggle with feeling safe and secure and she may lack the ability to trust that we will meet her needs.

We have prepared to meet her emotional needs so that she does learn that we will always take care of her and we will always keep her safe. We need your support. In order to form a strong and healthy attachment we will allow her to regress so that she has the opportunity to go through all of the emotional stages with us despite her chronological age. Although it may appear that we are spoiling her, we have been advised that it is best that we meet every need quickly and consistently. Until she has learned that we are her parents, we will need to be her primary caretakers at all times. It is essential that we always hold her, feed her, and do all of the nurturing. You may wonder how long this will take, but the timeline is different for every child. We will follow her lead and trust our instincts as her parents rather than worry about what society expects.

We have all been waiting anxiously for our daughter to arrive but she has not been waiting for us. She may show her grief and confusion in many ways and we are prepared to help her through it and prove that we are a forever family and this truly is her last stop. We trust that as our family and friends you will help us to do what is best for our daughter, and we thank you in advance for your support and understanding.

Sincerely,


Clay & Amanda