TAE IS HOME!!!

Our baby is home and he is amazing!!! We feel so incredibly blessed. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect child. He is just undescribable. Maybe this is just a new mom talking, but I think there is something very special about our little Tae. He has a beautiful little soul. He is adjusting very well. I knew his schedule in Korea because his foster mom had given us that information through our agency and we are trying to get him on that schedule and he is doing better everyday. I think today he is on American time. Right now while I am updating this he is playing with his daddy in his playroom. He really loves his daddy. He loves to sit with him in the recliner. It is so funny! They are just like two little old men. He also loves his doggie sisters and they don't seem to mind him much either. Here are some pics of us picking up our sweet angel in Washington DC and some pics of him in his new home. Thank you all so much for your prayers. Prayers have led us to our beautiful boy.

Hobbling Along

In less than a week Ben and I will be parents and we will get to finally hold our sweet angel Tae. Today I went and bought a musical drum for him just like one that I sent to Korea for him. We were told by his foster mother that he loves to play with the drum and I thought it would be great for me to have one at the airport when we meet him. It will be something familiar and hopefully it will help a little. I can't imagine how scared he may feel. I am so nervous for him. I just pray that he adjusts well and begins to love us as much as he we love him. I also bought a gift for the escort that will be bringing him to the United States. A man is bringing him and we thought it would be a good idea to get him something sports related. Now don't get mad Red Sox fans, because you know we are Red Sox fans, but I got him a NY Yankees hat. The ONLY reason I got a Yankees hat is because Chan Ho Park (a pitcher from Korea) just started playing for the Yankees (was with the Phillies last year). He was the first Korean ever signed to the MLB in the United States. I am getting Chan Ho Park monogrammed on the back of it and Tae's initials so he will never forget the precious gift he is bringing to us. Oh, and I forgot the reason I am "hobbling along" is because Ben and I went skiing last Thursday, I fell and heard something pop in my knee and I'm pretty sure I have torn my ACL. Great timing huh??? I will go to the orthopedic doctor on Thursday to find out for sure. Until later, just 6 MORE DAYS..........

TRAVEL CALL!!!!

Tae is coming home!!!!!!! We got the call this morning and our little boy is coming home on Monday, March 29th!!! We couldn't be happier and this call couldn't have come at a better time. I could not have made it through another weekend without knowing when my baby was coming home. Thank you to everyone that prayed that this would come quickly. Please pray for Tae's foster mother to enjoy every minute with him and to give her peace in her heart when he has to leave her care. I know this will be so hard for her. We love you all!!! Alli and Ben

Come on Travel Call!!!

Tae was issued his Visa yesterday in Korea which was the 16th there. I thought I would get the travel call this morning but I did not. Please please please pray we get our travel call tomorrow so our baby can come home.

It's Monday in Korea

I pray that this is our week for our travel call. Our agency in Korea is open now on Monday morning and I pray that they are working on paperwork for our son to come home. Please God let us get our travel call this week. Please let others who are waiting for referrals, travel calls, or approvals get good news this week too. While looking at another Korean adoption blog, I found this quote written below which describes exactly what is in my heart......

"My life was spent in a holding pattern awaiting the happiest landing ever made…so wonderful I'd do it all over and over again if each flight led to you. But I still wouldn't be able to tell you how much you mean to me. I just want to start each day by opening my eyes and seeing you and end each day seeing you before I close them. In between times, I'll just look in my heart. You are always there."– Ronald Reagan

Tae is 9 months old today!!!

Today our little Tae is 9 months old. I wish he were here to celebrate this milestone with us! I do know that he is being very well taken care of in his foster home in Korea, so I feel very grateful for that. I never worry about his safety or if he is being loved, I know he is. I pray that his foster mother will be given many blessings in her life for taking such wonderful care of our baby. I also pray that his birthmother will have peace and that she will know in her heart how loved her son is by so many people. It's so amazing how much you can love someone who you have never met. He was in my heart before I even knew his name or saw his picture. I love you Tae!! Come home soon, your daddy and I want to hold you and kiss you!! Enjoy these pics of Tae. These were taken less than a month a go. He is getting so big!

The Wait Is So Hard.

Well today, it has officially been 4 months since we got our referral for our sweet boy. I know I haven't posted in awhile. I began posting before when I was so stressed and needed an outlet and now I really need it again. Last week we became so hopeful because we finally found out that our son had made an embassy appearance in Korea and had his passport photo taken. That was last Thursday. Generally a Travel Call comes soon after that, but first he has to have what is called a Visa Interview, which is when the Social Worker from the agency in Korea returns the paperwork to the embassy (I think) and then he is cleared to leave. I can find out when the Visa Interview is scheduled by calling the State Department in DC. I have been calling everyday and they tell me it is still not scheduled. I am getting very frustrated and have no interest in doing anything. I know I sound terrible, but it is so hard to wait.

On a more positive note since I haven't even posted anything since we got the referral for our sweet baby boy, we have named him Tae (like Ty) Haze Min Hobbs. He is absolutely beautiful!!! He is also described as being a very smart and gentle baby. On February 16th we received updated pictures of him and his cheeks are just huge. I found out last week that at nearly nine months he weighs 21.3 pounds and is 28.7 inches tall...a big boy! We are so in love with him and we feel so blessed, we just want him to come home. Please pray we get our travel call VERY soon.