Here is the journal entry from that day (July 25, 2007):
Our first moments with Korbin... he slept and we pushed the baby carriage around the building. We laughed at his snoring and tried several time to wake him up unsuccessfully. He's a deep sleeper! Finally, after about 4 laps around the building he woke up. He looked at us both. First Ryan, then me, then Ryan, then me... Very confused. We took a few pictures and made him laugh a little. He tugged at the camera bag strap. Our translator came over and took him away. We were interrupting nap time and would come back later when he was awake. As she pushed the carriage away, Korbin sat up and looked back at us one last time. How cute!
We went inside to talk to the staff about Korbin. They told us all about his family. Korbin was born on August 30th, 2006. His mother delivered him in the hospital and on the same day signed away her rights to him. Korbin spent some time the in hospital before coming to the orphanage (normal). He's been in the orphanage since he was 3 months old. They think his dad might be from Uzbekistan, but no one knows for certain.
Then, off to the Business Center to translate a few documents. Ryan and I were really tired and wanted to take a nap... but we stayed awake and alert and waited for our next visit to the orphanage. Finally, 4 o'clock came and we were ready to visit an AWAKE Korbin! :)
Waiting in the play room we were greeted by a rested an fed little baby boy. Korbin was wearing a "violet" pair of overalls with a pink shirt, white socks with hearts, and purple shoes. We questioned his attire, but not long enough to prevent us from spending time with our son. Ryan held him for a few minutes as he studied our faces, again, and was introduced to a squeaky chicken and multi-colored baby flashlight that we brought for him. The squeaky chicken was an instant hit! We played with Korbin for about an hour. We held him, made him laugh, and took lots of pictures. He loved being held and crawled into our laps anytime we set him on the floor. He can lift himself up and stand with support. He's very curious, outgoing and happy. He is a staff favorite. Everyone loves his crooked smile that exposes his 5 little teeth. The hour passed quickly and it was time to leave. This day we would remember for the rest of our lives. It's the day we met our son.
1 comment:
Wow, time has really flown by. It's great that you have your journal entries and great memories to remember this by. Very touching.
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