Tomorrow

Tomorrow Josh and I will say good-bye to our three sweet girls and head to LAX.  I am tearing up as I write this because I am going to miss these girls so much!  Josh and I have never been away from them for more than 3 days and even then we could not wait to come home and see them.  We will be in contact with them through real time, face time something like that.  Even though it will be hard to wave goodbye there is such joy in knowing that we are so close to seeing Jed....holding him, hugging him, kissing him and loving him!  I can not wait to hold him in my arms and touch his sweet baby skin and hair.  I have a picture of what it will be like and hope it's as sweet as my thoughts.  He has been the cute boy in the numerous pictures we have for far too long.  I am ready to meet our son and bring him home.

The reality that we are going to get Jed is also a little bitter sweet because I have feared that he would be sad when he left his foster family.  I spoke with another mom, who has adopted from Hong Kong, and she told me that if Jed cries it's good because he needs to grieve too.  I had never thought about it this way and so thankful for this renewed perspective.  Yes Jed may cry but that's only because he was so loved and he needs to release the sadness from losing all that he knew.  I will love him through each tear and hope that he quickly realizes that he is with his mommy and daddy and that everything is just as it should be.

I appreciate so much the love and care that his foster family have given him!  They will forever be a part of his family and ours.  I look forward to meeting them and hopefully giving them peace about where Jed is going.  It must be so hard for them to say good-bye too.  Jed has been a part of their family for a while now and I know, because I saw it in the video, that there is a deep love for Jed.  I hope we walk away from this family with them knowing that Jed will be loved for who he is and supported in the best way so he can succeed in all areas of life.  This little boy, our son, will know that even though his foster family is not around love is!

FYI...Hong Kong is one day ahead so when we meet him on Tuesday it will be Monday here.  Four days until he is in our arms...Oh I can't stand the wait!!!

If you don't mind please pray for safe travel and that everything goes smoothly.  Josh checked the weather and it looks like it might rain and possibly be very windy.  This make it kind of hard to be venturing out with a little one.  But who know after all it is a very warm rain and we may just have our first dance in it!