Day 2- Our first visit

Today started early for us. We were up by 6:00. It's a 2 hr drive to our destination so we had to get a head start because of the traffic. We had a great Skype with the little ones this morning. It was so good to see Micah, Colby, and Levi and hear their voices. I miss them so much already. It's a strange feeling to be so sad to be away from your children, but at the same time not want to leave because you know you would be leaving one behind. It's pretty tough emotionally.

We went for our first visit today. It made all of the mess we went through yesterday traveling seem like a tiny pebble in the road. I cannot put into words the way it felt to actually see our baby boy for the first time. All of the worrying and fear was gone as soon as I had him in my arms. I wasn't really sure how I would feel when I saw him. Would I immediately feel like he was mine? or Would I feel like I was playing with a baby somewhere like in the nursery at church? I can honestly say without hesitation that as soon I held him, I knew he was ours. I knew God has chosen him to complete our family. He is absolutely perfect!

It took him a few minutes to warm up to us, but after just a little while he was having so much fun. He took to Daniel a lot quicker than he took to me. Maybe because he hasn't seen a lot of men...maybe because he liked Daniel's beard (he was fascinated by this), or maybe they just already have that father/son connection that I prayed for. Whatever  the reason, it was so amazing to watch them play. He even gave Daniel some kisses! I prayed for so long that God was not only preparing us, but that He would prepare Lex for our visit. Again God showed how faithful He is! It seemed like Lex had already chosen us just like we had already chosen him. We only got to visit for about 2 hrs. They took him away to eat lunch. I asked if I could feed him, but they said no. Hopefully tomorrow I will get to.

We will get to visit again tomorrow! Can't wait. The President is coming to visit here so the traffic is supposed to be unbelievable so we are not sure if we will get to visit again Friday. I am praying that we do. I am already dreading leaving Lex here. I am going to miss him so much. I know God will keep him safe and take care of him until we can bring him home. Praying for the patience to wait for that day.