Gotcha Day!

The day finally came.  Our guide (Grace is her name too), took us to the adoption center in Guangzhou this afternoon.  So just after 1:00 in the morning at home we were meeting our son Jackson.  After all the time doing the home study, putting endless paperwork together, all the frustrating delays; we were at the adoption center for maybe 15-20 minutes tops.  That includes the time we waited on Jackson to arrive.  Unbelievable, all that time preparing for the meeting and just after meeting him, we walk out the door with him.  

Saying Lisa and I were nervous would be an understatement.  So many thoughts running through our heads, is he really healthy?  Is he nervous?  Is he going to like us?  He showed up smiling and never stopped.  Just like every picture we have seen of him.  When we were walking out of the building, Grace (guide Grace) asked him if he was ready to leave and he responded with "to the States?".  

We went straight back to the hotel.  Grace (guide Grace) stayed for a while to help but he was too busy playing with his new cars (thanks Candy G.) and Grace.  We spent the next two hours playing cars and throw the duck.  Pretty good little arm on him but I don't think he has ever seen anybody catch anything until today.  I caught the little toy duck a few times with one hand not knowing he was watching.  He then started trying to catch it with one hand where before he would just watch it hit the bed.  

We are all hungry, at least three of us are.  We're not sure about Jack.  So were off to get some supper.  Fun times.