It was the coldest day of the winter. There had been a snow storm the day before. I was scheduled to fly out of one airport, but there were problems with the aircraft, so I had to make a mad dash to another airport an hour and a half away to finally catch a flight to Boston.
Meeting your child for the first time in a crowded airport is surreal. Everything else faded into the background and all I could see was a very tired, very sad little girl. I couldn't wait to scoop her up in my arms and be her mommy.
We had been waiting for Rebecca to arrive for over a year. But all the pain of that long wait faded away as soon as I had her in my arms. As excited as I was to finally hold her, I was also aware of all that she had left behind, and this made me a little sad too.
Rebecca's escort Molly was wonderful. She traveled to Ethiopia and spent a week there with Rebecca before flying more than 30 hours to bring her home to us.
After a chat with the escort, a bite to eat and a quick change of clothes, Rebecca and I were ready to catch our flight home to the rest of the family.
Today, January 14, 2013, we stood with the Surrogate Court Judge for photos. Rebecca's adoption was actually finalized on December 14th. But, since Brad had traveled to Ethiopia in April of 2011 to meet Rebecca and to appear in the Ehiopian Court, we did not need to appear in court in the US. However, since we had photos in the court room and with the judge for all the other kids, we asked if we could take pictures in the court room and with her anyway, the judge kindly agreed.
So today, we got all dressed up in our Sunday-go-meeting clothes, and went to the court house for our photo session.
1 comment:
I loved seeing the family photos. I grew up in Derry, NH with Brad. The email address I have used to contact Brad in the past doesn't seem to be active anymore. Perhaps you could pass on mine: davidmdrouin@sbcglobal.net
All the best,
-David
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