I LOVE Ji-uk!!!! He is so cute!!!!!!!!! Oh he was dressed so cute!!! I saw Dr. Cho and it was so nice to see her. I started to cry as soon as Ji-uk walked in the door. He is a beautiful child. His foster mother is so kind, warm hearted and perfect. Ji-uk's foster sister really liked Ji-uk and she was also very sweet. I have only met Mrs.You in passing before, she is great. She was so helpful.
Ji-uk did not want me to hold him at all. Meigooksaram Omma is no good right now! But he loved the gerber baby puffs and the Pororo microphone toy I bought him! He also played Gak-koo with me (Korean peek-a-boo).
Mrs.Go was too generous to me and game me a gorgeous heirloom set of metal inlayed chopsticks and matching spoons. I can't wait to use them on a special Korean meal.
There really are not a whole lot of words to describe today's meeting. I just love Ji-uk, and he is a perfect child. I miss him terribly already, but the feeling is not mutual, so I get an extra meeting with him on Thursday, and I become his new mother on Friday (it's Tuesday here now). I fly home Sunday evening.
Tomorrow I will go to Gwangju City to see where Ji-uk was born, the city must be beautiful, and I hear the cuisine in Gwangju is heavenly. I am very excited. I have never been outside of Seoul, this will be a treasured experience for sure!
Thursday I get a new guide, and I am going to check out some palaces, and shop!!!!
Now I can going to try to eat some "Seoul Food" without going into anaphalytic shock, and dying! Wish me luck, I'm starving and allergic to much of Korean cuisine, but what i can eat I just LOVE!!!
I will stop by some Parisian Bakeries and get some sandwiches to take back to the hotel room for later..
I also hope to have dinner with a family from NJ tonight.
I also met a couple adopting from Norway who were wonderful!!
Day One- amazing!!!!!!!!!
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I'm so excited for you. That first meeting is just incredible, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI think you'll have so much fun visiting Ji-uk's birth city. We visited our son's birth city and it was the best part of the trip, other than meeting our son of course.
You continue to be in my prayers as you travel and transition. Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip! I'm living vicariously through you. :)
Amy
So happy for you! Love that he loved the gerber puffs and you can never go wrong with Pororo! :):) As I type this it is early Friday morning...the BIG day! Can't wait to see photos and hear all about the wonderful luncheon and more importantly your beautiful gotcha day!
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