Brave Little Dude

Oh man! What a day...and so very different from our first meeting with Cael. Kai was VERY upset and wanted absolutely nothing to do with us. As terrible as I felt for him, it actually made me glad to know that he has a real ability to bond with people. He appeared absolutely devoted to the Nanny who brought him and did NOT want to go with us!

Once we got back to the hotel room, he wanted to put all of his clothes on that were sent with him...so we obliged. He finally laid down, but had been reluctant to sleep (having missed his regular nap). He did finally give up a few minutes ago, hence the opportunity for this quick post. The only thing he has taken any interest in, so far, are the pictures that we have of him and our other boys on the iPad.

According to the orphanage workers, he has been very healthy and is mostly potty trained, though he is still prone to a few accidents. He has let me take him to the bathroom twice, already, so that's working for us!

In the car ride back to the hotel, I noticed scars on each hand and it appears the syndactly on his left hand has been released and the cleft in his right hand has been narrowed...hmmm...they did not mention surgery when I asked about any major illness. Guess I will have to be more specific when we head back to Civil Affairs, tomorrow, to finalize the adoption. Since he won't let me remove his shoes, I don't know about his feet, yet.

Obviously, we don't have a lot of pictures but wanted to at least provide a quick update on our first meeting. We are prepared for some more tears in the coming days and we will comfort him as best as we can.

Thanks for your continued prayers...we will most definitely need them!