One Month

Today we have been waiting 1 month out of our 11 month travel wait. We sit in a good place. Eli is doing well and we received photos and an update today, oh my he is cute! He is growing well and it appears his foster mother is sweet with him, I am so glad. My husband decided to give our daughter and myself a gift on the 12th of every month our acceptance anniversary. Today he gave me a locket, "Faith, Hope, and Love" and it has a cross on the front. Inside, he put tiny new pictures of Eli. I adore my husband, he knows me so well. I look forward to the 2 month mark, he is so creative.
As for the official side. Korea has given the approval and our I-600 (declare an orphan as a relative), has been sent in! We hope for the approval soon and just have to maintain our fingerprints at some point in the future. Overall I am feeling good today and praise God for that!

Hospital?

I have been adjusting to what it means to have a child who is mine, yet lives in another country...slightly odd. First the good news, Eli is ours. The paperwork was processed in Korea and all looks good. Yea! The bad news is that he spent 2 weeks in the hopital for his breathing issues and I was notified via email, after he was discharged. Wow! I find my son was in the hospital and there is nothing I can do. I am blessed to have a PICU nurse for a great friend, she reassures me that this is normal for a "27 week-er." SO I keep moving forward and trusting God. What else can I do? How bad I feel for those who must handle and carry everything on their own. So I pray for my kids and I give thanks for the fact that Hannah and Eli are on the same asthma medicine (I have some clue what is going on...), and I trust that God's arms are better than my own.
I love the song "Safe in His Arms", I just listen to it and find myself thanking God that Eli is safe in His arms. I am too! Well I better return to watching Curious George, what will my son think of his big sister? I think he will adore her as much as I do.