Update

Last week I was away on a last minute Disney vacation. When we learned that James would not make it home this year we decided that we would make the best of it and bring a little happiness and sunshine to our saddened hearts.

So, we flew on down to the sunshine state and while there we met up with another family who is adopting another one of the cutest little Koreans in the whole wide world. At the risk of sounding like I am twelve again, Nicki is my greatest bestest friend in the whole wide adoption world. (she rates pretty high up there in the everyday world too) She has been simply the best and I am super thankful to have met her on this journey.

Even though we felt like the Disney trip was the consolation prize *** Your not going to Korea to get your boys BUT your going to the Port Orleans where you will enjoy amusement parks and a visit with the mouse himself*** it was a prize to meet Nicki and her wonderful family. Now if only Kansas was a little closer so we could visit together more often.

After Nicki and her family went home we went and met up for some more fun in the sun with the siblinngs.  We had a great week with more great company and while we were there we got an update on  our sweet baby James.

He is now 23 lbs

He has 6 teeth on the bottom and 4 on the top

He opens doors and drawers, plays ball, waves bye bye

He is walking!!!!!  After months and months of cruising and just taking a few steps he is walking all over.

and he has a new word - MaMa :)   Now if only he was calling me - MaMa is Korean for eat - lol

Oh, how I can't wait to hold this sweet boy in my arms. Sometimes I think about how much love I have for this little boy all the way around the world and wonder when he is going to finally be in my arms. I get so sad thinking that he has no idea about the family he has waiting and how he hasn't any idea that one day soon he will be joined with us - forever. I think of that day and how bitter sweet it will be. I think of all that he will lose and all the hearts that will hurt when they have to say goodbye. I pray that when the day comes I have an abundance of strength to comfort my new son as he grieves the loss of the only life he has known. I pray that his foster family finds peace knowing that we will do all that we can to give James a wonderful life.

43 days until the start of 2012.