Though I barely have time to write this post, I know that the act of writing, the quiet clicking of the keyboard and the roam of free thoughts flowing through my brain, has always calmed me. I am nervous. I am frazzled. At moments, I am calm. Or crying in the car. Or peaceful. Or…
Category: Travel/Meeting Our Son
A is for Almaty!
I write to you from the hotel lobby of Hotel Kazakstan. Now as you sleep, Gary and I fight off exhaustion as it is 2:10 pm here and we must stay awake to have some semblance of normalcy. We have arrived safe and sound after a total door to door travel of 25 hours. It…
Waiting for Pick Up
So here we are, Stephanie and Gary, waiting in the hotel room sitting on our unmade tiny and hard bed (though sleep was good last night) with Gary busying himself with organizing stuff, or maybe he’s just pacing, I can’t really be sure. I am here in Almaty looking out the window as I type…
We have found our boy! And I feel thrilled!
Written Monday, December 14, 2009 Almaty at Noon Exhausted and emotionally fatigued but happy and relieved. There is a little boy, about 2 years old, who made me cry with joy and relief upon seeing him when they walked him in, a reaction I did not expect to have. I never even cried at the…
Steph’s Travel Journal — Thoughts from NYC to Amsterdam
These notes are transcribed from the paper journal I kept while traveling December 11-12, 2009. (I also updated previous “Meetcha Day” post with a few more details.) Friday, December 11, 2009 10:42 pm “Deliver me to safety. Deliver me to safety,” I whisper to myself, as the plane has just lifted off and out my…
Letter to Our Son Before We Knew Who He Was
This letter was written at 11pm on Friday, December 11, 2009 on the way from NYC to Amsterdam Dear Little Boy – whose face I do not yet know.Soon we will meet you and you might be very frightened. We will be gentle with you. We will show you how to love, how to be…
Steph’s Travel Journal — Thoughts from Amsterdam to Almaty
Transcribed from my paper journal written on Saturday, December 12, 2009 High in the Sky (Photos to be posted shortly. Check in again) “Gary, let’s hold hands as we head to a land that holds our future.” This time, the take off was smooth and even now, though intensely cramped with a food tray still…
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Since I have gone out of order a bit in updating our travel to this point, please just refer back to the initial post early in this December 14, 2009 thread called We have found our boy!! And I feel thrilled!
Thrilled to Introduce the Little Boy We Have Been Dreaming Of!!
Batyrhan – Meaning: Leader, Hero, Athlete and The Dashing Equestrian. But most importantly, the boy who will become our son! After all these twisted roads, it all came down to this. Congratulations to Big Sisters Emma and Eden!! Mommy and Daddy have found our little brother!! Click on photos to enlarge. Pause playlist at the…
Day Two of Bonding with our little boy
Photo above taken at the end of our visit. Batyhan sure does enjoy his Papa. I write this post at 3:30 in the morning after having already slept 8 hours. Our schedule is so off that when we get back from the baby house a little after 6, I am too tired for dinner. I…