Update #2

I apologize for this post being very delayed. Life has been busier and more overwhelming the past few weeks. So here we go...

We received our second update on April 10.  (I know, I know...!).  This was actually a surprise for me since I wasn't "expecting" an update til the following week.  I thought it would come towards the end of the month. So as I am on my way to Las Vegas with my best girls and of course checked my phone and lo and behold what did I see in my inbox?!?!  Three new pictures and an update which I wasn't able to view until I came home since the document was scanned upside down which made for difficult reading on a phone.  This trip was my initial lateness in posting, but my spring break was a blast so I wasn't too upset.

My first reaction was how crazy big our guy now looks.  I guess when our most recent photo from the last update was dated December, lots of changes happen when you aren't seeing them every day. Here are two of the three photos we received. Our best guess is that these photos were taken at the agency.  They appear to be of him receiving our first care package. I hope he likes his Dumbo!

Chocolate for Foster Mom and Dumbo for SeungHwan!

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Krista helped me out with some conversions and was able to look at his ten month update while I was away.  SeungHwan is just over 20 lbs and has 5 teeth.  He likes to eat cheese, apples, banana and snacks.  His development looks great. Some fun updates...he can now wave bye-bye, says "umma" and "appa", enjoys looking at pictures in books, crawls, walks with hands being held, and he can stand alone for a few seconds. So exciting, I wonder if he will walk before his first birthday?

My unexpected emotions comes from the sadness of not being there or getting to hold him.  And as happy as I am to receive updates and pictures it just makes the truth more transparent... how difficult it is to have patience (my favorite "p" word in my classroom").  But I am trying hard not to complain or sound like I am complaining.  We knew this was going to be a long wait and now it may be a little longer than originally anticipated.  In the end, I am okay with it, I just think I had no idea how hard this would really be.

Our next update should come sometime next month.  Hopefully it comes before the end of the month.  Keith and I have booked our Korea and Japan Adventure tickets.  We will be leaving on June 28th and returning home on July 17th.  I am beyond excited for the trip.  This will be a great chance to learn about Korea first hand and we will also be traveling to Japan. I am thankful to be able to have the time to take such a long trip.  I am also thankful to have earned enough money selling PartyL.ite to pay for more than half of our airfare.  I am working hard to pay for the rest.  Keith has been busy locksmithing and we are comfortable with our trip decisions.  An opportunity to take such a trip won't come up again for a long time, so we are taking advantage.  The next few weeks will be filled with much trip planning.  Any suggestions of places to see, please send them our way. Whoohoo!

While in Korea, I will be able to visit the adoption agency Krista and I came from. It is also in Seoul and I contacted them last week.  When I visit, I will be able to open my adoption file.  I am curious if I will learn anything new about my family.  I wish Krista were able to come with me, but unfortunately she cannot.  Our trip back next year will not be this kind of "homecoming" trip...but a different kind of homecoming.

In other news, our downstairs flooring remodel is on it's way.  New porcelain tile and bamboo floor on all downstairs flooring.  Good bye ugly linoleum, hello beautifulness~! I'll post pictures when we are done.

Thinking of you little guy.