Man this boy can sleep!!!

Hello everyone! It brought tears to my eyes reading everyone's kind comments from the previous post. Its so awesome to be surrounded by so much support and love!!! Thank you all!!!

Just a head's up, this is a SUPER long post, but there are also a TON of pictures at the end!!!

The last day and a half has been busy, but awesome! We finally got to hear Max's sweet voice today! He's been so quiet and shy, but he's starting to mimic some of the things we say. His favorite is to repeat each time we say "thank you". At least we will have a polite kiddo!!!

We got a whole nine and a half hours of sleep last night! We were amazed. And when this boy sleeps, he's out to the world! I got a few elbows to the ribs and kicked in the shins a few times, but hey I can take it! Just another week and a half of getting to snuggle in the same bed as my boy! We aren't going to be able to keep that up at home!!!

Today we ventured out to Big C, a store very similar to Walmart. We got some food to keep here at the room. Max had a great time riding in the cart, and loved to have us hand him our items to drop in the basket. Not once did he grab for anything or get upset. He's such a trooper!!!

One thing we've learned for sure about our little man is that he HATES elevators! We're on the 14th floor, so its just not practical to take the stairs every time. As soon as he even sees the elevator he starts to whimper, and as soon as the doors close its a full out cry until the doors open again, and then he's fine. I don't think he likes the feeling when it goes up and down. Hope he doesn't have that same fear on the airplane back home!

After Big C, we came back for some lunch. Its been raining all day, so our plans to visit the kiddie pool haven't worked out. Then we played for a bit. Well really, Max just enjoyed taking all his toys out of the closet and then putting them back in! At least he's easily entertained. Then we read a book, and it was time for a nap. We laid him on the bed, Stephen laid down next to him, and he was out within 5 minutes. No tears!! Such a good boy!

Since I was so terrible about blogging yesterday (sorry, I just couldn't steal myself away from him!!) I'm going to post a ton of pictures today. Some of them are of Pakkred Babies' Home where Max lived. We were really impressed by everything there. The kids are very well taken care of. There's also a picture of the bed he's been sleeping in since he was two and a half. The rest of the pictures are just of Max hanging around here with us. Enjoy!!!!

Sooooo in love!

WOW, what a day it has been! We've been super busy getting to know our amazing son. Its bath time, but I wanted to post a quick pic so you all knew he was here, happy, and perfect in ever way. The picture is from dinner tonight (chicken nuggets and fries) and he just couldn't stop smiling!!! I promise there are tons more pictures to follow, but for now.....its mom time!!!!!

Oh, and be sure to notice the Aggie hat. Whoop!!!

Foot massage anyone?!?!

So, day one in Bangkok has been great so far! We ventured out and are getting a feel for the area right around our hotel. The hotel recommended this fantastic spa and Stephen and I each had an hour foot massage for $10. $10!!!! Are you kidding me?! Had a hard time staying awake in the chair, it was just what we needed!

Our hotel room is awesome. 1200 square feet, two bed, two bath. And check out the bath tub, I think I could swim in it!!! I know Max could for sure! We're looking forward to bath time!!!






And check out the views from the living room window!!





The Thai people are incredibly friendly, and so eager to help us find our way. Dinner out tonight, then hopefully a good night's sleep (any thing is better than last night's 3 hrs!) and then we're off to the babies' home to meet Max!!! We meet our driver in the lobby at 9:00, meet the social worker at her office at 9:30, then its a 40 minute drive to Pakkred. Stephen and I both are on cloud nine. We meet our boy tomorrow!!! And, I know this sounds silly, but I'm pretty emotional these days. Just about anything even slightly referring to Max, adoption, or motherhood can make me cry! And, I had one of those moments when we were unpacking. That's right folks, no longer are we a two toothbrush family, now we need three!!!



Weird I know. But, its the little things!!! Ok, off to dinner. Tomorrow is the big day! I can't wait to blog about the awesomeness that is our son!!!! Love you all!

We made it!!!

We're in Bangkok, and it's nice to be done flying for a while! We got in around 9:30 pm here, so that would be 9:30 am Wednesday morning St. Louis time. We ended up crashing around mid night, and now its 4:45 in the morning and I can't sleep!!! We took a few pictures of the airport, but nothing too exciting. We're hoping to walk around a little today in the day light and check things out. Hopefully we'll get some good pictures and I'll post them next time. Maybe I'll try to get some more sleep!!

Hanging out in Seoul

Hallelujah!!! We made it through the longest leg! 14 hours on a flight is TOUGH! No matter how friendly the flight attendants are, or how many movie choices you have! But, we're here and the flight was smooth, so we can really ask for more. We've got about 30 minutes before the next flight boards, then about 5ish hours, and we'll be in Bangkok!!!! Pretty travel weary at this point, but still unbelievably excited for what's to come. Love you all!!

Max...here we come!!!

Well, we're off to the airport! We actually both got a couple hours of sleep last night, which is way more than we were expecting! Our flight leaves STL at 8:35 and we'll get into BKK about 10:00 your time tomorrow morning! I'm not really sure how you prep for 26 hours of travel! But, I've got my best friend with me, and we're heading to get our son....I'm pretty sure we can endure much more than that!

Thanks for all the prayers and support. You guys have been awesome. The last thing we did last night was pray over the phone with our small group from church. I tell ya, that's exactly what small groups are for!!!

Next time I post, it should be from Bangkok!!!!!!!!!

Do we have enough stuff?!?!

So seriously, how much can a family of three need for a two and a half week trip? Well.....apparently a whole lot!!!! We've got a suitcase for mom and dad each, a smaller one for Max and then a whole extra suitcase packed full of "stuff"! Toys, books, gifts...all kinds of "stuff"!!! I've never been known as a light packer, just ask Stephen, but I really tried hard this time! And even yet, we've still got four suitcases plus our carry-on's!!! Oh well....gotta be prepared!!!

About 36 more hours and we're on our way. Reality has set in today I think. Stephen and I keep asking each other "Can you believe we're really going to meet Max?!?" This must be what it feels like when you go into labor. Like, "holy cow, here we go!!!" God is so good, and we're beyond thrilled to be a family of three! (Even if its means extra suitcases!!!)