We were able to speak with his foster mom for a little while. She was telling us how he likes to fall asleep, what he likes to play with and do during the day, and his daily routine. She gave us his favorite toys and stuffed animal. We took some pictures and left after 2 hours at the orphanage.
Ajay had fallen asleep on Ajja's shoulder and it seemed like the right time to leave. We think it was a little easier for Ajay too. His foster mom hugged him and kissed him and then we left.
His foster mom is a very sweet woman and we could tell just how much she loved Ajay. It was so hard for her to say goodbye to him. She was very emotional as we can understand. It was hard for everyone.
Ajay slept for about 1 1/2 hours, until we arrived back at the family house on the other side of Bangalore. When he awoke we were expecting him to be upset, but he was not. Mommy was holding him and he awoke was just looking around at the crazy auto rickshaws and he seemed quite content.
When we came inside the house, Dhruv and Ajay played on the floor for awhile, daddy changed his diaper, and then Dhruv read him a Dr, Seuss book, Hop on Pop, which he seemed to enjoy. Also, Dhruv was very proud of himself to be reading an entire book to his new baby brother. It was like he had been ours forever!
We found this adoption poem, which we thought was appropriate for today:
On the day you were adopted, you were placed in our lives and born into our hearts in a very special way.
We prayed for you, we dreamed of you, we prepared for you, we waited for you.
We will try to post photos as soon as we are able to upload pictures. We've been having some difficulty with that. We are just taking it easy today and playing with Ajay.
Mom & Dad just wait until you see him for the first time. You will just melt!
Love always,
Maureen, Vickrum, Dhruv & Ajay
2 comments:
I just read the two new additions to the blog and I am writing this with tears running down my checks. Thank you so much for your writings as they make me feel as if I am there with you all. I can feel all the emotions: excitement, joy, warmth, and most of all love. You are so right, I can't wait to hold him and hug him along with the rest of you. Give a kiss and hug from me. Love, Mom
I'm sure it's hot there but it's REALLY HOT here! I even went to work with shorts on today. I went outside for about ten minutes at lunchtime just to see how hot it was. Don't forget this is my first time working in an airconditioned place. I've been so excited all day thinking that you would be picking up Ajay. I've been telling everyone who would listen to me that my daughter would be picking up my new grandson today. I know how excited we are and you must be 5x or even 10x more excited. Love to all, Dad X O
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