Forever Family Day

At 2:00 pm China time (1:00 am our time),

Tim and Olivia were at the Civil Affairs office

waiting for Maxwell to arrive.

Soon they saw his caregivers walking towards the building

carrying our new son.

A very sad and scared little boy was placed in Tim's waiting arms.

Tim couldn't believe how many layers of clothes they had put on him.:)

 Tim was so excited to finally be holding our new son!

And

the grieving process for Maxwell had begun. 

The grieving process is a very healthy part of 

Maxwell's transition.

It's incredibly important for him to express how he's feeling

and will actually help with the attachment process.

They brought out the album we had sent him

and the sound of Logan's voice made him laugh.

We are confident he was shown the album often.

 Tim said that Maxwell cried silent tears on the bus ride

back to the hotel.

But after dinner and a warm bath,

Maxwell shared more than a few smiles with them.

As I write this post, it's 12:30 am in China

and I pray that everyone is sleeping.

When they awake, they'll travel to the 

Civil Affairs office once again to complete Maxwell's adoption.