Day 5 - Day is done

Outside of foster family's home

hanging out in his hammock swing

rolling around in the house (it's on stilts)

*whew* - today went better than expected but was still completely overwhelming in many ways.  They placed Caleb (Sua) with us this morning at 11am.  There were several moments (hours) of sheer "this is the hardest thing ever".  We all cried together. He grieved and we grieved with him.  But there were also moments of incredible peace and hope.  And it's those things I'll share with you and choose to dwell on this evening...like when he reached up to hold Greg's hand at the shopping center (and the sense of "home" we got when we walked into a Starbucks we found out was only a 5 minute walk from our hotel. Praise God.); the way he totally calmed down and sat on my lap to watch "Praise Baby".  He interacted and even went to get his stuffed giraffe when it showed a picture of a real giraffe on the screen;  the time we spent at lunch playing a silly game with a sticker and hearing him laugh; when he took a bottle from me at naptime; that he is bonding with me (a little slower w/ Greg, but we were really concerned that he would reject me altogether - so this is huge); the Norwegian family that has been a great support to us as they are walking through the same thing we are step by step;  he let me feed him and he fed himself;  he's great at complying with baths and diaper changes thanks to his Muslim foster family;  he loves to read his books;  he got to skype with Micah and Savannah (and Ha and Gamma) and settled down from screaming enough to interact with them a bit (this makes me cry);  he took his evening bottle no problem this time and fell asleep with no tears in my lap on the bed, where he is sound asleep now.  So...in the midst of an incredibly trying day, there is so much to be thankful for...so many ways we saw God move and intervene.   We are so ready for bed, though - so here are a few pics for you to see his foster home (I didn't want to post pics of the family online).