The day we met our boy

Well I'm not entirely sure what day it is but this is the day we met Jonah Daniel. I think it's Thursday ;)
We were supposed to meet him yesterday but our day of travel turned into 2 days.

THE NIGHTMARE THAT IS DELTA
First plane out of Louisville got delayed but we had a 5 hour layover in Detroit planned, so we weren't worried. Then it got delayed again...still not worried...Then they said we aren't sure it's going anywhere today. So everyone else had already gotten other flights to Detroit and we were stuck.
We stood in line forever and called delta and our travel agent but the best anyone could get us was a reroute to JFK and the red eye flight to Korea that left 8 hours after our originally scheduled flight from Detroit.
The good news was that we were flying Korean Air, which is very nice and more expensive. And that we got to the airport so early we were first in line when they finally opened the ticket counter at 9 pm and we got the exit row. The bad news was that Zach was sick the entire flight and was completely miserable. Good thing we were by the lavatory... He couldn't hold anything down. Not sure if it was the inner ear infection he has, a virus, or what. He's mostly better now.
So KOREAN AIR rocks. They were very nice except for the part where they woke me up to eat  ;). Gave us dinner and breakfast, snazzy slippers to walk around in, a toothbrush and face wipes, and lots of free movies. Zach didn't really enjoy any of it but I did.

Wednesday
We finally got here at 4am. Luckily they had rescheduled our appointment to meet Jonah because we would have been a mess. Delta never sent Zach's suitcase to Korea but Korean Air took care of it and got it here late last night. Another ding on DELTA. (Yes, they are going to get a strongly worded letter.)
Zach literally slept all day. I laid down for a quick nap at noon and woke up at 6pm. Oops! Glad we brought lots of snacks and some microwave dinners. Wednesday was a bust.

TODAY was wonderful.
We got up early (of course after those long naps), went to starbucks, and met our case worker at the office just up the street. Her name is Mimi :)
They took us right over to Jonah's foster family's home. He lives on the 4th floor of a building with no elevator.
Walking in, we had no idea what to expect. We had asked if it was ok to take pictures and videos but we were both in awe for a few minutes before we realized we should be taking pictures. We walked in and said hello and his foster mom literally picked him up and held him out to me. I thought we would have to lure him with snacks and toys (too much watching the little couple), but our kid is not shy. :-)
He just kinda looked up at me and gave me the Hey look. Not freaked out or anything. Just curious. I thought I would cry like a big baby, but I was just so happy to see him. I honestly don't remember much of the first few minutes except staring at him.
We brought him over to the couch and gave him some gifts... totally forgot to bring him toys! Mom fail! But we did bring him a little purple hippo that he liked and a Louisville snow globe....which is not really toddler friendly but he loved it. We brought him a little Kentucky t-shirt and foster mom stripped him down to put it on him.
Foster dad was not there but we saw mom, big sis, and big brother. Guessing big sis is around 13 and big brother is maybe 14 or 15.  They had a nice big apartment, but we never saw Jonah's room. Oops! Mimi told us that Jonah is their first baby and they really love him. Foster mom asked how I was feeling after seeing him and I said I thought I'd be crying but I was just happy. She said she thought she would cry too. So glad they love him but it feels weird to take him from them.
She brought out some snacks for us and we got to see how grown up he is. He drank out of a cup like a little gentleman. Of course then the toddler side came back when he ate a puff snack that he did not like and chucked it in his cup of milk. ha!
He showed us his foster brother's turtle and he did some chin ups on an exercise bar! Well his big sis helped him ;) he was a real ham-making goofy faces for the camera. He knew phones so we showed him the pictures and videos we have on our phones. He loved seeing himself and Shelby was a big hit.
After a bit we went outside because he likes to go out. He kinda showed us around his neighborhood, and threw a little temper tantrum when big sis wouldn't let him go see the kids at the school across the street.  He showed Zach the grass and flowers at the little park, and then we attacked Zach with foxtail tickles ;). We got some hugs and snuggles, and I continued my family tradition of giving him a zerbert (some of y'all call it raspberry) which I think he thought was weird. ;)
We only got to see him for an hour but we get to see him again tomorrow and possibly a third time next week a day or two after our court date.
It feels real now!

The rest of the day, we did some errands (exchanged our money, found the famous emart) ate the best pbj sandwich ever, took yet another way too long nap, and finally tried some Korean food. They gave us a menu with English but it just said the main deal... We had no idea there would be tons of side dishes. We tried a couple things but the BEEF was wonderful! They cook it right there at your table and it is awesome. Yay for bulgogi!

So now we're caught up. We bought more pillows today so we're ready for a good snooze. Jonah comes to us tomorrow so we will meet him either in the adoption office or the playroom in the guesthouse. Hoping to ask foster mom more questions this time. :-)
Not thinking about the leaving him part just yet...Just focusing on the part where we get to hug him :)