10 months and 5 days!!

We hit a very important milestone on the adoption road.  Our little guy has lived with us longer than anyone else.  This important day happened to fall on St. Patrick's Day, so we donned our best green duds, braved the crazy revelers in the city and hit a new haunt for some tasty Korean treats.

On this day, we were reminded how much of a sacrifice it must have been for his foster mother to part with him after so much time. We are eternally grateful for her love and commitment to our son.

Lil' M, you are an amazing blessing in our lives!! So let's raise a glass, dance a jig and celebrate our family of 3!!

Go Giants!!!

Lil' M got to experience his first Superbowl.   He thought he had gone to heaven with the prolonged TV watching, endless tortilla chips, dancing to his mom's favorite pop icon, cheering with Dad and playing with a Giants balloon.  It's truly amazing how much joy can be received from a $2.99 balloon.

He's going to be so bummed to learn that the Superbowl only comes once a year!

What a year!!

2011 was quite an incredible year for us.  I thought I'd document with a few of our favorite pics from the past year:

Meeting M for the 1st time. Nothing can describe the feeling of seeing your child's face for the very first time.

Loving our family of 3 in front of the Philly Love Statue

Nothing says New York summer like a trip to Coney Island

1st baseball game. Go Yankees!!

No child's year is complete without a trip to the apple orchard.

Happy Halloween from Yoda

How M really feels about sleep

The holidays can be exhausting

Cool kid 

Happy 2012!!

We have been so blessed to welcome our son home this year.  2011 will always hold a special place in our hearts.  We look forward to the adventures that 2012 will bring!  

Home for a month!!

Well, I have really neglected my blog, but I've had a great reason.  We got our travel call with 2 days notice and flew to Seoul mid-May to pick up our son.  Today marks 1 month home in the USA.  It has been a whirlwind of a month with lots of tears, laughter and sleepless nights.  It seems like we're finally getting into the swing of things and figuring out a better schedule.  Most of the time, he's a pretty happy little dude, but we've had our fair share of screaming and crying.  He's lots of fun and we are so blessed to get to be his parents.  A now for a few of our favorite pics from the past month:

Just hanging out at the house

Wearing his "Billy Elliot" bib ready for Broadway!

Reading a book with Mom

Getting more adventurous at the park

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Today our darling son turns 1.  We wish he could have been here to share his special day with us.

We'll see you soon!!!

Anxiously Awaiting the Travel Call

We are finally at the last step of the process. Our US visa was issued today.  In the adoption world, that's known as NVC out.  The next big news will be our travel call.  It has been a really long journey, but I am so happy that the end is in sight and we will finally board that big blue plane to Seoul!!  I know that it will be the trip of a lifetime!

We have an officer!!

I just got off the phone with USCIS and was told we have an officer assigned to our case.  I'm hopeful that we will have our I600 approval by the end of the week.    I actually spoke with our officer and she seemed very nice. Hopefully she's also quick and efficient. :)

We're very excited to be getting one step closer to travel!

Hang on Baby M, we'll be there soon!

I love that his pants say "never mind" across the back. Too cute!!