London, Tbilisi, and Isaac

We got our copy of our I-800 package that's at the USCIS office waiting approval right now. :) It's the last step we need for our travel date. Their web site says it can take up to 90 days or as little as 2 weeks to get approval. I get excited just thinking about it all :)

London :)

So we started looking at ticket costs again last night & thankfully their still running about $1,000. each. So thankful we won't be traveling during the Summer months when the cost goes up. Mat really wants to spend a full day in London, so we started looking at costs to go there first since layover times just weren't long enough. Funny, but it ends up flying from LA to London then from London to Tbilisi on one way tickets takes the total cost for all of us to go down by about $1,800.! So looks like this is the route we might be taking :) Unlessss, we can get a better rate from Golden Rule Travel (they specialize in adoption travel) We might go through them anyway just for peace of mind. When we traveled for Isaac they we're great with us; making sure we got good seats, good deals and no penalties for having to change flight times and days. If your due to travel I highly recommend them :)

Tbilisi, Georgia

What I'm really, really excited about though is meeting him..HIM. This little boy whose held our hearts captivated for so long now. I can't wait to look into his beautiful brown eyes and kiss his little tender cheeks. When ever I think about how much love our hearts already hold for him I'm amazed all over again how God just puts this unmeasurable amount of love there..all for a little one we've never met. It's similar to when your preggers, but it's different.
 I remember caring this picture around with me where ever I went of this little boy...........
 From Jan. 27th, 2008 till the day we met him on July 10th, 2009.
In our hearts he was already our son. We loved him and were so excited to finally met this little kid who had held our hearts even without knowing we even existed. I remember how we had these long talks about what we thought he would be like. Wasn't he just a sweet looking cutie? ♥
 Wondered if he would like us, if he would bond with us or not. Wondered how we were going to feel when we met him..would this euphoric feeling fade? What if he wasn't what we thought he was going to be at all? What if he was a total terror, lol :) In the end..he was our Isaac. Different in many ways then what we had imagined, but better :)
 

First time meeting our awesome monster

I know that's how it's going to be with Levi too. I carry 2 pictures of Levi around with me today and I know both me and Mat have this idea of who he is. Even the kids have this idea of who they think he is. We all wonder if he's going to a quit one, or loud. Is he easy going, laid back or tough to please with alot of issues? Here's what we imagine him to be like..We imagine he's the easy going, laid back type of guy. Kinda like our Eli. We envision this little love bug that we'll be able to sit and snuggle with (alot like we do with Eli) and who won't demand alot of attention, but who we'll have to make sure gets it. (like Eli :)

3 year old Levi ♥

6 year old Levi ♥

The truth is..we have no idea what he's really like. What he likes or doesn't. If he's a good eater, Smiley, ppassive to the point that it's going to take work to pull him out of his shell, a whiner, demanding, loud, quiet, tender, affectionate or one that pushes you away? We really have no idea, but it's totally okay..cause in the end, God knows who he is and that he belongs right here and that this little guy that goes with me every where in my wallet is one that's going to add to our family a joy. Just like each of our loves have & do. How exciting!

(♥ U Levi)