Meant To Be

Today was the day! We finally met S & B. I even started my day at the DMV at 6:30am and that didn't damper my mood one bit! Where do I even begin???....

S & B playing with our kiddos <3

Driving to the clinic to pick them up was surreal. I wasn't nervous, but my stomach was turning in knots. I don't know what it is like to meet a long lost sibling, but I imagine that this is what it feels like. Walking up to them and seeing faces that I have only seen in pictures or in virtual chats is beyond exciting. I, of course, hugged S first. We hugged for what seemed like eternity. Because we do not speak the same language and can not fully express to one another how we feel except in writing, hugging is our only option. She is my sister forever now. Next I hugged B and it was so exciting to finally meet him and hear his voice in person! They were both beaming, and so were we. We took them to one of our favorite hangouts, Pizza Port, in Carlsbad. They loved the pizza. They laughed about how Americans use so much cheese on our pizzas and then top it with more cheese (Parm)! It really is amusing when someone from the outside world points that out. Tim and B hit it off, as I knew they would, right away. They did most of the talking for us while S and I just played with Ezra and made very small talk. We drove them to our home so they can see where their little Peanut will be baking. I took S to pick up Paisleigh from her friend's house and we were able to talk about a few things. It was exciting to actually speak and understand a little bit. Without the men there, we were able to chat and say if we understood or not. We met some of my family for dinner at Lucille's since they have never had American BBQ. It was a day of food overload! Our children took to them right away. Ezra wanted them to hold him, hold his hands, play with him. Paisleigh did the same. She wanted S to see every toy that she owns, and watch her play every game on her iPad. I explained to her again that I would be having a baby and S would be taking it home with her. Paisleigh was more than content with that! Tim is driving S & B back to their hotel right now (an hour away), but we will be seeing them again tomorrow and Sunday. S has her egg retrieval on Friday so send your positive thoughts her way! We are one step closer to baby time! I will update when I can, everything is starting to fly by!