We Met Rowan!

Yesterday we got to Holt a few minutes early for our meeting with the foster family. As we rounded the corner, we saw Rowan and his foster mom headed into the building! The social worker, Mrs. You, led us into a meeting room and in a few minutes, the foster mom, foster sister, and foster dad brought Rowan in. He is beautiful! They took his hat off to reveal a big head of spikey hair. He was alert and curious, taking in us and everything in the room. He's a little over 15 pounds. We learned that the foster mom has fostered 12 children. She answered almost all of our questions about his care, likes and dislikes, and personality before we asked. The foster dad videotaped the entire meeting for us and has offered to put all his photos and video on cd/dvd for us! Rowan was a little apprehensive, but let us hold him. Holding our son for the first time was the most incredible feeling. Foster dad asked if we could meet again to help Rowan (who they call by a nickname--Hyunie) adjust, so we will have lunch with them on Mon before picking Rowan up Tues. We exchanged gifts. The family gave us a beautiful traditional Hanbok for Rowan to wear on his 1st birthday and a shadowbox containing two Korean masks. Rowan got fussy, so foster mom went to the car and got his bottle. She let Andrew feed him and he fell asleep in Andrew's arms. One of the most amazing things I've ever seen. After about an hour and a half we said our good-byes. In the parking lot, we heard "Mommy, Mommy," and turned to see the foster family waving Rowan's hand from the car.
It will be hard getting through the weekend without seeing him!
We spent the rest of our afternoon sightseeing. We ventured into the subway for the first time and took it to the base of Mt. Namsan. We climbed endless stairs halfway up the mountain and then took a cable car to the top, where Seoul Tower is located. The view from the top of the tower is impressive. The city lights stretched in all directions.
Today we are off to tour the Royal Palaces of Seoul.