KRISH COMES HOME!

Monday was Republic Day and everything was closed, so we weren't allowed to go bring Krish home that day.  It was a torturous weekend - we all just wanted him home so we could start the rest of our lives already! So we'd have to wait till Tuesday.  Finally Tuesday January 27 arrived and we couldn't wait to go get Krish.

Again I'll let the pictures do the talking here, starting with Naina decked out in her 'big sis' shirt all ready for the occasion :)

Krish was a little teary when it was time to leave with us - 

But finally our family of four headed home - 

On the way home, at the very first traffic light we stopped at - you know me and "signs" - we saw this one:

And by later that very day.....

Family of 4

Friday Jan 23.  Naina & I met Krish today!
Enough said - the pictures say everything, starting with the one on our way in the taxi....

Let's go get Krish

Finally....it's time for me & Naina to head to India. We're beyond excited but also both a bit sick!  Hoping for lots of Zzzz's on the plane.  Here's us enjoying the friendly skies.
#inflightwifi

 

Meanwhile...

While Amit was working the bureaucracy in India and visiting Krish as often as they'd let him, Naina and I were busy with last minute preps at home.  His room was ready, his clothes were put away, and big sis Naina was filming welcome videos for Amit to show Krish.  

Here's a small snippet - the whole thing is too large to post.

The Big Day

It finally happened. Today was the day. Armed with pockets filled with cars, lollipops and M&Ms, Amit went to meet Krish for the first time.  They asked Amit to keep the visit to the office for the first meeting so Krish was a little confused and uneasy of his surroundings, but seemed pretty comfortable with Amit right away!

Amit's planning to go every day, or as often as they let him visit. We can't take him home until we iron out the logistics of whether or not we can apply for his passport ourselves since neither of us is an Indian citizen.  So a bit of bureaucracy getting in the way, but hopefully we'll all be together very soon. In the meantime Amit is focusing on getting to know our son better.

Stuck in Newark

So close, yet so far... Amit's flight from SFO took off as planned but his connection in Newark was cancelled!!  So after an unexpected extra 24 hours in Jersey (which felt like an eternity btw...) he is finally on his way.  Another 24 hours and the father-son meeting will finally happen.  We're all on pins and needles waiting for the big moment!

Amit heads to India!

Tomorrow's the day - Amit is leaving for India to help push things along from the India side.  We're waiting for the court hearing and then the judge's written order.  In the meantime, three days from now....Amit will meet our son!