Yesterday was another big day. Hudson Lee became our grandson legally yesterday. Of course, this was a nothing more than a legal step. He has been our grandson for months already.
To fill anyone in who may not know the background, our daughter Libby and her husband Mike have a biological son, Carter, who is 14. They also have a 9 year old daughter, Abby, and a 7 year old son, Dillon, both adopted from Korea. (you can read a little about that on my post of Jan. 7, "God's Amazing, Astounding, Ridiculous, Crazy Love").
Well, last February, they received an email from their adoption agency about a 15 month old baby boy in Korea who was waiting for a family. When he was born, the doctors were afraid that he might have a serious genetic disorder, which delayed his adoption. Testing showed that he was fine, but, by that time, he had missed the referrals that are done when a baby is born. So, there he was, a healthy toddler with no forever family. Mike and Libby immediately felt that this baby belonged in their family.
They began the process. International adoption involves mountains of paperwork, boatloads of money, and miles of red tape dealing with governments of two nations.
(I have to add that it is absolutely worth it.) Finally, the first of September, they got the word, and Mike, Libby, and Abby flew to Korea to bring Hudson home.
Hudson is ADORABLE. He is very smart, and very happy. He loves to play with his cars. He would rather be outside in the yard than anywhere else. God was so good to place him in our family. I can't wait to see what God has planned for this little fella.
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