Mini Gabe

Hello all:
Well it has been a long week anticipating today. A long HOT week in CT. The hand on the clock sure moved slowly today as Gabe and I both got up and worked a full day before meeting Isaiah this evening. It was well worth the wait!
He came to the visit with an adoption worker that helps in transition. We met at a local park, by the swings...and the ice cream truck. OF COURSE there was an ice cream truck!
When Isaiah got out of the car he came holding Ginny's hand and was adorable. Head to toe in Navy blue...navy blue tee under navy blue overalls with a side of navy blue crocs! His overalls had firetrucks on them! All boy!
He was very hesitant and hid behind Ginny until he saw the ice cream truck and then he ignored us all until we figured out he wanted ice cream...so Ginny got him some! He ate a chocolate covered chocolate cone...something Gabe would have bought himself if he knew they sold such a thing. He ate it, with his fingers, didn't speak to us and when I gave him a bottle of water to wash it down with...he opened the bottle and poured it on the ground. He was slow to warm up!
But he did...and quicker to Gabe. Why you might ask...well because he IS Gabe at 3 years old. I didn't know Gabe then, and I know he didn't really look like this but if we shrunk him to the size of a 3 year old, Isaiah is what you would have...mini Gabe. And Isaiah wanted to hang with Gabe. Not me. At first.
We played on the playground...you know teeter totter, slides, playscape, climby thing. He began chatting a bit. His speech is not as bad as we initially thought. We certainly understood, 'SPIDER OFF!' when he wanted the spider to go away. (And it was a huge one)
We played for an hour, in 90 degree heat...we all stunk by the end. He came around to me and looked to me for comfort when the big spider got too close...but when I tried to pat his back in comfort he pulled away. We were thrilled. Really. All of his behaviors were so appropriate and "normal" for his age.
He got tired at the end and whined, asking for his mom. We wrapped up the visit with a plan to see him again tomorrow morning. We will pick him up and spend about 3 hours with him on our own. We are both looking forward to it. The car seat is assembled and in the car.
Before leaving his house the adoption worker asked him if he wanted to visit with Beverly and Gabe tomorrow and he enthusiastically said, YES. Thank goodness...what would she have done if he said no?
Until then....