Bill has Andrew!!! (Updated)

** More pictures and information at the bottom of the post

Father and son have met and are doing beautifully! Bill had a very smooth trip down to the orphanage and met Andrew and his foster mother. Bill describes him as a very easy going, mellow, happy baby. Andrew didn't have difficulty going to Bill at all.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, take a look at this one.



I'll post more pictures and information later today.

Take care,
Melissa, Bill, Lily and Andrew!

** Update at 11:30 a.m.
Bill and I have been able to chat a few times since he has Andrew. Everything is going very well. Just to recap, Bill traveled 2.5 hours with the driver Mr. Yeh down to the orphanage. They went to Andrew's foster mother's house and picked up Andrew. Bill said that everyone was very sweet and it all went very well. Andrew's foster mother reported that Andrew is a easy going and happy baby. He eats well and sleeps well. He currently is on a schedule of going to bed at 11 pm and sleeps to 8 am with the occasional night time feeding. He enjoyed playing with his foster sister who is approximately Lilys age. At night time, they played Mozart CD's. (Guess what's on my shopping list now?)

After Bill signed the final few documents that confirmed Andrew is officially ours, they headed back to Taipei. Mr. Yeh is quite smitten with Andrew and was very helpfull. Apparently he doesn't like his picture taken, but we do have one with him in his trademark orange shirt.

Bill and Andrew relaxed in the room for a bit. Bill describes Andrew as sweet, happy and playfull. He's making good eyecontact and responsive to facial expressions etc. When Bill was chatting with me via Skype on the laptop, Andrew was reaching out and playing with keyboard.

Bill and the other family from our agency went out to a nice restaurant in Taipei 101 and had a fabulous time. Mr. Yeh held Andrew and helped Bill a lot. There's only been one bumpy moment and that was when it was time for Bill to make Andrew a bottle. Apparently, our son likes his bottles very hot. Once it was the right temperature, he ate well and settled down for some sleep. Considering all that Andrew's been through, 30 minutes of fussing isn't that bad :) Hopefully Dad and baby are currently getting a good night's sleep. I'll be in contact with them later tonight and keep you all updated.

I'll leave you all with the pictures Bill sent. Enjoy!