Reunited and It Feels So Good

Early Monday morning we returned to Missionaries of Charity after an absence of 7 months to see our dear sweet Anjali.  We weren't sure if she would remember us or how much she had grown.  After waiting about 15 minutes, she was brought into the MOC office, the same place as our first meeting with her, but it couldn't be more different.  Back in December, the first time she came into the office she burst into tears completely overwhelmed at meeting Mommy Papa for the first time.  But not this time.  She immediately went into Adam's arms and within a few minutes was smiling.  Her eyes were wide open with excitement and it felt like she remembered us and was relieved that we were back.  We found out later that she had been asking a lot when Mommy Papa were coming.    The morning together was beautiful.  We brought a bag of toys that we had played with on our first visit.  She had definitely grown.  As Adam said when we came in December she was somewhere between a baby and a little girl and now she was definitely a little girl.  She was talking a bit to us (The sisters say she is very talkative, but has never been with us).  She is longer and lankier and her features more pronounced.  She had on a beautiful white summer dress with a colorful sequin design on the front and matching jewelry.  A pearl headband and butterfly clip donned her hair that had grown quite a bit.  We played with her and held her and showered her with kisses.  One of the Sisters commented that Anjali has received a lot of love there at Missionaries of Charity, but not that of parents. It was clear to us that she was ready to come home with us. We spent some time with her in the courtyard and then around 11 am she started to get sleepy.  We went back in the office and Anjali hung out quietly on Adam's lap.  Then she came into my arms and I just felt this amazing wave of love flow between us.  After about 10 minutes, she fell asleep in my arms.  It was such incredible affirmation that our decision to come foster her was the right one.