Hi Family & Friends!Meet our new son, Ty Le Sanza!!! You will be happy to know that this little boy is the sweetest thing! This day has been the hardest day in my life, but also the best ever. They brought him to the hotel. I walked over to the nanny and I bent down to him, although he would not make eye contact with me. His nanny then left him with me pretty quickly and walked out the door. He immediately began to cry and point to her. This was very heartbreaking, as you can imagine. Little Hannah could not handle it anymore and began to cry, along with Frank over on the side. I tried so hard to hold it together for him so that I could soothe him. We got him up to our hotel room and he was crying for about 10 minutes. As we started giving him toys, he began to calm down fairly quickly. He then stopped crying and began to play with his toys and his new big sister. He kept staring at her in amazement. He then started handing us toys, one by one. I was amazed that his crying only lasted about 15 minutes, then it was over. After that, we took him to the Civil Affairs Office and took passport pictures. I am happy to say he has already accepted us into his life. Tonight, in the room, Frank was making him giggle like crazy and Ty is already calling Frank, "Papa"! He is calling me mama and gave me a kiss on the cheek. He is more warm towards Frank (than me) right now, which actually makes my heart so glad! I know I will have my time later. Frank is *really* good with him, making him laugh and blowing on his stomach. Ty then imitates everything Frank does.
There is so much more I want to say but can't right now because I have a very BAD internet connection here. The good news is that tomorrow we will be in a different hotel and I'm hopeful the internet connection will be better. For now, just know we are EXTREMELY pleased with what has happened today. Don't get me wrong, it has been emotionally exhausting because he has cried a few times today ... but for the most part ... pretty mild. I am EXHAUSTED!!! Also, Ty can only drink liquids and eat really soft foods because of his esophagus problem. It's a little worse than we thought because he can't seem to swallow anything solid without spitting it back up. But we still can't get over what a happy little boy he is ... in spite of this! I'm confident that this can be helped once we return and get him to the doctor. Please be sure to tune-in tomorrow when my internet connection is better. PRAISE GOD FOR THE GIFT HE HAS GIVEN US TODAY!!!
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Amen! God is so good! You have a beautiful new son!! I can't wait to meet him! Love you!! Mia
I CANNOT believe he's already saying papa & mama... HOLY CRAP! (that was for you, pam) man alive, i'm SO excited! i can't believe you guys don't come home till the 16th. this will be killing us! pam, i'm amazed, once again, at God as i'm reading your blog and seeing these photos. He is so good. All glory to HIM for this day! love you papa, mama, & big sis! c.
I am so excited for you guys!! Now I am really late to work and need to re-do my makeup!!! God is just AMAZING!! I hope you have a good night with Ty.
Love you guys
Renee
Oh man...what a wonderful story. So glad to see a picture of Pam and Ty together. He is just the cutest thing!! You are all so blessed to be a Forever Family together. I can't wait to see more posts of you guys over the next 10 DAYS!!!!! You need to just hurry up and get home. Praises to God for such an amazing day!! Love y'all...
Wowza Wow Wee! He really is the sweetest thing EVER! I just wanna squeeeeze him! Soooo excited for you guys. I can't imagine the emotional roller coaster ride you have been on this past week. Big shout out to our mighty God who has chosen Ty-Man for the Sanza Family!!! Bawling my eyes out as I look at the photos. Like Renee, I'm late for work ... but it was SOOO worth it. Sleep well, Sanza Family of FOUR!!!
Hi Pam,
WOW! just moments later there was your posting with DETAILS! What a beautiful story. How exciting for you all. What a blessing. Little TY will quickly learn how much you love him and how you will tend to his every need. He will quickly become comfortable with you all including Grandma Cole. We are so very happy for you all. Don't worry about his swallowing issue, it will all work itself out. Enjoy your time will this little guy. We can't wait to meet him in July!
Love, Michael
Sweet story OMG!! what cute little guy :-) can't wait tosee him and oyu all in June as they say in Texas Yeeee HAWWW!!!
Tears are all part of it, what a privilege to share your first day with ty via internet. It makes me cry too, for a little boy so sad to leave the familiar and so blessed to be part of your family. prayers for sleep for all of you!
Grandma Judy in MN
Pam he is adorable and I am amazed that he is already recognizing and calling you and Frank mama and papa. That is great. God made him just for your family to be complete. I have enjoyed reading how the Lord is working in every detail of your trip to get Ty.
Christy Baca
I am so excited to finally see Ty in your arms. I cried reading your post, our gotcha day with Abby Grace was the same, but the following day she was a different child. She was all smiles. We'll be keeping yal in our prayers.
<>< Jenn
PS
I know Sharon is counting down the days until Ty and Hudson can play together. I wish we were close enough to get in on those play dates :(
What a wonderful day! Thank you for sharing~
Praise the Lord! What an unbelievable blessing Ty is to you and vice versa! God really eased that transition! It is a huge blessing to get to watch you guys (and the 'Teagues) follow God's calling, no matter the cost! Pam, you are going to HAVE to change the song on your blog...to something a little bit more upbeat!I have to bring a box of Kleenex to the computer everytime I check your blog! If I come out of the office at home crying, Jeff just says, "So, how are the Sanzas?" (Just teasing!) God is Good/Great!!!!! Love you guys, Shelley
Hello to the complete Sanza family from the Nguyens in Sherman! So so happy to see these pictures of "Gotcha Day." Wow! How special all of this is! I am privileged to be blessed to read along with what is going on. All of the children have come to read today! We all cannot wait to meet him but will be willing to stand in line, as we know there are many that must come before us. We know you will be busy throughout the rest of your journey praparing to come home to the US. We will follow you each step of the way! Love, All of the Nguyen Gang
Oh what a wonderful day for you guys! I too am crying my eyes out - of course happy tears for y'all!! I pray that your transition in the next few weeks and the trip home will be as easy as possible...you'll have to bring him for a visit to San Jose sometime!
Love,
The Furstenbergs in San Jose
Connie P. says...
O.K. I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out totally over-joyed for you all. As an adoptive mom, this is bringing back precious memories of holding my baby for the first time. Little Ty has no idea right now what a gift God has given him by placing him with the Sanza family. What a miraculous turn of events. Thank you, God, for God-sized miracles such as this.
Sleep well, Mama and Papa Sanza! God is certainly smiling on you all today. (drip, drip go the tears!)
What a handsome little guy I now have for a grandson! I praise the Lord for His goodness and blessing upon our family. What a wonderful blessing little Ty is! I can't wait until I can see him in person, pick him up, and give him a "grandpa hug"! God is so good! My love to all...Dad
you guys, i am so thankful to the Lord for the gift he has blessed you with - and for Ty's acceptance!
And of course, I am laughing because Lynette said "y'all" and for most people is not that funny...when you hear it with her south african accent though it is quite funny.
Ton
SO jazzed for you guys- looking forward to meeting the little Tyke when he gets home. Uncle Larry will take him to Panda's when he's old enough. It will be awesome!
Love you guys, thankful with you for a good day for you! See you soon!
You are now the 4 Sanzas! And I'm sitting here at my desk unable to stop crying--the video and pics are precious. I can't even imagine how you are feeling right now -- blessed, overwhelmed, filled with joy, filled with questions, overflowing with thankfulness. I'm so thrilled for you and thankful to God on your behalf. Welcome home, Ty! And congratulations Pam, Frank, and Hannah!
CC
Congratulations!
I will never tire of watching God's hand in our adoption stories. Ty is so precious! What a brave little boy you have. Blessings to you as you continue to bond and love each other!
-Diana (Ruby Mei - 5/8/07 Gotcha!)
CONGRATULATIONS SANZA'S! I WAS IN THE LAST GROUP WITH SHARON. I'M ANDREW'S MOM. WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU ALL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. WE ARE PRAYING FOR ALL YOUR PAPERWORK, ATTACHMENTS AND BONDING AND HEALTH. HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS SICK IN YOUR GROUP.
PRAISE GOD FOR HIS MANY BLESSINGS!
LISA, KEVIN AND ANDREW FRIESEN
GREENSBORO, NC
HOW CUTE to hear that he is already accepting you all so quickly! EVEN MORE CUTE how he is imitating Frank.
How old is he?........because he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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