Mixed Emotions

I got word today that Dan and Brianna are going to be able to fly North to visit the town where Eyob was born. This is wonderful news. Dan has done a stellar job putting forth the effort to piece together Eyob's story from various sources. As you can imagine, this is crucial for adopted kids. I must admit, my first response was a selfish one. If the visa comes before then, will they really stay there longer and delay our reunion?? Even though I really just want them home NOW, this makes the wait well worth it. It will be a wonderful experience, especially for Brianna, as she hasn't been able to leave the city yet and see the beauty of the countryside. They are two very different worlds.

Eyob is getting more and more active and comfortable with them every day. Today I got to hear him babbling on the phone. What a joyful moment! He is eating well and I'm sure has gained weight since being in their care. Brianna and Dan make a good team, changing shifts in the night. It will be another big adjustment for Eyob to have me as his primary special person. It is amazing what children can endure. Despite all that he's been through, he is still a smiley guy!

I am enjoying a visit with Dan's brother and son. They scheduled a trip before they knew that Dan would be in Ethiopia. It's been a wonderful distraction. Next week my mom will come to visit. I am so blessed!

You're almost home, baby!

3 MORE DAYS!!

....and so much more to do!! We are thrilled that our embassy date has been moved up by 3 weeks! Baby Eyob is coming home soon!!

What Noah said....

We were having dinner. Brianna and Noah just arrived home from hanging out with friends. Dan said, "I'm really thankful we're all together right now." Sweet thing to say. Noah said, "We're not all together." Equally sweet. It's funny how our feelings have progressed. We are all ready for Eyob to come home. He feels like such a part of our family, and yet he's not here. How can you love and miss someone so much that you have never met before??

The kid's got a sense of humor!!

It's meal time. Hmmmm, okay, I can do this stuff....again.

Actually, I'm not so sure about this. What is this stuff anyways????

Perhaps if I pretend it's my teeth, they won't make me eat it!!!!

Gotta love it! Eyob is stealing our hearts more and more everyday!

Can't wait to feed him myself....and, yes, he's wearing pink!!!

Here he is!!!

Is this not a ridiculously delicious little baby boy?
Now that he is officially ours, I can post his pic here.
Yeah! This is starting to feel real!!

We are his!!!

We've been waiting for pics and updates on Eyob for a while now. We still have only one pic of him. Yesterday I was disappointed to receive only measurement updates. Well, today in my inbox was a Congratulations!! from our specialist. Eyob's case passed court and we didn't even know we had a court date!! This is amazing in adoption world!!! He is officially a Geogerian. Everything is falling into place and we are told we should have him home by early-November. Now he has to undergo testing for Tuberculosis and we wait 9 weeks for the results. Please pray the tests come back negative!! We are so humbled that it would happen this way for us when so many people struggle with long setbacks in the process. Here we come baby Eyob!