Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Happy 17 months, Baby B!! WE LOVE YOU!!


SEVEN SHOTS!!! (each)


Dad B's grandmothers 90th birthday celebration.


Our new hobby-the men all caught a catfish at the same time!!


Well, it has been awhile since I have updated our blog. Everything is going well-we are definately staying busy with school, sports, scouts and church. We still have a lot of remodeling to do but hopefully we will be finished by the middle of October. We finally got (some) of our shots today. Oh, it hurt, but Dad B was proud of me-I did not pass out. We have so much else to do-packing alone could take weeks. No, we don't have a court date but we are VERY hopeful we will get an October date and have her home by Thanksgiving. Wishful thinking...maybe...but I just need her in my arms. Everyday she is growing bigger and bigger and we are MISSING IT!! I am just so thankful for our agency and the caregivers in Ethiopia. The children all look so loved and happy.
Today, Baby B. turned 17 months old. I thought about her all day-especially during the shots-and wondered if she knows how loved she is. Everyone is so excited about her-the number of people who ask about her, send notes to us, and of course pray for us is staggering. We have been so blessed. I am saving everything to create a Lifebook for her to have when she gets older. It makes me sad that we don't know what her first 12 months were like, but we are going to have so many memories together!!
Have a wonderful week. It is wonderful to see the referral list on the FBI getting longer!

7 comments:

  1. You are so good! Packing and shots already. I gotta get on that! I hope October is the month for both of us!

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  2. I hope October is your month too! Hopefully you'll hear something soon...only one more week of rainy season!

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  3. An October court date would be fantastic! I'm praying that court dates will come quickly when they reopen!

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  4. congrats on your referral..that is so awesome...congrats on those shots too..you'll be traveling soon , kj

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  5. Hi-I would absolutely love for you to hand out those photos. I think it will be a blessing for you and the boys. They were wonderful and I can't get them out of my mind. I just kept picturing Adanu there in the future if I wouldn't have adopted him-very challenging emotionally. Such nice young men with so little and no mommies. I am so excited that courts are opening soon. I am praying for an early court date. How about October, 6?

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  6. can you email me when you have 2 seconds.
    samsamh79@gmail.com

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  7. Thanks for your comment, you're so cute! I'm sure a week at the beach away from the internet will be good for you :) And I hope you get good news of a court date SOON!!!!

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