We did receive our update on our son yesterday and WOW is he ever the cutest thing! He looks like he's doubled over in laughter in two of the pictures, another is quite serious and concerned and the others are just different expressions! He's grown a tad bit, has a tiny wisp of hair and a great toothless, gummy smile :)
They included information about their schedule and feeding and a little bit about his personality. Apparently he's easy to laugh and when he's tired he sucks on his middle and ring finger. After spending a month looking at his very first photo I was so happy to see more of him!
We are still waiting to hear on court news...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
THE Call! We have a new son!
I can't share too many details -- so bear with me as I try to creatively fill in the blanks!!!!
It was just like any other Monday morning. Jack was off to school, Morgan was playing on her own, and I settled with a nice cup of coffee to check my email. I had been trying to keep my excitement in check. I checked the Bethany Ethiopian Adoption message boards (members of our agency adopting from Ethiopia joined an online group to share experiences) and noticed we were getting awfully close to the top of the "unofficial waiting list." I was not getting my hopes up though -- trying to keep from getting ahead of myself.
I then heard the phone ring. Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:26 am. I saw the caller ID and my heart skipped a beat. It was Bethany Christian Services. In that moment I knew! Our social worker has never called our house. We use email to communicate back and forth with her. I picked up the phone and said "Hello?" and she said "Angela, it's J--, are you sitting down?" I said "Well, I am now!" and she said "I have a referral for you!" I don't think I heard what she said next. I started to get teary-eyed. She said "He was born on (certain day in the fall of 2009), and is at "certain" orphanage. I had to interrupt her -- "So it's a BOY?" and she said "Yes, it is a boy!" and I tried to do the math very quickly in my head and said "And he's under a year old?" and she said "He's 4 months old and just the cutest thing!" I said "Wait! There are PICTURES??" and she said she'd send the official referral documents through email. She told me his name. She told me how long he's been at the orphanage, how much he weighs and also how tall he is. I remember saying "I am crying, is that okay?" LOL! Who says that?? She was delighted to share in that moment with me. I told her I will look for the email and I needed to call Jason right away!
So I called Jason and said "Are you sitting down?" (such a good line, lol) and proceeded to tell him everything our social worker told us in one breath and that we have a NEW SON!!!!!!! I waited on the phone with Jason all the while hitting refresh on my email waiting for the message from J--. Finally the message came through and before I opened it, I forwarded it to Jason so we could see his picture at the same time. Both of us were quiet as we quickly scrolled through a few pages of words until we reached the bottom to see his precious picture.
There he was. Our son. A stunningly beautiful little boy curiously looking back at us with his HUGE brown eyes. He looked healthy and he was wearing the cutest orange and blue outfit. I studied every inch of his face and his little hands and legs. Since Jason was at work I had to let him get back to it and we said we would wait until he got home to call the rest of the family. I did tell him I was going to call my mom right away!
Floating -- surreal -- under water -- slow motion -- I couldn't think of anything else except our new son! I called my mom and she and grandpauly rushed over so they could see his picture. It was so awesome to have them see the same thing I was seeing! I wasn't crazy -- there he was! Our baby boy!
That evening Jason called Pa Pa and he was so excited! We called other family and friends and it was so good to finally share this wonderful news! Uncle Ryan and Aunt Shannon came over that evening to say hello and "meet" their new nephew!
I can hardly believe it's been 13 days since the call. I have so much more to share but I wanted to get this moment down on paper before my brain lost some of the details!
We have a new son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was just like any other Monday morning. Jack was off to school, Morgan was playing on her own, and I settled with a nice cup of coffee to check my email. I had been trying to keep my excitement in check. I checked the Bethany Ethiopian Adoption message boards (members of our agency adopting from Ethiopia joined an online group to share experiences) and noticed we were getting awfully close to the top of the "unofficial waiting list." I was not getting my hopes up though -- trying to keep from getting ahead of myself.
I then heard the phone ring. Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:26 am. I saw the caller ID and my heart skipped a beat. It was Bethany Christian Services. In that moment I knew! Our social worker has never called our house. We use email to communicate back and forth with her. I picked up the phone and said "Hello?" and she said "Angela, it's J--, are you sitting down?" I said "Well, I am now!" and she said "I have a referral for you!" I don't think I heard what she said next. I started to get teary-eyed. She said "He was born on (certain day in the fall of 2009), and is at "certain" orphanage. I had to interrupt her -- "So it's a BOY?" and she said "Yes, it is a boy!" and I tried to do the math very quickly in my head and said "And he's under a year old?" and she said "He's 4 months old and just the cutest thing!" I said "Wait! There are PICTURES??" and she said she'd send the official referral documents through email. She told me his name. She told me how long he's been at the orphanage, how much he weighs and also how tall he is. I remember saying "I am crying, is that okay?" LOL! Who says that?? She was delighted to share in that moment with me. I told her I will look for the email and I needed to call Jason right away!
So I called Jason and said "Are you sitting down?" (such a good line, lol) and proceeded to tell him everything our social worker told us in one breath and that we have a NEW SON!!!!!!! I waited on the phone with Jason all the while hitting refresh on my email waiting for the message from J--. Finally the message came through and before I opened it, I forwarded it to Jason so we could see his picture at the same time. Both of us were quiet as we quickly scrolled through a few pages of words until we reached the bottom to see his precious picture.
There he was. Our son. A stunningly beautiful little boy curiously looking back at us with his HUGE brown eyes. He looked healthy and he was wearing the cutest orange and blue outfit. I studied every inch of his face and his little hands and legs. Since Jason was at work I had to let him get back to it and we said we would wait until he got home to call the rest of the family. I did tell him I was going to call my mom right away!
Floating -- surreal -- under water -- slow motion -- I couldn't think of anything else except our new son! I called my mom and she and grandpauly rushed over so they could see his picture. It was so awesome to have them see the same thing I was seeing! I wasn't crazy -- there he was! Our baby boy!
That evening Jason called Pa Pa and he was so excited! We called other family and friends and it was so good to finally share this wonderful news! Uncle Ryan and Aunt Shannon came over that evening to say hello and "meet" their new nephew!
I can hardly believe it's been 13 days since the call. I have so much more to share but I wanted to get this moment down on paper before my brain lost some of the details!
We have a new son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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