Congratulations!

Great baby news in our family! Brandon's sister had a little baby boy on Tuesday night. We welcome Haiden Christian into the family. He was 7lb 7 oz and is 21 inches long. Cameron, older brother, is adjusting well. Gavin's comment, "I will be a better big brother than Cameron because I am older!" Wow, he is protecting his role already. :)

One step closer...

Brandon and I went for our shots on Monday! I must say that my arm still hurts from that Tetnus booster. It will all be well worth the pain when we bring our little guy home.
I am going to start calling him "G" on the blog until we announce his name, when we pass court.
We did get new pictures of G yesterday. He is definitely growing and still definitely very cute. We don't have any new measurements at this time, but at last report he was 10 lbs and 21 inches.
Keep praying for February 25!

Lack of Posts

I apologize for the lack of posts lately.
I am thankful that we are in the month of February, the month of our court date.
I am hopeful that we will get some new pictures of our little guy soon.
I am believing that God's timing is perfect and we will get to travel soon.
I am appreciative of the love and support you all offer are family.
Thanks for stopping by:)

Growing...Yeah!

We have an update on our little guy and it is good news!! He is now 12 weeks old and weighs 9 lbs 4 oz and is about 21 inches long! Although it is not the size of a typical American child, he is growing.
We were so happy to get this report because today is Christmas in Ethiopia. Merry Christmas little one, we hope to see you soon!

New Understanding

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Thank you God for a court date.

I have a new perspective! Isn't it great that God has patience to teach us lessons over and over and over again... We have moved a step closer to bringing our little guy home and if things all go well it looks like we may be traveling with a pretty large group of people who all live in the area. What a great opportunity:)

Please pray that we ALL pass court the first time.

Court Date!

I remind myself and re-read a post that I made just a few days ago. Adoption has many lows, when we are reminded that our strength is in Him alone. Today we found out our court date. This time should be a big high in adoption, but the date is set for February 25! I am not sure why it is so far away and I don't want to seem ungrateful for a date. I just want my baby home! God will use me in the next two months and I know that He has a plan. Right now it is just hard...

Blessed

It is not the New Year yet, but Brandon and I cannot help but reflect on this year. God has allowed us the opportunity to experience so many emotional highs that confirmed our journey in adoption and yet lows that reminded us our strength and trust is in Him alone. Each prayer of thanks lately, seems to bring me to the verge of tears as we continue to be blessed. Our extended family surprised us with an amazing Christmas donation toward the adoption (thank you!) and a person from Brandon's work has offered to do our trust before we travel at no cost!
I continue to pray for strength and health for our little one. I continue to pray for a court date. I continue to praise God and give Him the glory for the things he has done.
We are blessed.