9 hours ahed!!

Okay, this is it. We are going out full force and asking for all prayers and good thoughts on Sunday night here in the United States, as they will be starting their work day in Ethiopia. Our court date is Feb. 1st, by the time it's 9AM on Feb. 1st in the United States it should all be over in Ethiopia and hopefully our papers will have a big old "PASSED" stamp on it!

We ask that you keep not only our family in your prayers, but all the families in waiting, children in waiting, staff at the orphanages and MOWA, judges and everyone involved that make these adoptions happen everyday. We will never meet most of these people, but we know they are out there. So...thank you.

What to expect when your expecting???

I am not sure what to expect while you are expecting, but I can tell you what to expect while you are waiting during an adoption (from my point of view at least).

You can expect to be flooded with very awesome emails, notes, and phone calls. Our family and friends have been super great about standing by and supporting us. Thank you everyone!

You can expect..."It's not a baby shower." Our new daughter will have a new outfit to wear everyday for a month or more. Plus, she now has a plethera of Target gift cards to keep her in new clothes for the next year. Thank you everyone!

You can expect, "So, when are you traveling?" To be asked at least 10 times each day. I don't mind this question, because it means people care enough to ask you about your new family member.

You can expect to cry suddenly at the what seem the oddest times. Example: playing a board game with your other children and realize there is someone missing.

You can expect to worry over nothing or something completely out of your control. Trust me on this one...you can actually make up the weirdest things to worry about. "What if she is allergic to milk?" LOL!

The best thing you can expect....that yes, one day, you will actually get to stop expecting, because your new daughter will be home with you!

Keep us in your prayers, especially FEB 1st!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Not great news...

Our wonderful SW made some calls and found out that our court date has been moved to Feb. 1st. We are at a loss for words and quite sadden by the delay, but we are confident that they are doign everything they can to get out daughter home to us.

No News Yet!

Well, unfortunately it is almost midnight in Ethiopia so not a big chance we will hear today if we passed court or not. Our SW is pretty confident she will have news sitting in her inbox when she comes into work tomorrow. Let's pray she is right!
How crazy that our daughter may know she is adopted before her parents??

Court Date

Well, it's here! Hopefully we will know soon if we passed as it is already supper time in Ethiopia.
Please pray we pass the first time so we can get her home all the faster.