An absolutely precious couple went to Ethiopia this week to meet their child, and they offered to take pictures of our girl while they were there!! They sent them to us by e-mail last night and we just sat and laughed and smiled, because for the first time we got to see our girl SMILE!!! I've imagined it over and over again what that adorable face would look like when she smiled, and now I've seen it with my own eyes!! Beautiful!!
Today, she also sent us some videos of her!!! To see her interact and laugh and run and play was so wonderful!! She looks really healthy, except for a fungal infection on her head, which is so sad because she has bald spots of the infection all over her head!! :( Today I found a cute hat and bought it for her until we can get it medicated and healed! But she is beautiful!
I am praying for her heart so much...she has gone thru so much!! It could possibly happen that she could be home with us by August if everything is going as smoothly as it is now with the process! But the timing is in God's hands! I am praying for no more delays, no investigations, and no additonal paperwork! PLEASE LORD!! SHE NEEDS HER FAMILY!!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
COURT DATE and UPDATE with pictures!!!!!!!!!
Oh my goodness what a crazy few days it has been!!!! We were just getting sooooooooo frustrated, waiting and waiting for any kind of update or info on our girl! And then I went on the Bethany forum on Thursday, May 19th, and saw that 2 of the families that got their referrals the same day as us and were submitted to court the same day as us, got their court dates! I immediately switched to my e-mail account and refreshed the page...nothing. So, I called Shawn, totally freaking out because their date is JUNE 24th!!! That is Aryana's birthday, AND only a month away!!! If we got our's too, then it would be the same date!!! He very calmly said that we would wait to get too excited until we heard from our SW.
I put Josiah to bed, and when I came down, I just couldn't sit still! I checked my e-mail like 3 more times before deciding I really did have other important questions to ask her in addition to this BIG one!! So, I called her, and she said, "It's funny you called cuz I was just about to write you an e-mail!" I said, "Please tell me it was one with good news!" And she said, "Yes! VERY good news!!" Then she told me we got the June 24th date too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got off the phone with her and called Shawn again, and then HE freaked out!!! Too funny...he said he didn't want to get too excited till he was sure and then once he knew he got ridiculouly excited!!!! He said he got like no work done the rest of the day....he was totally distracted and excited!!!
Friday morning was a crazy time too because Shawn and I were going away for our 12 year anniversary and we were supposed to be packing, but I got on e-mail quick to make sure there weren't any more e-mails I needed to see, when I saw "UPDATE". I screamed Shawn's name and he came running...and then we opened the e-mail we have been waiting to open since March...an update on how our girl is doing. Well, it wasn't quite the update we were hoping for...she is having a tough time adjusting to living in an orphanage with people that don't speak her language. She is extremely shy and did not smile for ANY of the pictures...there were 7 pictures included. Her head is shaved, and she just looks so sad...she needs a family to love her right now, and we just need to get her home soon!! We have really been praying for her heart and we are praying that God will truly prepare her to receive our love. It will probably be very difficult for her to accept love from us...they said she is very shy around people she does not know. This court trip could be very interesting for all of us...PLEASE PRAY SHE WILL ACCEPT THE LOVE WE WANT TO GIVE HER!!!!
I just can't wait to meet her...and hug her...and begin this forever relationship.
I put Josiah to bed, and when I came down, I just couldn't sit still! I checked my e-mail like 3 more times before deciding I really did have other important questions to ask her in addition to this BIG one!! So, I called her, and she said, "It's funny you called cuz I was just about to write you an e-mail!" I said, "Please tell me it was one with good news!" And she said, "Yes! VERY good news!!" Then she told me we got the June 24th date too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got off the phone with her and called Shawn again, and then HE freaked out!!! Too funny...he said he didn't want to get too excited till he was sure and then once he knew he got ridiculouly excited!!!! He said he got like no work done the rest of the day....he was totally distracted and excited!!!
Friday morning was a crazy time too because Shawn and I were going away for our 12 year anniversary and we were supposed to be packing, but I got on e-mail quick to make sure there weren't any more e-mails I needed to see, when I saw "UPDATE". I screamed Shawn's name and he came running...and then we opened the e-mail we have been waiting to open since March...an update on how our girl is doing. Well, it wasn't quite the update we were hoping for...she is having a tough time adjusting to living in an orphanage with people that don't speak her language. She is extremely shy and did not smile for ANY of the pictures...there were 7 pictures included. Her head is shaved, and she just looks so sad...she needs a family to love her right now, and we just need to get her home soon!! We have really been praying for her heart and we are praying that God will truly prepare her to receive our love. It will probably be very difficult for her to accept love from us...they said she is very shy around people she does not know. This court trip could be very interesting for all of us...PLEASE PRAY SHE WILL ACCEPT THE LOVE WE WANT TO GIVE HER!!!!
I just can't wait to meet her...and hug her...and begin this forever relationship.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Still Waiting...
Oh my goodness, I just had no idea how hard it would be to wait this long!!!!!!!!!!! We have been submitted to court and we are just awaiting that e-mail to tell us when our court date is! Then I feel like it will all feel just so real...a date to be there! I have friends who are there right now from the Bethany forum who are hopefully going to take pics of her while they are there!!!! THIS IS SO EXCITING!!! We have also been awaiting our update pictures of her too. I hope and pray I can get at least ONE smiling picture of her beautiful face!!! I'm praying for a great week of GOOD NEWS!!!
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