Baby room is done!

Baby room is done. :)  We decided to move him upstairs to be closer to us.  All we had to do was paint the top blue.  I wasn't sure how that would go over with Kendal but she was so excited and couldn't wait to touch the dry paint.  Thank you Kendal for giving up a few things in your room to give to the baby too.

A little delay

We found out on Friday that the courts in Ethiopia are closed.  They closed Friday and then won't open again until Sept. 30th.  So, our paperwork won't start until then.  After the 30th, it will be about 2-3 months for us to travel the first time and then 1-2 months after that before we can bring him home.  He is such a pumpkin.  We did find out that we will get updates on how he is growing and new pictures of him every month.  His room is getting done.  The drywall is complete.  A guy I work with did it and it turned out nice and he gave us a great price on it.  Thanks Tom!  Now, we need floor and paint.  I ordered his bed set yesterday so we can get the paint once it arrives!  So excited!!!  I didn't think buying boy stuff would be so much fun!

Love at First Sight

He was definitely worth the wait!  We got a REFERRAL yesterday!  A little boy waiting for us in Ethopia.  He is a smiley, healthy baby.  He has been in the orphanage for about a month.  He is the cutest thing you have ever seen.  We would love to put his picture on here but we are not allowed to until we bring him home.  So, if you see me, ask for my new baby album which has one page filled in with his picture! 

Kendal is really excited.  She keeps calling him her "baby brother" instead of by his name (which is hard to pronounce).  She helped me go through her clothes already and get out anything that may fit him that was gender neutral - not much by the way.  I didn't realize how much PINK we have! 

We cannot be more excited.  We meet with our social worker on Friday to fill out some more paperwork and send him a small photo book of us so he can see who we are.  We will travel the first time in about three months to go to a court date and then see him in the orphanage.  That trip will be about 4-5 days long.  We can't actually take him out of there until the second visit which will be around 1-3 months after that.  Then, the little guy can come home with us. 

GOD IS SO GOOD!!!  Please pray for him that he has the best care possible and that he knows deep down that he has a family that loves him so much!  Thank you all for all of your prayers.  God was listening!