We just had our last home study (prior to adoption) on Wednesday. Everything went really well. We had some questions answered about traveling and just got to talk a lot about our little boy. One comment she made was that Ethiopia takes care of their children better than any other country they've worked with. Kendal showed Belinda (our case worker) his room and told her how much she is going to help when he gets home. Kendal can't wait to be a big sister.
Last night I met at Panera Bread with about 15 moms. They either had their children home, had just gone to Ethiopia or had court dates like ourselves. It was so nice to ge the "real" story about what will happen when we get there. I got to see video of the orphanage where he is at. One video had them all singing songs with the older kids in the orphanage leading the songs. Even the babies were getting into it and clapping. The kids all seemed so happy. It's comforting that when we leave there in between the court date and embassy date, that he will be taken care of and is happy. We also got to get the inside scoop as to what to bring with us. Things I wouldn't have thought of like diaper bags (for us because you can't put anything down their toilets), nasal spray (because it's so dry), peanut butter and syrup (they love it and I guess it's really expensive there), and just lots of little things I wouldn't have thought to bring. I'm so thankful to have the chance to talk with people who were JUST there! They got to play and hold our little guy. Okay, 24 days before we leave!!
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