It's official! Our first trip is booked! *insert girly squeal here* Goodness, what an exhausting and overwhelming decision that was.
We will spend three days in Paris before we go to Ethiopia to meet Little E. We figured, when are we ever just going to be in the neighborhood again? Might as well spend a few hundred dollars to make a dream come true instead of thousands at a later date. We got a great deal on airfare and are paying less than some of the quotes we got to go directly to Addis and back with no long layover anywhere. Next on the agenda is to find a super cheap hotel in Paris. We're open to suggestions! We leave in 81 days!!! *girly squeal #2*
We got a health report on Little E yesterday. He sounds like a typical three year old. He wants attention and gets upset when he doesn't get it. I can guarantee he'll get plenty of attention here! The kids can't wait for him to be home. The report also said that his speech continues to improve since the surgery, although he's often hard to understand. Probably why he gets so frustrated! I wish someone there could do sign language with him. We did it our last two babies and still use it some. It's such a great way to help little ones learn to express themselves. We'll be starting on that as soon as he gets home.
Our flower bulb fundraiser is about over. I have another one in mind for the fall that I'm excited about. I need to work out some things and then will share all the exciting details!
In non-adoption news, Justin has decided to drop back down to part time with law school. Instead of being done next August, he won't finish until December. Still way ahead of where we thought we'd be at this point and less stressful. Full time work and school are just too much. Either way, he can't take the bar until February 2010, so why kill ourselves to get through and then have to wait six months anyway? This makes much more sense!
Soooo, we have some prayer requests:
1. For Little E's health and happiness
2. For travel dates to not change unexpectedly
3. For financial blessings
Merci beaucoup!
Heya! I seriously doubt they care if you bring used cloth diapers. When we were in Addis I only saw them use disposables, but I think down in Durame they would have HAD to use cloth, as rural as they are. I know they will take anything you bring and are not going to turn it away. :) :)
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