We awoke this morning at 8:30 after a drug induced sleep; for some reason the fact that we've only slept less than about 10 hours in the past three days didn't help us sleep the night through. we awoke at about 3am and decided to get some help from our friend Ambien. We had breakfast here at the guest house then filled out all of the paperwork for our embassy visit on wednesday. Next stop was Lucy's restaurant near the Ethiopian national museum (which houses the famous fossilized remains of an early human). It was quite delicious; Cale had an indian dish, and kate had pasta with chicken. After that it was off to the transition home (TH) in the pouring rain. We got sidetracked when the road was blocked because a senior member of government was headed to the airport along our route. Eventually we saw the America World sign and our hearts started racing!
They opened the gate for us and took us up on the porch. They started bringing out the kids one by one in fairly rapid succession. We were last (alphabetical order, of course) but were surprised because we were watching the other families and video taping for some of them, so unfortunately we didn't capture the moment with our video camera. Cale had actually seen him through the window (his distinctive head profile!) as they were preparing to bring the kids out, but wasn't sure it was him due to the fact that he was wearing a white pajamas with large pink flowers. Sure enough, it was him. We should have expected it, as most of the other pictures from there have featured him in girly attire. That will surely change tomorrow.
He is such a handsome, beautiful little boy! I'm struggling with words to describe him here. He has quite a belly on him and definitely weighs more that 14 pounds. The must really have been pumping him full of formula. The emailed us on Friday and told us that he has been eating better and the took out the feeding tube, thankfully. Praise the Lord for that. He sat with Kate and drank about 6 ounces of formula - he downed it in about 10 minutes. He was generally chill and
liked to snuggle. His nanny would swing by periodically and call his name and coo at him and he would light up. He started to warm up and we got a few almost-smiles out of him. We only spent two hours there; it went by quickly. We are so thankful that the Lord has done this.
Can't wait until tomorrow when we can take him with us! We also get some time with the other children at the TH and to talk with the nannies/nurse about the details of his care.
After we left the ladies had some time at a spa (quite a jump considering what Kate had just experienced), while the guys got to go to a bookstore. After a quick stop back at the guest house, we headed out for a traditional Ethiopian dinner, complete with honey wine, music, and syncopated dancing. Words cannot describe... you'll have to see the video sometime. After about an hour and a half the tired, emotionally drained ground headed back to the guest house. Today was Monday, so the power was out in this neighborhood; here at the guest house they run a generator in the evenings, so were are able to send this update!
We did get some good news that our lost luggage will be arriving tomorrow around lunch time. Thanks for praying. An amazing, wonderful, exhausting day that we will never, ever forget! Praise the Lord!
5 comments:
I'am so thankful for the update.Tears of joy are in my eyes as I read your blog. It is good to see him in your arms. We can not wait to meet him and hug him too.
LOVE the pictures! I couldn't wait to get home from work to check for an update! So glad that you've finally had a chance to kiss and love on that little boy!
What an exciting day for your family! And he is absolutely adorable! We are beyond thrilled that this moment has arrived. I really did not expect that you would be able to post pictures while you were there, so this has been such a treat!
WooHoo! I'm so excited for you all! he's sooo cute!
Mathios is a beautiful boy. Can't wait to meet him!
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