Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ethiopia Update

Hi!

We arrived Tuesday night and got to meet Ashenafi this morning (Wednesday).  He is more adorable than his pictures showed and I am totally eating up just lovin' on him.  He has a big, round belly; beautiful brown eyes; and a little tongue that can't seem to stay in his mouth when he smiles...not to mention that adorable dimple in his right cheek...we are totally in love!!!

The House of Hope is great and the staff is amazing.  They all have so much love to share and do so without reservation.  It is a wonderfully peaceful environment.  We are very thankful this is where our son has been placed for the last 3 months.  God is good!

Hopefully, I can attach some photos on Friday.  Until then...

9 comments:

Don't Mess With Mommy said...

Can't wait to hear more and see pictures. Please give Spud our love. Blessings.

Gretchen Magruder said...

Thanks for the update - - we're so glad to hear you're finally together!!

Dan, Misty & Ashar said...

Yeah!! You're with your son! So happy for you guys.

Stacie said...

Yay! So good to hear things are going well! Give my love to Tsegay, Almaz and the rest of the HOH staff!

Amanda said...

I'm so happy you've made it there safely and that you got to meet your son! Enjoy your time with him and I'm sure we'll hear from you when you have more time...

gigglechirp said...

Can't wait to see pics!!!

Love to you all and please give our love to all at House of Hope, too!! Miss them!!!

Jenni, Jim and Mamush

LISA said...

Ahhhh,so glad that all is well.I can't imagine him being any cuter than his picures are!
Looking forward to pics and more news. :)

Hogan Five said...

Wow! This is exciting! Your baby is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your story! My family and I are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia through CHI. We hit a "snag" this week therefore your story has revived our hope and determination to do whatever it takes to bring our baby home! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear more!

Erica said...

HORRAY!!!! Ashenafi truly is an ADORABLE baby!! He's such a sweet baby. I can't wait to hear about your trip.