In Ethiopia

I'm not sure whether I've shared this already, but I have been working and saving my money for a plane ticket so that I can go with my parents to Ethiopia to get our baby/babies.

When we receive our referral, (Oh let that day come SOON), we have to wait to pass court in Ethiopia. That can take a while, and we might not even pass the first time. So that will probably take SEVERAL weeks. We then must wait a couple more weeks before we actually leave the U.S!

When we arrive in Ethiopia, we will be taken to a guest house and the guest house is a whole 'nother post! The next day we will meet our new family members. OH HOORAY! We spend more time with the babies the next day. Sunday is spent actually visiting any living family members of the babies and visiting the area where they were found or lived. Another day we have to go to court for all the official days. We also will have a chance to go to an Ethiopian market, shop, and visit a restaurant. At the end, there is a good bye ceremony. We go home after a week or so. We will bring home the babies and will actually have to stay at home for months before we can go out in public with the babies or introduce them to family and friends! This is to ensure bonding.

Also, (this will be very hard for me, in fact I was really upset when Mom told me this), the babies need to attatch to Dad and Mom, so although I will definitely be helping all the time with the babies, I cannot allow them to become EXTREMELY close to me because it's best they be most attatched to Dad and Mom as I will be off to college in a couple years. I know bonding is EXTREMELY important, but I know I will find this hard. Miss Bossy is so excited. It is so cute! She keeps asking if we can PLEASE get our babies today