Who knew it would be so much work getting ready for little man to come home?! It’s worth every single minute of thinking through the details, but my to-do/to-buy list seems to grow a little each day! I really don’t like clutter (and have even been accused on occasion quite often of getting rid of too much stuff) so it’s no surprise that we gave away most of our little boy clothes and toys a while back. So . . . we’re kind of starting over, and I’ve been buying little things here and there for him. A few days ago I bought Toy Story and Cars underwear. Yesterday I ordered his backpack (we’ll pack it full of goodies to help keep him preoccupied on the LONG flight). Today I got pajamas and an outfit for him to wear to our Embassy appointment. We also bought him shoes last week (see previous post). Here are a few of the things on my list . . .
Notice the hair products at the top . . . that’s definitely something new for me! There have been multiple things recommended to me, so we’ll just have to play around and see what works best once he’s here. He has really cute hair, though . . . see??? . . .
I’ve been wanting to blog the past couple of days but haven’t been able to come up with words for how I’m feeling right now. Riley and Cole have started back to school, so I’ve been kind of busy (and somewhat distracted) with that. I’ve really been trying to live in the moment and enjoy Riley and Cole, too. But I miss him. I think about him multiple times everyday. It’s usually a random, fleeting thought, but in those moments my heart aches. I miss his grin and kissing his cheeks. I miss kicking the soccer ball with him and blowing bubbles. I miss holding him and feeling his head rest on my shoulder.
Yesterday I was in the bank and noticed a little boy with his mom. He reminded me of our little boy, and I asked how old he was and what country she’s from (thankfully the part of town we live in is very diverse, and there are people literally from all over the world that live close to us). She said that she is from Ethiopia, and I got to tell her about our son. I asked what area of Ethiopia she’s from, and she said “the Tigray region” (where little man was born!). We talked for a few minutes, and then I went back out to my car with tears in my eyes. Seeing her son made me miss mine terribly. I was thankful, though, for meeting her and having a conversation with her. It’s encouraging to meet Ethiopians in our area.
We’re still waiting to hear that we can purchase our airline tickets for the second trip. We have an Embassy appointment on Tuesday, September 7, so we should travel September 4 – 10. We’re waiting to hear the results of his TB test, and we should know something by the end of the week. Please continue to pray that everything works out for us to travel then. That’s only EIGHTEEN DAYS AWAY!!! I can’t wait to see him again and bring him HOME!
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