a serious little guy

Good morning! Welllll, today is May 29th. 24 days since we were made aware of the "ban". Approximately 575 hours of time spent in mental and emotional limbo...not that I'm actually counting (I kind-of am). So, we're still awaiting news, any news will do...though we'd prefer the good variety! But while we continue to wait, life continues to go on. Thought I'd share some happenings:

Kim - my warm, thoughtful, loving, compassionate, fellow adoptive parent/new mommy of gorgeous baby "F", Texan e-mail friend traveled a couple of weeks ago to Addis. She told me, before she left, that whe would do everything in her power to get some pics of Dawit and perhaps spend some time with him while at Hannah's Hope. btw- HH is the little transitional home, sponsored by AGCI, where 65 orphans live (most just until their families arrive for them). I told Kim that this would be a wonderful gift to me, but not to worry if it turned out that she couldn't gain access to him.

Well, Kim came through; the "Special Mothers" at HH were no match for her and her mission! On Monday we all sat around my laptop as each precious picture downloaded...probably 8 in all. It appears, in some, that he is being held by his "Special Mother" and she is tickling his chin in order to coax a smile. When I compare the size of her hand to his face and head, I can deduce that he is still very small. But he looks very healthy and I am not really concerned (considering) by his appearance. Kim had this to say about him - " He was in the same rooms with F and from what I could tell had the same special mothers, so I was able to get a lot of pictures and spend a lot of time with him. I fed him several bottles over three days and loved on him from head to toe! He is a serious little guy but once I got the smiles coming, they kept on rolling in!! He is a little baby, healthy and VERY WELL CARED FOR. Those special mothers were out of this world." And, need I mention that he is just absolutley, stunningly beautiful?!?! My heart literally aches looking at his sweet face, trying to imagine how soft his skin is, what he smells like, how tight the grip of his little hand is... I wish that I could share a picture with you all, but I've learned that we are not supposed to until we have passed court and he is legally ours. (so if you have seen a pic of him...play dumb please!)

Needless to say, I owe Kim a huge "THANK YOU, BLESS YOU, YOU ARE THE BEST!!" It turns out that we now know three families in the lonestar state, so someday we will be roadtripping down there...is this delusional for one who hasn't "road-tripped" beyond Kansas? But, I am looking forward to meeting Kim and her family and finally getting to thank her properly for the gift that she gave me!