Roller Coaster Ride

These last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride in bringing our little girl home. No infant referrals were being given because of a lack of HIV tests in Ethiopia and then MOWA (Ministry of Women's Affairs) announces that they were reducing their case load for adoptions down to 5 per day from 25-30 per day. A huge petition was sent around and there has been some talk that MOWA may increase their numbers again but no one is sure by how many/when/or if this will happen. Basically we'll just have to ride it out and wait! We then received word that HIV tests were now available and referrals were given out. This means we're moving up on the list!!!! It may only bring us a little closer to her but we'll take that with great joy. God's timing is perfect and while at times I want it to happen now and in my timing, that's just not an option and I have found peace in that. We think of you often little one and can't wait to know who you are and hold you but until then we will continue to keep holding onto you in our hearts and prayers. Chase is too cute, he keeps asking when she will be coming home "How long is the paperwork going to take?" he asks. When Chase and Cody see pictures of Africa Cody will say "sister" and Chase will go on to talk about that being where she will come from. I love to hear them talk about her.

Just waiting for those little handprints to finish off part of our playroom!

Chase has become quite the little talker lately (well he has been for a long time but lately he is so interested in everything and knowing how everything works). Latest question directed at Luke (thank goodness)- they were talking about our cows and how they were going to have calfs next year. Chase looks at Luke and says "Where do the calfs come from?" Luke started with the cow and bull and then went onto the word procreate. Chase then interrupted him and changed the subject. Sometimes I love that at that age they have such short attention spans, and that I can direct questions like that to Daddy :).

Cody is such a picker lately. He gets this little sheepish grin on his face and scrunches his nose and then we wait to see what's coming. It is too cute and funny (depending on what actions follow). He has no problems though fessing up to his wrong doings. Chase will come out to the kitchen crying and when we ask what happened Cody will chime in "hit him". At least he's honest.

Tonight my heart just melted watching them. Cody wanted his PaPa book to look at before bed and before I knew it they were sitting side by side and then laying side by side looking at the book talking and talking about the pictures. I really can't wait until Cody can talk a little more, just to listen to their conversations!