Surviving the Wait to Travel

Well, this is definately the 'hardest part' so far for me during the adoption process. Waiting for the paperwork....not too bad. Waiting for the referral (probably because it was only 3 months) was definately not bad. But now, having this beautiful little face to look at every day, wondering what she's doing, worrying about everything she does in a day, and just praying to travel is definately something that could take a toll on someone. We got some surprise pictures in our email the other day and she has a gorgeous smile on her face! Which is so great to see. Last night we did some shopping for clothes for our little Ethiopian princess which was so fun! A couple of weeks ago we met about 30 other parents that have or are adopting from Ethiopia. We had such a wonderful time connecting with other local families to talk one on one about their experiences. The owner of the restaurant himself was an amazing man! We can't wait for the next get-together!!