Tonsils are Coming Out

Well, Sabrina is having her tonsils out on March 20th so, this will be something to pass our wait to travel, though NOT what I would have planned. My poor little girl has been so sick with strep throat over the past 3 years and after two back-to-back bouts of strep in December and January, I met with an E.N.T. on Tuesday and he recommended that she was definately a "candidate". The good thing is, two weeks after surgery she will be considered completely healed and so she will have no problem traveling to Ethiopia! Speaking of which, we got new pictures of our Princess waiting for us and I can't WAIT to show all of you one day hopefully very soon. I just can't wait to travel but while I'm home with Sabrina while she is recovering, we are going to start packing and organizing our donations to take with us so that will definately be fun!

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!!