The Day We Met

Hi Everyone! It's been a little bit since we've posted but we've been a little slow about uploading our pictures. Everything seems to take us a little bit longer than usual these days...I wonder why.

Mesfin's been doing great. It seems that he's adjusting well, as well as having a blast meeting all of his family and friends. He still gets into everything but that's the joy of having an almost 1-year old!

Here are some pictures of when we first met Mesfin at the House of Hope. It's funny to look at these now (it's been 3 weeks since this happened!) because I think Mesfin has changed quite a bit since we've been home. Anyway, we stayed at the Newflower Guest House the night before and arrived at the HOH in the morning to move in for the rest of the week. The director of the house (a wonderful man who Mesfin just loves!) brought him in to the common room to meet us. It was a surreal experience, with us thinking, "Oh my gosh, is this really happening?" And Mesfin probably thinking, "Oh my gosh, is this really happening?" We couldn't believe how beautiful he was, even more beautiful in person than in his pictures. We also couldn't believe how little he was either! What a peanut! Mesfin was quiet and mostly just starred at us but he slowly warmed up as we fed him some snacks and played a little. That began our week of getting to know each other...

We'll post more pictures of our trip soon. Again, sorry it took us so long to post these. Time flies these days!!! Take care!