Monday, August 24, 2009

In Addis and Name!

So we got confirmation today that our son has been moved from the care/intake center in Durame, a town about 4-5 hours south of the capitol city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to their transition/care center in Addis Ababa! The news means that we should expect updated information on him in the next few weeks as they always complete a new assessment when kiddo's are transferred since they have much better access to facilities, etc in the capitol. Really it just means we are one step closer to our little boy.

It is just so strange to get random reports about your child and to hear that he has been moved and to have no control over any of it. With Tessa I decide everyone who cares for her, where so goes, the type of care she is getting, the type of food she eats, etc. I haven't even had the chance to hold my little boy yet and random people (I have no say in who they are other than choosing my particular agency and trusting them) are cuddling him, kissing him, feeding him, changing his diaper and comforting him. Talk about a lesson in faith! Trusting in the unseen. Lets just say that I am glad I have experience in this arena. I am really struggling with this as it is. It is emotionally exhausting. Ahh, another post for another day...

So we have also finally decided on a name. We are keeping his given last name as his middle name since it is his family name and we thought that was more important than his first. And so, after much laboring over this decision, we introduce:

Cullen Sinamo Adams

He was born on or about April 14th of 2009 and he weighed just 8.8lbs at about his 3 month birthday. His a beautiful little boy with dark brown eyes and a round face with big kissable lips and relatively dark brown skin. We can't wait to share his pictures!!!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

New Photos!!

We got new photos of the little munchkin today! I am so excited to see his cute little face again! He has the most kissable cheeks!
Its funny how ingrained the first two pictures we had of him were in our minds. I feel like he looks totally different even though it is definitely my little boy in those pictures. I just shows how much we are missing of his life...all we know of him is the snapshot in our minds. With Tessa I knew her every move, her cries, her suckling, her sighs. It is unbelievably hard not to go over and get him right away. I just want to mother him and love him.
Even better than the pictures themselves is the fact that he looks so much more relaxed and happy in these photos. In the first two, which are usually taken on intake, he looks like he is upset and/or had been crying. You can see the concern in his face and his furrowed little brow. In contrast, in these pictures his face is relaxed and alert with no distress in those eyes. His eyes are big and bright and oh so dark! It gives me confidence once again in the amazing care that the Holt staff is giving him. As much as I am thanful for it and know that we chose the right agency, it doesn't change the fact that I want to go get him right now! Have I said that already?
Just thought I would share...