Category: Ezra

I am so excited to find out the news today.  I truly believe court was a positive outcome.  We will hopefully find out by 11 am our time, but that isn’t a guarantee.

On another note, yesterday we figured out for sure that the boys are not identical.  We were originally told they were, but I always had my doubts.  They always looked slightly different in pictures, but we told ourselves it was the camera angle or the lighting and chose to believe the medical reports.  With the most recent set of pictures and the video we received, I just couldn’t believe they were identical.  So, I asked Angie who took the pictures and she said she never would have thought they were identical.  They are both cute as can be and I can now easily tell them apart.  🙂

I hope to share the pictures with you sometimes in the next few hours!

I am so excited!  Only one day left until the boys legally become ours!  (Yes I know there is a chance it won’t happen tomorrow, but I am trying to be optimistic.)  Sometime while we sleep tonight a judge on the other side of the world will decide the fate of our family.  She looks at all the information given to her by us, our agency, the orphanage, and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs.  If one piece of paper is missing or incorrectly filled out we will be rescheduled.  I am optimistic though that everything is done correctly and will be there.  I am so excited to possibly being able to share our boys with everyone tomorrow.  Please say a prayer tonight that we pass court and that we find out tomorrow that we passed.  There isn’t always power in Ethiopia and our agency could have trouble getting the news to us, so pray that they can.

9 days until Ezra and Noah’s court date.  Since I am a worry wort, I thought I would share 9 prayer requests.

1.  That the boys stay healthy

2.  That all the paperwork is done correctly and turned in on time for court and that we pass on the first try

3.  That we receive a May 28 Embassy date, June 11 is the next possibility after that, and I am done with waiting, plus we kind of purchased plane tickets (I know, I know not the best idea)

4.  That we are able to stay at the House of Hope, they only have two rooms and it is looking like 10 families will be traveling when we do, but I would really love to stay there

5.  Safe travels (you mean we have to fly over the polar ice cap?  seriously freaked out!)

6.  Sleepy babies on the flight home 😉

7.  Health for Matt and I

8.  That Abby’s upper GI goes well on Thursday (hey not everything involves Noah and Ezra, I want their cousin to be in tip-top shape for their arrival)

9.  My Grandpa’s health

OMG I have been freaking out lately.  Only two weeks until court and then after that two weeks, one day until we travel!  I am getting so excited, anxious, and nervous.  I am starting to feel a little unprepared, even though we have been preparing and waiting forever, I don’t feel like I know enough or have everything they need.  I am, of course, most worried about the flight home.  I have been worried about this since we started the process and now that the day is drawing near I am getting scared.  I have never even packed a diaper bag for a short outing, but now I have to pack for two infants and a total of 33 hours and 26 minutes of travel time (flight and layovers).  Can anything really prepare you for that?

Okay beyond freaking out about travel, I am totally excited to meet my boys!  I cannot wait to cuddle them, give them kisses, smell their little heads, watch them sleep, and hear their giggles.  

We just can’t wait to be with them.  🙂

Also, I cannot wait to share their pictures with you.  Please keep our court date in your prayers.  I really want to share them with you in two weeks.

On a side note, if you haven’t been to our site in a while because you read blogs in a reader program, Matt added a new countdown to the top of the sidebar.  At the time of this post:  28 days, 23 hours, and 34 minutes until we leave for Ethiopia.

I am starting to feel like this might actually happen!  We have been keeping ourselves busy preparing for the boys and doing stuff we think we won’t have time for once they are here.  The nursery is pretty much ready, house projects are getting done, and we are trying to have as much time together as we can.  The next 30 days are filled with church events, mountain biking, trail running, a baby shower, house projects, doctor appointments (couple more shots), home study visit, and a couple of trips to the vet, and maybe even a movie.  

We know a few more families traveling before our court date and we will be receiving a steady stream of updated pictures.  Seeing new pictures of the boys every few weeks sure makes this wait a little more bearable.  Please keep Noah and Ezra’s health and our court date in your prayers.

We received an update and pictures of the boys today thanks to a traveling family.  We learned they share the same crib and are in 0-3 month clothing.  Still so tiny!  She also said they were healthy looking, strong, and super sweet.  I wish I could share the pictures with you.  Only 32 days until court, hopefully I can share pictures on then.