Today is THE DAY

We leave for the airport in a few hours. We will spend 2-3 days travelling around Addis and soaking in as much of the country and culture as we can. I want to be able to tell Tesfa that it is not what you see on tv. Yes, it is poor and the people there could use our help but there is so much more to Ethiopia.

The first trip was a huge blessing. We are more aware of what to expect and feel much more comfortable. In a few days we will travel south to Hosanna. There we hope to have the chance to meet his birth mother. We'll keep the details of that conversation private. It is Tesfa's story to tell not ours. I hope that I can convey to her how much he is and will be loved. I hope that brings her some peace.

Then we will see our boy!!!!!!!!! We'll spend the morning with him and then go for lunch. We'll go back a little later and spend some more time with him. And on TUESDAY he will be in our custody. We will go to the US Embassy and get permission to bring him home.

It is an unreal feeling to think he will actually be sleeping in the crib we got for him before he was even born. People tell us how this is the best thing for him but I know it is second best. The best thing for him would be to live in his beautiful country with the woman who gave him life, but that is not possible.

The best that I can do is to love him madly and make sure that he knows she loves him too.

We arrive home the day he turns 5 months old.