I got the phone call that all parents who are adopting wait for anxiously ONE year ago today. I remember the moment like it happened yesterday and remember the tears falling quite quickly when our agency said they have a little 2 year old boy in their care and were sending us over his information via email to look over. Of course I was not near a computer when the call came in, but I quickly got home to open the email and see his sweet face. I knew even before I hung up the phone with the agency that we would accept this referral and we now had a son and the girls had a brother. In the picture below you can see Will in the orphanage in pink in the center background.
Now take a look at the little guy below... Could he have any complaints whatsoever?
I can't say enough about how much this little guy has brought to our family. Words can't describe how amazingly well he has adapted to his life here. For us, we feel so fortunate that his adoption was so smooth. There were a couple of small speed bumps like the blood draws and malaria meds, and some grieving/abandonment moments, but we got through them together. It is my hope that our experience will lead others to adopt as there is such a need to give these children families and love which is what they all deserve. I still continue to struggle with our gain was someone elses loss for reasons we will never know. When I watch Will enjoying life so, I often tear up thinking of wishing his birth mom knew he was thriving. Will is so unselfish. He never whines. He always wants to share his food. His laugh is contagious and he has a belly laugh that will have you smiling in no time just listening to it. His language in the 7mo he has been home is amazing. He has developed an amazing vocabulary and seems to understand everything we talk to him about. Just tonight I was carrying him on my hip toward the kitchen and he asked to stop to look at mine and Jeffrey's wedding picture hanging on the wall in the den. He pointed to us and said mommy and daddy and then he went on to say... "mommy you beautiful as he pointed to the picture" awwwwww, he must want a lightening mcqueen car!! Will also questions what things are and is a lover of books. He is also a snuggler and there is nothing better than curling up next to him at night and holding him as he sleeps. His nightmares have long been gone, and he even talks in his sleep in English. I guess we will always hold Sept. 17th close to our hearts as it was the day we were blessed with taking on the role of parents and big sisters to this amazingly wonderul beautiful little boy.
I got the phone call that all parents who are adopting wait for anxiously ONE year ago today. I remember the moment like it happened yesterday and remember the tears falling quite quickly when our agency said they have a little 2 year old boy in their care and were sending us over his information via email to look over. Of course I was not near a computer when the call came in, but I quickly got home to open the email and see his sweet face. I knew even before I hung up the phone with the agency that we would accept this referral and we now had a son and the girls had a brother. In the picture below you can see Will in the orphanage in pink in the center background. 
Now take a look at the little guy below... Could he have any complaints whatsoever?
I can't say enough about how much this little guy has brought to our family. Words can't describe how amazingly well he has adapted to his life here. For us, we feel so fortunate that his adoption was so smooth. There were a couple of small speed bumps like the blood draws and malaria meds, and some grieving/abandonment moments, but we got through them together. It is my hope that our experience will lead others to adopt as there is such a need to give these children families and love which is what they all deserve. I still continue to struggle with our gain was someone elses loss for reasons we will never know. When I watch Will enjoying life so, I often tear up thinking of wishing his birth mom knew he was thriving. Will is so unselfish. He never whines. He always wants to share his food. His laugh is contagious and he has a belly laugh that will have you smiling in no time just listening to it. His language in the 7mo he has been home is amazing. He has developed an amazing vocabulary and seems to understand everything we talk to him about. Just tonight I was carrying him on my hip toward the kitchen and he asked to stop to look at mine and Jeffrey's wedding picture hanging on the wall in the den. He pointed to us and said mommy and daddy and then he went on to say... "mommy you beautiful as he pointed to the picture" awwwwww, he must want a lightening mcqueen car!! Will also questions what things are and is a lover of books. He is also a snuggler and there is nothing better than curling up next to him at night and holding him as he sleeps. His nightmares have long been gone, and he even talks in his sleep in English. I guess we will always hold Sept. 17th close to our hearts as it was the day we were blessed with taking on the role of parents and big sisters to this amazingly wonderul beautiful little boy.
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This is a great post you guys! I am so happy to hear how well Will is doing! He is such a little cutie! Kirubel is doing great.....setting records on the cross country team and ajusting to middle school! He says "hi!"
Sara and Kirubel
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