Yesterday we finally met Yetagesu! It was a very long and happy day. We went to the orphanage around 4:00 and spent about 10 minutes there. It was very rushed and I expected to stay longer. He was sleeping when we walked in and there were about 20 other little toddlers sitting on the floor just staring at us. Why could we not take them all home?
His nanny was crying and that made me cry. The social worker and the nanny were saying, Thank you for taking him, I was saying, Thank you for letting us have him!!!
I felt really bad. He made little eye contact at first but did not resist us taking him.
Yetagesu is doing great. We actually got a few smiles yesterday and today he is even better. What a difficult time he has had since his birth. He is very quiet but warming up. We think he knows us as Momma, Daddy and Isaac. He easily goes to both Matt and I. People said that often they don't want anything to do with dad, but that is not the case.
We found out his birthday is wrong, it is July 12 and even that is something they estimate. Guess we will see if we keep it or not after we get home. We also realized he was wearing a diaper when we picked him up!! No potty training has taken place after all. Matt and our guide Abel stopped at a few "stores" along side the road to finally find diapers. The nurse at Bethany said he has a "sweating problem." Not any disease or anything, he just sweats a lot. Matt told her he does too. She said, "well like father, like son!"
Today we are heading to our embassy appointment. I also bought some beautiful jewelry from Birtukan.
Continue to pray for our health. The air here is not good and Isaac is coughing like allergy coughs. Yetagesu may need an antibiotic when we get home. Most kids here have a cough and are very congested. They say it is because it is rainy now.
Sleep seems to escape us as well. We are very tired and up most of the night. I slept good for awhile last night and when I looked at the clock thinking it was 5:00 a.m. it was only 9:16 p.m.!!?? Crazy how jet lag affects you.
Thankful for the other families here. Isaac gets along well with the other dads and one of the families brought their 22 year old daughter who is going to be a teacher. They live in Grand Rapids and Isaac easily draws and writes with her. He even stayed with her while we had our social work/nurse meeting yesterday.
Pray for our kids health, I hate, hate hearing them cough.
Can't wait to be home so you can meet our son. He is a cutie and so sweet:)
3 comments:
I am overjoyed for you all that you finally have that sweet boy in your arms! I know all of heaven is cheering! We are praying continually for your health, sleep, safety and bonding. You will be home soon and we can't wait to meet our new nephew and cousin. Tell Issac that Grace misses him and is counting the days until he comes home. Remember Psalm 91 Sis...all is well! "For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all you ways;"
Love you all!
Vickie
Sounds like things are going as well as they can! I would think that now with the time of year not being the rainy season (that starts in a couple more months) all that dust is just swirling and would cause a lot of coughing. Even when we were there during the rainy season in August, we would still get all kinds of dirt up our noses. Prayers for an amazing rest of your trip and for the transition to come. :)
So happy you finally have him in your arms! Kidest had the cough, especially at nite too, and it went away after a few days. Can't wait to see little Yetagesu in person again!! Praying for your health and time left in Ethiopia! Give Burtukan a hug from us!
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