Archive for December, 2008
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Monday, December 15th, 2008The final suitcase has been located!!!! It is being sent home and we should have it in a day or two. It is 14 days too late but better late than never.
Helping hands
Monday, December 15th, 2008Annie just loves helping out with Paul. She tells me she is learning how to be a good mom. She already knows plenty of things and thinks that she knows everything. I had to go help one of her sisters do something in the middle of Paul’s lunch time the other day. She told me [...]
Settling in
Monday, December 15th, 2008It is so amazing that we have been home an entire week with Paul. Many have commented that he fits right in – they are right, he does. Our transition has been pretty easy. Whether that be because he is our fourth child or whether it be the fact that he is a pretty easy [...]
Color me happy
Sunday, December 14th, 2008My suitcase arrived yesterday!!!! There is still only one bag missing. We are waiting a bit longer to see if it turns up. The good news is if it doesn’t United will claim it as lost – finally. Several tips for families traveling someday. 1. Make sure your bags are checked all the way through. [...]
Decking the halls
Sunday, December 14th, 2008One of my favorite things to do is to go overboard for Christmas. I can’t help hanging up yet another strand of twinkling lights or putting up another mini tree. I have so many decorations that they are the only things that can fit into our attic crawl space. I love baking more than you [...]
Paul’s meets the good doctor
Friday, December 12th, 2008We have long since treasured our doctor. He is so compassionate and caring to each of our children and to ourselves. We were excited to introduce him to our latest addition. Today Paul went in for a appointment and once over. In the doctors words it looks like we have a pretty healthy and gorgeous [...]
3 days in
Thursday, December 11th, 2008It is crazy to think that Paul has only been in the US for three days. It seems like he has been here longer. He fits in very well with us and we all adore him. He is still very afraid of the dogs and cries at the sight of them moving around. Which, as [...]
Last night in Ethiopia
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/6/2008 Tonight is the last night we will be sleeping in Ethiopia. I am very ready to go home. We have lived for the past 7 days out of carry-on luggage and it hasn’t been fun. We don’t have extra clothes, we don’t have anything we meticulously packed for Paul or ourselves. I am [...]
Orphanage Visit
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written on 12/6/2008 We were scheduled to go to the orphanage yesterday but because of two children being ill and in the hospital it was rescheduled for today. I am so glad that we were able to go today. The experience is hard to write into words. The emotions felt are ones that only someone [...]
Traditions
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/6/2008 This morning before going out shopping we had a chance to see how injera is created. We were also invited to make one. It was not that difficult but mine certainly didn’t come out perfectly. It is hard to get the right speed on swirling the batter. Mine came out thicker in some [...]
Bartering Experts
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/6/2008 This morning we went to the market to purchase scarves, Ethiopian dress for our family, and other souveiners. It was amazing the craftsmanship that went into each item. Here was a man sitting outside his shop working on weaving the scarf. All the scarves are hand woven and the clothes were handmade of [...]
Hanging out
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*written 12/5/2008 We had to reschedule because two children were ill at the orphanage and had to be brought to the hospital. We will be going tomorrow. We spent most the day at the HOH guest house. We played in the courtyard with the older children, spent time in the toddler room with Paul’s friends [...]
Driving without restraint
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/5/2008 In Ethiopia there are no child safety seats used so we had to hold Paul during his car rides. This was the craziest thing. I cannot imagine doing this in the US and I felt uneasy the two times that I did do it. Thankfully cars rarely go over 35 here and while [...]
Scars
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/4/2008 Paul has a scar on his face under his right eye. We will never know where that scar came from but it will always be there. The same is true under his skin, there are scars there as well. We can’t see them but we know they exist. As I sit here I [...]
Attachment parenting
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/4/2008 For the other three children we would have been classified as Attachment Parents. (With the exception of breastfeeding but we fed them in the exact manner breastfeeding is done just with a bottle instead of from the breast.) I knew going into it that thing would be different with Paul. I wasn’t sure [...]
Phone calls
Thursday, December 11th, 2008*Written 12/4/2008 I am not sure if phone calls are good or bad. I love to hear from the Girls but inevitably I begin crying. Tonight Kimberly was telling me all about how she has the sharing bag and how excited she is to be bringing her ornament to share with the kids. Annie was [...]
Adjustments
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008Some of those most popular questions asked answered. Is Paul a good sleeper? Define good. He takes nice naps and sleeps. Last night was the first night that he slept 5.5 hours straight. I was giddy with delight! After that he woke Daddy up every hour or so. We are still working on it and [...]
Embassy Day!
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008*Written on 12/4/2008 We didn’t get our luggage yet so Sunday best was not the case for us as we dressed for our embassy appointment. I wore my three day old jeans and a new t-shirt from Addis while Bill wore his new khaki pants that don’t fit that well because the size of the [...]
Going to Brussels
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008*Written on 12/3/2008 Unfortunately my Mother got the call last night (midnight ugh!, sorry about that Mom) that one of our bags landed in Brussels. I have no idea why it is there or even how it would have gotten routed there. The good news is that we bought the travelers insurance. The bad news [...]
Shopping and Local Color
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008*Written 12/3/2008 After sightseeing we went out to try to get some shampoo, diapers, and a change of clothes for each of us. Ephrim was giving us a tour of the city and it was quite interesting how the people live. I cannot imagine living like that. People are everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE. I know [...]
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