Settling in for the long haul.......

I haven't posted for awhile because it's been kind of quiet. It just got quieter....As of this weekend, the Ethiopian courts are now closed for the rainy season. So even though our case has been submitted to the courts, we probably won't hear of a court date until the end of September-beginning of October. I was so wishing we would hear of a date, but I think we are in for the long haul now.....

There is so much going on in my mind, I really don't know where to start. I guess one thing I need to say is that I can't believe how in love I am with my babies. My heart aches for them. I look at their pictures a million times a day. We have them all over the place. My computer screen saver is pictures of the girls....I just sit and watch as it changes.....and smile. They are so sweet and beautiful. We did get some family background this past week about the girls. Of course, it's sad...but it helps me understand where they are coming from and why their parents needed them to find forever families. There are also some age differences in this paperwork compared to the earlier information. So we really don't know how old the girls are.....Ava is either going to turn 3 or 4 in December...not sure which. And this info says that Eliza turned 1 in June. I guess we will have to see them and compare milestones to really judge how old they are once we get them home. We also received a video of the girls!!! Sue took video of the kids when she was in ET. It shows Liza crawling and smiling. She has the longest eyelashes ever!!!!!! And Ava is all decked out like a "girly girl". She has lots of bows in her hair and she is wearing sparkly butterfly wings. She looks tiny on the video and so stinking cute.

I have been working on the girls bedroom. I put together Ava's bed and rearranged the room. It's tight fit, but I'm sure they won't care. As soon as I get the finishing touches on the room I will post pictures. I also bought a car seat for Eliza. Still looking for a seat for Ava...just not sure of her size and age. I have been worrying about the car situation...We have an 8 seater, but with 2 car seats-it is going to be tricky for the big kids to climb in the third seat. Not sure how we will configure that......I keep teasing Darren that I may have to go back to the big Suburban. I loved that car, but my Pilot is much easier to drive and park. Maybe a 12 passenger van....Hannah would die of embarrassment....we will see... Also, as we sat down for dinner last night, Darren points out that our dining room table only seats 6 people. Well, that's a problem. I have my grandmother's old antique table that has several leaves with it. I think maybe someone along the way made extra leaves to fit, but didn't worry about matching the wood or stain. Wondering if I could get it refinished to all match? Or would that end up costing me as much or more than buying a new table? What's a girl to do?????? Well, I have several months to figure all of this out.

For now, I ask for prayers. Prayers that Ava and Eliza stay healthy and safe until we can bring them home. Prayers that we as a family cherish this time together and prepare our home and hearts for a big change. The best change, two special little girls.