41 days...and counting

Yes, it is 41 days until I meet my little girls. It's really happening. I can't believe it...but it is finally starting to feel real. Just not too long ago...this day felt like it was never going to happen and now it actually coming up pretty fast. I am sooo happy.

I received new pictures of the girls last week and they look so different in just a months time. For one, Eliza is now bald.....she has ringworm. Poor baby. With no hair, it makes her eyes look even bigger and more beautiful...trying to find the good in the big bald head :) In the new pictures, Ava's hair is out of braids....she has a beautiful head of hair and there are some pictures of her smiling!! I still can't figure out how big she is.....after googling the size of the slide she was standing next to...yes, I googled it....I think she may be small for her age. Although, I am still not sure how old she really is.....either turning 3 or 4 in December. I just can't wait to see them!!!! I am getting so excited. I am beginning to think about packing. We are planning on taking one suitcase full of donations for the orphanage. Sue, our agency director, said to bring anything and everything. The basics for kids. Diapers, lotion, vitamins, diaper rash cream, etc. So if you want to donate anything to the orphanage just get it to me before we leave. If the girls come and stay at the guest house with us for a few days, we will need to take everything we need for them.....clothes, diapers, sippy cups, etc. Everything. Packing is going to be insane.

We have booked our flights. Yeah us!!!! We are taking a bit of a pit stop in Cairo, Egypt. There is a 10 hour layover in Cairo and we have set up a fast and furious tour of all the major sites. It is going to be awesome, but so tiring. We figured we would never go back to Cairo..so why not see it while we can. And the tour was totally cheap. I can't wait. Then off to meet our girls!!!!! We arrive at 3 am so I'm guessing we will try to sleep a bit-yea right- then go to the transition home and meet our babies. I have no idea how they will react to us. I have a feeling I will be a blubbering mess. Do you think they will be scared of a crying white lady stranger who is trying to hug and kiss on them??? Nah...I'm sure they won't mind. :)

Psalm 27:14
God's timing is different than ours--He operates on a completely different scale than we do. It can thus sometimes seem like He is slow to act or to intervene where He's needed. But we are encouraged here to be patient, confident that the Lord will act in His good timing.