We got news this week that we are officially number 30 on the waitlist to be matched with our baby girl in Ethiopia! While that means we have a good 8 to 9 months of waiting ahead of us, we are still thrilled and it is just exciting to know that we are officially “in line” to be matched. We like to think of this stage as the “first trimester”. 🙂
In honor of the number 30 here are thirty things we are looking forward to about our baby girl…
- to see her little face for the first time
- to hold her in our arms and never let her go
- to learn about her past and dream about her future
- to do her hair! 🙂
- to kiss her little face
- to learn her personality
- to travel to Ethiopia to pick her up and visit her country
- to meet the women who have cared for her in Ethiopia at the orphanage and thank them
- the 20+ hour flight home
- to watch Nash meet his little sister
- to helping her adjust to her new surroundings
- to bonding with her and becoming her family
- to becoming her mother
- to play dress up with her (pink, pink, pink!)
- to tell her about Jesus
- to watch her grow and be healthy
- to introduce her to all the people who have helped us financially and prayerfully bring her home
- to listen to her laugh for the first time
- to watch her smile at me + bryson for the first time
- to feeding her
- to watch her sleep in her nursery
- to teach her to walk
- to tell her stories about Ethiopia
- to watch Bryson fall in love with his little baby girl
- to learning how to take care of her precious skin
- to watching the grandparents spoil and love on her
- to providing for all her needs
- to watching her play with her new friends
- to one day when we can bring her to visit Ethiopia
- to telling her story…and hoping it inspires many to adopt as well.
What a great list–I cant wait to “meet” your little girl! So exciting!
This is SO exciting! I love the list!