Day 1

After a very long day (at least) of travel we made it to Ethiopia! It was an amazing feeling to step out of the airport and breathe it all in. I had dreamed of this day for so long! Solomon our country guide and Yuhalla (okay that is probably way off but I don't know how to spell his name!) our driver picked us up with a bouquet of flowers. We breathed in warm Ethiopian air and drove to Weygoss where we would be staying.

Our room was super small. The bed was a cross between a single and a twin and there was one window up so high you could barely see out of it. We couldn't close it so we slept to the sounds of dogs barking, car horns, construction, the call to prayer and more. We awoke to a very cold shower. It was an experience. Normally I'd be up for roughing it but the reality of taking care of a baby in this room wasn't going to work. Needless to say, a few days later when a bigger room with a balcony became available we moved!

The next day we woke up and had breakfast downstairs. The coffee was amazing! We met a bunch of CAFAC families that morning who were all happily united with their babies. It was strange to think that that would soon be us eating breakfast with a baby on our lap!

We anxiously waited for Solomon to pick us up.



We walked into the transition house took a seat on the couch in the lobby and within minutes a door opened and a women placed Moses in my arms. It happened so fast. It was an amazing day. We got to spend around five hours just hanging out with our son. I'll never forget it! As hard as it was to leave that afternoon it was for the best. We needed sleep and he needed some time to get used to us. We got to meet one of his caretakers that day as well. You could tell he was very very loved.



The rest is in pictures. enjoy. I know that is what you all want anyway! Just click on it to make it bigger.