MB woke with a smile on his face and exploring to do. Though I'm quite sure he pushed every single button and knob and opened every single cubby, drawer and door yesterday, the process started over this morning. So far he is such a happy little boy. He looks to Renny and Zoom for how to do everything. Zoom was less than excited about the sleeping arrangements as MB has a habit of rolling to Zoom's side and basically laying on top of him. I explained that MB's been sleeping in a toddler bed with another little boy for two years and snuggling is just what he's used to. Zoom showed an enormous amount of patience with his new little brother in the nights that followed.
Our embassy appointment was this afternoon, and was completely different from when we went through this with Taz. The embassy has moved to an incredibly nice, new building complete with a flushing toilet and TP (fancy, shmancy people). The process took about a tenth of the time it did two years ago, and I was pleasantly surprised to be in and out of there in less than 45 minutes.
On the way back to the hotel Zoom saw his first naked woman, and it. is. all. he. can. talk. about. She was on a crowded street corner, yelling wildly and waving a stick. There was no missing her. I had a nice long talk with the kids about mental illness, compassion and suffering which had the sole effect of absolutely nothing. I could have talked myself blue in the face and, unless I was willing to take my clothes off and wave a stick, pretty sure there was no getting through to them. If you don't want your kids to hear all about the screaming naked lady, you might want to avoid our family for a few months.
The rest of the day was spent chilling at the hotel, pushing buttons and taking pictures. MB's in love with my camera and I am now the proud owner of at least 680 pictures of his backpack and shoes. I'm pretty sure this kid can out-eat every single person in my family, and I'm seriously afraid he's going to puke all over somebody. I tried to have the English speaking waiters translate to him that he does not have to clean his plate and that there will be plenty of food in a little while, but I don't think they understood what I was trying to tell them.
Things are winding down and I'm really starting to miss my two babies at home. I cannot wait to see these two beautiful brothers together ... at last.
Our hotel balcony has an amazing view of the city, which is where I took most of the pictures below.
Our embassy appointment was this afternoon, and was completely different from when we went through this with Taz. The embassy has moved to an incredibly nice, new building complete with a flushing toilet and TP (fancy, shmancy people). The process took about a tenth of the time it did two years ago, and I was pleasantly surprised to be in and out of there in less than 45 minutes.
On the way back to the hotel Zoom saw his first naked woman, and it. is. all. he. can. talk. about. She was on a crowded street corner, yelling wildly and waving a stick. There was no missing her. I had a nice long talk with the kids about mental illness, compassion and suffering which had the sole effect of absolutely nothing. I could have talked myself blue in the face and, unless I was willing to take my clothes off and wave a stick, pretty sure there was no getting through to them. If you don't want your kids to hear all about the screaming naked lady, you might want to avoid our family for a few months.
The rest of the day was spent chilling at the hotel, pushing buttons and taking pictures. MB's in love with my camera and I am now the proud owner of at least 680 pictures of his backpack and shoes. I'm pretty sure this kid can out-eat every single person in my family, and I'm seriously afraid he's going to puke all over somebody. I tried to have the English speaking waiters translate to him that he does not have to clean his plate and that there will be plenty of food in a little while, but I don't think they understood what I was trying to tell them.
Things are winding down and I'm really starting to miss my two babies at home. I cannot wait to see these two beautiful brothers together ... at last.
Our hotel balcony has an amazing view of the city, which is where I took most of the pictures below.
The nude part is hilarious. Love it
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tesi about the nudity part. And the photos make me all weepy and nostalgic. Stupid hormones.
ReplyDeleteKim - I hope you are back there really, really soon!
DeleteGood job not going crazy at the embassy people. I'm pretty sure I would've. Unless you did and just didn't share it!
ReplyDeleteso then the next time my kids are totally ignoring me, I should strip naked and start waving a stick around while I yell and they might actually pay attention? Good plan.
ReplyDeleteHA! Yes, Lori - that is exactly what I recommend :) Be sure to let me know how that goes!!!!
DeleteCongratulations to you and your beautiful family. Peace and goodness to you all!
ReplyDeleteI recently started reading your blog (I just started my own!), and am enjoying reading your posts about your adoption and time spent in Ethiopia. I have recently been overwhelmed with the need to adopt a child from Ethiopia, and am so blessed to see the blogging community sharing their stories of adoption. I am so encouraged, and can't wait to one day go through the adoption process myself. Thank you so much for sharing your stories and congratulations on your family's newest addition! God bless!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing up with embassy! Thanks for your families story. The pictures make me miss Ethiopia something awful. Hope everything continues to go smoothy for your family.
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