Thanks to God we are leaving for Ethiopia in a few days. I am thankful that we didn't give into the bad news of the delay and I had a feisty hubby calling and emailing everyone possible at 3am. I could never say we didn't fight for this! All night I was humming the tune "God of Heaven come down, Heaven come down". He did! Praise God for paving our path ahead of us! Our heart breaks for the other families who are not going to be traveling with us. Last night we tried to be happy that the boys will be in our arms in a few days, but we couldn't get over the guilty feeling. While we celebrate, families will still be waiting. The families we traveled with on trip #1 and fell in love with over the weeks.
Now the excitement of preparation, times 2!!!! We are going crazy washing clothes, towels, sheets etc, setting up toys, making homemade babyfood, installing carseats etc...times 2!!!The guys are not even home yet, but they feel like twice the work already. We had the carseats x4 inspected by our fire dept...and go figure an engineer and math/science teacher couldn't do it right. We bought every gadget possible, well 4 of each thing and then come to find out some of those gadgets are safety hazards...ooppps, return please? Then we make 72 tiny little baby foods...and duh freezing causes expansion..didn't cross our mind...until this morning when the lids blew off 72 little tubs! Gotta love first time parenthood, yet we are loving every minute of it!
Don't feel guilty for a minute! Enjoy every moment of this. . . you guys deserve it! :) I can't wait to see pictures of your little ones. You guys have donw some amazing preparations. I wish you guys safe and happy travels. :)
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord!!! I've been checking everyday to hear what the news was. :) Oh my goodness, I can't imagine the emmotions you must be feeling! Praying for safety during your travels. Cannot wait to see pictures of all of you together!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jesus for paving the way and flinging wide the gate! We will pray for safety and protection as you travel! Can't wait to see photos of you all together!! Congratulations!
ReplyDeletePS - Do you have the Beaba Baby Cook to make the boys food? If not, you may want to check it out. I know Williams Sonoma carries it... it's a steamer and food processor all in one. I still use it to steam veggies or make apple sauce even though I am done making baby food... for now! Hugs to you all!