We passed court!

We passed court yesterday in Ethiopia! We are so excited and thankful! We are not sure of travel dates, but will hopefully travel by mid-November.

Introducing our newest family member, Hudson Muse. Muse is his Ethiopian name, which means Moses, and Hudson is a name we have chosen for him.

Chosing to hope

I haven't posted much about our adoption lately, but yes, we are still moving forward with our adoption. We've faced many delays and obstacles this time around. I haven't wanted to go into too much detail on our blog and honestly its been hard to talk about. Although the process has been different than we had expected, I know once we have our baby in our arms, the wait will have been well worth it.

Our baby is now 14 months old and his health is stable, although he will need immediate medical attention after arriving home with us.

We have a court date tomorrow (Oct. 30) in Ethiopia. At this time, if the judge approves our adoption, our baby would officially become part of our family and we could hopefully travel a few weeks later to bring him home with us. Of course, there are cases that don't get approved the first time in court. We are prayerful and hopeful, and ultimately want to trust in God's plan and timing. If you think of it, we'd appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

We hope to have good news to share soon!

Fall days

We've been enjoying this fall together! Belachew started preschool two mornings a week and loves it. We've been enjoying time outdoors and went apple picking this week. Belachew liked picking apples, but enjoyed climbing trees and eating candy corn even more.