June has been a busy month for Bethany families – with children arriving home, referrals, successful court dates, and a new round of families leaving this weekend to head to Ethiopia. One family received word of their referral for two siblings while they were at Disney World on vacation!
We still have a few months to wait for our referral, but I am beginning to get excited about Hale #5. We received word today that Bethany is adding staff to their operations in Ethiopia to help move things along. I had a flashback to our wait for Ellie when everything slow e d w a y d o w n . It was hopeful to hear that efforts are being made to get the process streamlined in order to reduce time that children are waiting to join their adoptive families. The wait, on our end, is a matter of patience and endurance, but limiting the amount of time a child is institutionalized is of primary importance.
I started our stockpile of diapers today. I figured diapers are a good place to start – they are gender neutral and size 3 fits forever. Ryan said, “ugh, diapers! I hadn’t even thought about changing diapers again!”
I think we have settled on a boy name It is a combination of both of our favorite names. Girl name is still in negotiations…we both have one we are holding out for, but no one is conceding yet.
Not too much longer
Really for you! You are just around the corner traveling most likely in July! Yeah!