It's a......

BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!!!

Today we received the phone call that we have long been waiting for!!! It definitely came at an unexpected time. We awoke today with plans to finish some spring/summer cleaning and get SaraJane packed for her trip to Honduras. 

At about 4:30pm the music was blaring, SaraJane was making piles of things that needed to be packed in the living room, in addition to dusting and vacuuming, and Micah literally had his head in the oven scrubbing it clean. Micah's phone rang and he muttered some frustration with it being another long distance number that probably just wanted to sell him something. BUT, it wasn't!!!! It was a gal from our agency and she wanted to inform us that they have a little boy waiting for us in Ethiopia if we would be willing to consider. (We tear up even as we write this!)

He is older than the original age span that we requested (o-2 years), but has only been in the orphanage since April. His parents will forever be our heros and we are extremely humbled by their love for their child. We will have to update our home study and immigration papers in order to finalize things since he is over the age of 2. We are praying that all of this happens without much complication. 

As soon as Micah got off the phone we anxiously awaited the e-mail with M.'s information and picture. He melts our hearts. It is overwhelming to sit looking at a photo of a child on the other side of the world, knowing that he could be the child we have spent hours dreaming about and longing for. We hope to share pictures as soon as we pass court and he is officially ours!

We are amazed at God's timing, which is what we will trust as Ethiopia nears court closure in August. It is so difficult to determine if anything will happen prior to closure. We were told to expect the possibility of traveling at the latest in mid-winter. It will be extremely difficult to be away from our son for such a long period of time, but we will wait and trust that all will work out the way it should.  

Until then, we will continue to stare at M.'s picture and get lost in his big beautiful eyes. 

Soon baby soon.