A bummer :(

Our International adoption agency emailed today and said the courts had reopened and they had their first court cases through for the new year. That's great news! I finally did ask how far out the courts had scheduled and unfortunately they have scheduled through November. Since, we have not been given a date the earliest we can hope for is December. Here is to hoping we get a date in December. Cross your fingers for us.

Cold Turkey!

We're giving it a go....yep M is going to try big boy underwear. He has given us many signs that he is ready but I have been very hesitant because he won't be 3 until December. Still, I figure we should give it a try. We ran out of diapers today and we figured rather than run out and buy more we might as well give it a try. We shall see what happens.....here's to hoping M does well in big boy pants.

Court Case submitted....

So, we just received word that our case has been submitted to the High Courts in Ethiopia. What does that mean? Just that now we can be given a court date. Yikes, it looks like we better check on our travel vaccines and also check on the new travel information with our adoption agency. Yikes, I am freaking out a bit because we have so much to do and wanted to tear down a wall before she comes home. Big sigh....my heart is racing. We didn't expect to hear this until the end of September.

Hardest on M :(

Turns out that in all our preparation with E about his big start to preschool we didn't really prepare M. No one ever talks about how hard a sibling going to school is on the sibling at home. I never really thought about it until we left E at preschool on Wednesday and M cried all the way home and cried himself to sleep. Poor guy probably figured we were just leaving him somewhere....we didn't tell him what was going to happen or anything. He misses E. It's a good thing he is gone in the afternoon or it would be harder on him I think. His playmate is gone and boy does he miss him. I think I should have prepared him more for this. I think it is actually harder on him. Poor guy. Seriously, why doesn't anyone warn you about this.

It certainly didn't take long ;)

Today, after school was over E was telling me about his classmate, B, who he calls his silly friend. They are silly friends because they are silly together. Then he proceeded to ask me if I could call B's mom and arrange a playdate. It didn't take long did it? I am not surprised....he is after all E and nothing about that little boy surprises me....except of course that he is so amazing.

I love school, I love school!

Those are the exact words my E was chanting when I picked him up from school. Yeah, it was a slam dunk. He loved it and had so much to tell us about it. From the bubble gum song to his classmates, whose names he doesn't know yet but will soon enough. Oh and he LOVES his teacher Ms. Pam (what's not to love she is fabulous).

I am SO happy he loves it so much.

It's here....

...E's first day of preschool. It's exciting and sad all rolled into one. It means my little guy isn't so little anymore and is growing up WAY to fast. He is attending Orchard Ridge and I know it will be great...but a mommy has to worry doesn't she.