One Week In

It is hard to believe it has only been 9 days since Isaac joined us permanently. So much about this experience mirrors bringing home an infant. Suddenly your days are scheduled around eating and sleeping (hopefully). You count down the moments to the next meal or nap. You spend much of your time snuggling them and cherishing when they fall asleep on you. You are constantly reminding them that you love them and wondering if they understand what you're saying. Each smile or giggle gives you hope that somehow the message is getting through. Every time they cry it feels new and you try all the basics first "Potty? Pee? Poop? Hungry? Sleepy?" If none of those work you keep trying new things until you finally solve the puzzle. "New toy? Go for a walk? Do you want to be held? Do you want to be put down?"

The days seem long but somehow time flies by.

Cara's take on it all: "I don't like when he throws a fit but mostly he's just funny"

We have had our first meal, our first bed wetting, our first bath, our first time out (maybe that one's not like an infant), our first morning snuggle in the bed and so many others. Each day we understand each other a little better and each day I swear he is getting a little bigger. I remember saying to Cara each night "I just need to take this all in because tomorrow you'll be bigger" and it's still true.

Things in our process are moving nicely but we are faced with the holiday delay. It seems everything in Kampala is closed until January 5th. We even tried to hit up a better pizza place today and found that it was closed for holiday.

So far we have received our rulings and applied for his long form birth certificate. We have also taken his passport photos in preparation for applying for that as soon as the birth certificate is in. We have requested an appointment with the embassy to get our blue form (don't ask me, I'm just told we need it LOL) and make sure all of our documents are in order. We are hoping to be scheduled as soon as holiday is over.

After that we have his medical appointment and follow up appointment to discuss the results.

After that we begin working with the embassy for his Visa. Each of these steps can take time and it depends greatly on whose desk your paperwork lands. We continue to trust God with the timeline.

Yesterday marked the halfway point in the trip for Bill and Caraline. We are asking God that it would also be the halfway point for Isaac and me. Ultimately, he knows the plan. It's just up to me to savor every moment and trust him with the process.