This morning while doing laundry I was busy sorting and I turn around and Eli has on "brothers" football jersey! He was so delighted to be like "brother." He has quickly learned the word "football" and loves to watch his big brother play. It has been so wonderful watching him with Lauren and Trey. He loves them so much and wants to do what they are doing. :)

We had many people help us financially while in the process to adopt Eli. One of God's blessings to our family came from a local nonprofit called Seeds for the Fatherless. They were able to help us two times with travel exspenses to and from Ethiopia. This week they will celebrate their 5 year anniversary since their founding. To raise support they are doing a $5.00 donation (or more!!!!) to celebrate 5 years. What a great and easy idea, if you would consider giving up one trip to Starbucks or grabbing a quick lunch and send that money to Seeds for the Fatherless they would be able to help more families just like us. To see more about them check them out at.... www.seedsforthefatherless.com . You can mail your donations to Seeds for the Fatherless PO Box 57 Waverly, Iowa 50677. Thanks for considering helping a local foundation.

3 Weeks Home

I can't believe we have been home 3 weeks already. Eli is doing great!! It is going even better than we could've imagined or planned for. The weeks have been very busy adjusting to being a family and our new dynamics. Eli is learning a lot of new words everyday and amazes us with his understanding. Eli has had a lot of firsts....an ER visit to glue his forehead back together, trip to the park, ice cream, vomiting, church with so many smiling faces, lots of sporting events for his siblings, UNI football game, and many other fun visits by family and friends.

There have been multiple times when Jim and I just look at each other and marvel at how God has picked the perfect child for our family. We find ourselves smiling all of the time at each other and enjoying how well he fits. Lauren and Trey are adjusting well also, they look forward to spending time with Eli everyday. Each morning everyone runs to get our first kisses and smiles for the day.

Thanks for being patient with me on my posting....I have realized that it has been awhile since I have had such a busy little one to care for. With Trey being 9, we feel like we are relearning so much about toddlers. :) I am hoping to continue to blog for awhile sharing more of our new life as a family. Thanks for all of the support we have received. God has blessed us so very much.

2010-09-17

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