Big Day Today

Today marks the day that we have officially started our second adoption! Micah & I went to Children's Hope International and turned in our application! We found out that we were actually able to use CHI again so we have decided to stick with what we know (and stay with our awesome social worker). It felt a bit strange to be handing in an application to people who I already know so well! :)

Jenni reminded me that today would be a good day to turn it in - since one year ago today we found out that we were parents and I was finally able to show you all how cute Micah is. And, there is even more good news - last year at this time Jenni and Jim were seeing Mamush's face for the first time and we were all so happy. Now, they are also submitting their application to CHI for their second adoption (siblings!) so we will be on the journey together again with our friends (and Micah's BFF!). Good times!

To mark the momentous occasion of driving in to drop off our application, I took a picture of Micah and I in the style of Amy Bottomly :)

(The girls at work tell me these sunglasses make me look like an insect.)

We then went to the park to celebrate...

(This park has fountains - perfect on a hot summer day.)

Sharon (CHI's Ethiopia Program Director) said we'd probably hear something back next week about our application. Just turning it in is making me excited. I should mention that Micah will probably not share in the excitement. The other day we went to visit my friend Kelley and her sweet new baby (forgot the camera!). Micah laid on the floor and cried when I held cute baby and then clung to me and cried if I so much as glanced in cute baby's direction. Uh-oh. I think since he'll be older when his little sister comes home (!!!) he'll be better about his Mom and Dad holding another cute baby. :)

And, just for fun, some more cute Micah for you...