We decided to pay for the same-day authenticated (an extra $30) and included a pre-paid FedEx priority overnight envelope so that there is no wasted time to be DTC. Our agency predicted we will be DTC this Friday, August 30. It sounded a little optimistic when they told me but the precious papers arrived on time at the CC at 10:30 AM today (Monday) so it is a real possibility. They should be returned by mail tomorrow and then after we review them, I'll turn right back around and overnight it to our agency in California. Whew!
Beckett rode along for the day with Luke and I but Ella was at school (she started Kindergarten 3 weeks ago). He scored more peanuts from the SOC and watched quite a few videos but he was happy the entire day. He's really taken an interest in the talk abut Noah. He calls him his brother and if anyone asks he is glad to elaborate on all the things they'll do together-play trains, baseball and build Legos, currently. We're moving Ella and Beckett into their permanent rooms tomorrow night and the boys (once Noah is hime with us) will share a bathroom so as you can imagine there is LOTS of talk about yours, mine and ours.
I received these pictures today from a woman that volunteered in the Lily Orphan Care room when Noah was an infant.
She said he was a happy baby and laughed a lot, sucked his fingers to soothe himself and had nystagmus (which we did not know but are not scared or surprised by). I'm so thankful for people that have met our son and share his past with us!
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
He has the greatest smile!!! So stinkin' cute. We were never told our daughter had Nystagmus, but honestly we pretty much counted on it. It goes hand-in-hand with Albinism so it was kind of expected. Sure enough she does. It was very distracting for about the first 48 hours after we got her. Today I don't ever even notice it unless we have company and they ask about it or someone points it out. It's just become part of her and I don't even see it happening anymore. It looks like he might have strabismus too, at least from the pictures. Again, totally common place for Albinism. But nothing serious or alarming. Once again, he's a cutie pie!!!
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