It has been so hard to wait these past 2 weeks since we got that beautiful picture of our baby girl! If it wasn't for our boys keeping us busy, I don't know what we would do. They are always doing something to make us laugh...
This is Zai and Bray shaving in the tub, trying to be just like Daddy!
They seem to keep my mind off not being able to hold her. If it wasn't for them, I would have already been on a plane, no doubt!
The boys are looking forward to having a baby sissy. They pray for her every night and even got to witness my excitement when I got the call about our referral. I was screaming, crying, jumping up and down. They were looking at me like I had just lost my mind. Izaiah was laughing and Braylon was about to cry bc I was. They look at her picture everyday and sometimes even kiss her. Zai wants to be my "helper" and even said he would help change her diapers! Bray said "no way"!
Going into this adoption, I often wondered, "would I love this child as much as I love our boys?" God has very clearly shown me that without a doubt, I will! The moment that I laid eyes on her picture, I fell in love. It is so hard to explain, you just have to experience it. I felt like I had just given birth, but just couldn't hold her. I never thought that I could fall in love just by looking at a picture, but you sure can! We have prayed for "little Layla" for so long. We have always known that God had chosen a baby just for us, and that everything would happen in His perfect timing. It couldn't have been more perfect!
Sometimes I get down thinking about Layla growing up without us there, but I trust God! I know that she is being taken care of my wonderful nannies in Ethiopia and that God has His eye on her.
This is Matt mowing, being followed by the boys on their 4-wheeler & race car. They want to be "just like daddy"!
Please keep praying for a speedy court date. That everything will go smooth and we can travel soon!
