Oh My Noodles!!!

In just 3 weeks our physical journey to Amelie will begin. It's very real now. Three Thursdays from now we'll be boarding a plane with Sky to Chicago so he can stay with my sister. We'll have about a 3 hour layover, get our bags and sit there all dreamy eyed about the prospect of seeing our daughter for the very first time. We'll land in DC (Dulles) that evening and stay in a hotel, rest up, shower, center ourselves and complete our 15+ hour journey to Addis. We found out another parent will be on the same flight with us out of Dulles, so we'll be landing with someone also needing to get to the Toukoul Guesthouse... comforting. On the return flight home we know of at least 4 families on our flight, totaling 7 infants on board! Those are just families we know, there are probably more. What a wild ride that will be. I welcome every moment, all the ups and downs. I know we'll have quite a rich story to tell and retell again and again to Amelie when she is older. Kids love to hear their parent's stories about them, and boy do they like repetition. Interestingly, each time we've told Andrew and Sky's stories there are always more details and memories that surface. And now, Sky is asking to hear Andrew's stories while Andrew wants to hear Sky's. It's one of the most bonding things a family can share together. So much joy and so many laughs.