Sorry for going AWOL - we are still here...

Hello eveyrone, where did the month of June go? wow...

 

Not too much new to report on the adoption front. We hope to hear about our travel plans in the next 2-3 weeks - it is coming quick. We have decided to name our beautiful little girl Maya Nejbya Held. I cannot convey to all of you how excited we are to have her join our family!

 

House update - not too much to report. We have had some great showings, just not enough of them... :( We figure we have another 40 days to get an offer on our home before we scrap the idea and stay put. I must admit the house situation is much more stressful to me than waiting to travel to Ethiopia - maybe that will change when we get our travel date???

 

Well, off to the lake again in a few hours - another weekend of 90+ weather - it is such a joy to be by the water on days like that.

 

Talk to you all soon.

Best,

David

Nejbya is growing!

We received an update earlier this week that Nejbya is gaining weight and growing, which is wonderful news!!! We are so excited and happy with our little girl.

What's Next?

Well - it has been a bit over a week since we received the great news of Nejbya - some have asked how we will survive this wait. Surprisingly, with the whole house issue it has been flying by so far... :)

We officially listed our house for sale last week, hoping to get some action here this week - it would be great if we could close and move before having to travel - we'll see.

We expect to hear that Nejbya is through the courts sometime around the 4th of July and thus traveling in early to mid-August.  The good news is that with the lake beckoning, we are hoping this time will go very quickly...

Local Ethiopian Gathering

Yesterday we have a great opportunity to meet three local Fargo families. Two of the families have adopted from Ethiopia before. In fact the one is currently waiting for their third son, again from Ethiopia. The other family was a woman who grew up in Addis, Ethiopia and married a local man. All in all we were able to spend almost four hours with six of the cutest little boys and great families. As a bonus we were able to get some great insight to what to expect on our travels to pick up our beautiful daughter.