waiting: month 4

Well, another month has come and gone.

We are a teeny tiny bit closer to bringing "J" home. Our Consent to Adopt was signed and we are now waiting for the first judgement - the Judgement Suppletif - to be applied for. Please join us in praying this happens quickly.

Filing for the first judgement is step number four of 25. 25 is when we travel. (Insert insomnia and sobbing here)

A few months ago I came across DRC Adoption Services. One of the services they offer is visiting your child in the orphanage, taking a few photos, measuring and weighing them, observing them, etc. We decided that these visits are well worth fee of $40 and have since signed up to have DRC Adoption Services visit "J" monthly.

We received our first "report" this past month and it was worth $4,000. First, the photos. Oh my heart I wish I could share them with you! For the first time, we saw "J" smile! It was just as amazing as the first time Moses and Meadow smiled at us. (You know, a real smile, not an "I just passed newborn gas" kinda smile.)

His whole face lights up when he is smiling. He looks like a different kiddo altogether. Don't worry, it is the same kid:-)

Then the report.

First I read his height and weight and, although it is in kilograms and centimeters, realize with some quick math that he is taller and weighs more than Moses. Who is supposedly 1 1/2 years older than him. Hmmmm. Confirmation of what we already suspected.He is not two going on three. He is three going on four. At least. We're ok with that.

Then I read the next sentence: "J" is called "Moise" or Moses and goes by the name Moses. What the what?!

Moses?! Another Moses?

We knew "J" was his orphanage name, assigned to him when he came into care, and we assumed that when he was found by the authorities he was too young to know or verbalize his name.

Turns out we were wrong. He knows his name.

Yep. Another Moses. 

We let it sink in for about 24 hours and came the the conclusion that we will have two Moses'.

In the words of Moses Radio Wallace "It won't be confusing. When you say 'Moses' you will just get two Moses'."

We adults complicate things don't we?