{Judah} 6 Months Old

I really can't believe that Judah is already six months old - he's changed so much since the first day we met him. We had lots of firsts this month. He rolled onto his tummy at the beginning of the month and hasn't stopped since! Judah loves to be on his tummy now and usually sleeps on his side now too.  He weighs 20 pounds and is 28 inches long.

We also started solids - rice cereal a couple of weeks ago, and peas last night! I can't say that he seemed to love them, but he kept opening his mouth for more so I guess it didn't taste too bad. 

Trying the cereal...

...now the peas...

...and they're not a hit! 

We've had such nice weather the last couple of weeks that Judah got to spend some time outside. He loves touching the grass and watching the cars go by. 


And the teeth have finally arrived! After a couple of weeks of nonstop drooling and chewing on his hands, his two bottom teeth popped through. 

We've had a few grouchy days this month due to teething and his first cold, but we're starting to see more personality too. Judah is so sweet and he is definitely a mommy and daddy's boy. He loves to give kisses, laugh, and be thrown in the air by his daddy. We feel very blessed to have this little boy!

Big News!

We've had lots of changes going on at our house lately. We've been very excited about some new developments in our adoption. We have officially decided to switch countries...and will now be adopting from Ghana!

Here's how all this came about-
At the last Gladney conference call we learned that the wait time for Ethiopian adoptions seems to be getting longer and longer. We knew this was happening when we got back on the wait list, but it was still discouraging to hear. Shortly after that call, I was reading through some blogs. I learned that another Gladney family was going to be switching to a new agency to start an adoption in Ghana. I was so excited for this family - you know who you are :) - and started wondering if this could work for us.

After lots of thought and prayer, we decided to go for it. We are now one of the first families in a pilot program for Ghana through European Adoption Consultants. We will be requesting either gender, 24-36 months. So when Judah gets a sibling, he will be the little brother! :) 

I do want to mention that although we are very excited about this new step, we are also sad to be leaving Ethiopia and Gladney. We had absolutely no issues with Gladney; they just did not have another Africa program. We will miss working with them. And as for Ethiopia, we have loved this country for the last couple of years and were so excited to bring home a child from there. Someday, we hope to go on a mission trip and work with the Ethiopian people instead.

So now it's back to all that paperwork - AGAIN! We've been moving along pretty quickly and hope to have our dossier completed as soon as possible. We would appreciate your prayers for a smooth process and for our little boy or girl to be safe and healthy. More updates coming soon...