Well, I made it to Uganda!! After 4 different airplanes and plenty of layovers, I am finally here and doing great. The Lord was so faithful the entire trip, from crossing my path with people from various walks of life at the perfect time, to even giving me a window seat when it mattered most to me--the flight from Nairobi, Kenya to Uganda. Such a beatiful country our boy comes from.
My brother Tom, my son Adam and I are staying at the Hurleys home tonight. The Hurleys are wonderful, generous missionary friends who live right between the Kampala (the capital) and Jinja, where the babies home is located.
Amy, our foster coordinator, brought Adam to me at the Entebbe airport this afternoon. She handed him to me, and he kind of protested. I grabbed some snacks and then I became his best friend. =) It's amazing what a little food will do. She left me with a bag of clothes and diapers and was on her way. We thought it best for me to spend some time with Adam a day before the court hearing instead of a couple hours. That might not have looked so good to the judges!
I had fun just holding him and talking to him and watching him eat for a while. I was kind of suprised at how normal it all was. I had dreamed of what our first meeting would be like and thought I would be more emotional. It was so natural for me to walk around with him, tell him that I loved him, talk to him, eat his face up with kisses and cuddles and feed him some posho, yams and chicken (or "coco" as he likes to say in Lugandan). I am already learning much about our little man. He definitely likes to talk. Hmmm....do you think he'll fit in to the Swaney household? He repeats almost everything I say, even very short sentences.
He makes his will known, but is for the most part pretty content. I think he thought it was weird when I was trying to feed him the posho with a fork. (I don't know if i'm spelling that correctly, but it's a kind of more condensed mashed potato type food) He eats all his food with his hands at the baby home, so I eventually let him just dig in for a while. Whenever I would try to offer chicken on the fork he would redirect it to my mouth and kind of smile. It was pretty funny. No "coco" for that boy.
Tonight after dinner I tried to put Adam to bed in the pack and play. He was having none of that, so I just held him until he fell asleep with me on the bed. He was in the jammies I brought for him, the blanket we brought too, and we cuddled for a while. I layed him on my bed under my net and he has been completely passed out since then. He is adorable. I mean, big doe eyes, yummy face adorable.
He and I had a practice session where I point at myself and we say, "Mama", or "Mommy". Then point to him and say, "Adam". He kind of calls me that sometimes, but I have noticed that when he is distressed, he calls me "Auntie". Makes sense, every other Mzungo he has seen has been an "Auntie" to him so what makes me any different? I can't wait to be different. =)
Tomorrow is our court hearing at 9AM!!!!!!!! So, 11pm Tuesday the 19th for you folk back in Cali. Please pray that our judge's heart would be softened to our case and that he would give us a positive ruling. . . swiftly!! It would be wonderful if I were able to bring Adam home THIS trip.
A note for my little people:
Jay and Eli--Adam really enjoyed watching the video you made for him on the camera. He smiled really big right when I showed it to him and began pointing at your faces. He can also say your names! Be good boys for Daddy while he's home and Grandma. I miss you so much already and am sending you a gigantic sized ***KISS*** Love you boys. ~mama
Shanny--I think you and your brother are going to duke it out at first, and then become the dynamic duo, tied at the hip, forever after. I love you so much baby girl. I will be home and smooch you soon. Be a good girl and feed your babies. Love you little mama*
A note for my lover:
I can't email you right now, but I love you so much. I am safe and enjoying my time with Adam. You're right, I love it and the people I have met so far have been just wonderful. Tomorrow is court. pray pray pray. I miss you and will call tomorrow or once we can get a card. xxoo =)
**Check back for photos sometime soon I hope!
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