Together Day!!!

So, this morning we were supposed to go visit Bereket. The driver from the guesthouse was going to drive us to KVI at 9:30. Just as we were going to go down stairs, the manager called. She had called KL to get directions, and they told her that KVI had moved, and they weren't exactly sure where. What on earth?! We were there last week and no one said anything about moving. KL gave Lee a number for KVI and she called and was told it was not a good day for "guests".  I kind of freaked out.  We had told Bereket we would be there today, and gosh darn it, we were going to be there!!! I had Lee call back and explain that we were not "guests" but Bereket's family and told them we were coming. Nobody moves my kid without telling me and then refuses to let me visit!

The new orphanage is only 5 minutes from GT, which was really handy. It is right in the middle of town, much closer than the old place to doctors, stores, guest houses, etc. It is down a little alley and behind a very secure gate. It will be very nice once it is all set up, but today it was chaos. They were burning garbage in the middle of the court yard, there was broken glass, the nannies were all busy unpacking, it was just a little nuts. 

We spent a while with Bereket, and could tell he just wanted to go with us. He kept saying "Go?" and pointing to the gate. It was hard to imagine leaving him there, especially in the current state of chaos. We couldn't find anyone who knew anything about our planned trip to Adama tomorrow, which was the only real reason to leave him there any longer.

Eventually, Faith and I left to get groceries while Dave and Thomas played with the boys. The smoke was bothering our eyes, and she just can't play ball as long as they can... We bought a few staples to get us started, food-wise, and went back to GT to put them in the fridge. While there, I tried to get ahold of Martha from Kidslink to ask about taking Bereket. I couldn't get through, though. We went back to KVI, and  Dave said the nurse had come, so we waited to talk to her. 

We asked about be trip tomorrow, and the nurse called the social worker, who said we needed to "make arrangements" before we could go (which was frustrating because we thought we HAD made arrangements). So we decided we would ask if she thought he was ready to go with us, and she said he was ready yesterday!! Lol. So we said a few good-byes, and called for the driver to come back. 

And that was it! We were instantly a family of 5!!! Hard to imagine after all this time, we were instantly together. 

It has been a fun afternoon with Bereket. It's a little like having a toddler again. We never know what he's going to get into. He sort of runs from thing to thing. We are going to try to figure out some sort of routine, balancing kid time, cooking, etc.  He didn't nap today, and has been yawning since 4. So tomorrow we will try to have a nap. (They said at the orphanage he naps from 1-3). 

Bereket and Thomas had a shower together (it was the only way we could convince Bereket to get in) and oh my goodness! That was just about the cutest thing I've ever seen! Now the kids are all in their  jammies, watching Cars with Daddy and I'm tapping this out on the iPad. I'll try to post pictures from the laptop later. 

Thanks for all your prayers! We are so blessed!