This morning our van arrived around 9 a.m. and picked up four very anxious adults. We were up early and ready to go pick up our babies! When we arrived the nanny brought Tamirat to us. First sight of us and he busted out crying..not quite the welcome we were hoping for but also not unexpected either! After a few minutes of walking around he calmed down and for a slight moment we romanticed the idea that he might just remember us... We joined our friends the Fischers in the family room and just relaxed with our new babies. It wasn't long after that Ty did what he is most famous for doing with us..he fell asleep in my arms.
This time when he fell asleep I was not at all disappointed..we have the rest of our lives together!
After hanging out at the Transition home for a few hours we were given the ok to leave with our little ones. Ty had not been crying (he was sleeping) and when he awoke he was a bit confused. We were not confused that he wasn't real happy with us, but we were so happy we just our emotions lead the way. In the van Ty was very curious and stared out the window sitting on my lap. (There are no car seats here and it is very legal to hold your baby while driving the car as we witnessed first hand from a car in front of us.) We also gave him a lollipop, in celebration of the big day.
Leaving the transition home, headed to our guest house. Big smiles from everyone!
When we arrived at our guest house the staff greeted us with enthusiastic smiles and admired our cute boy. We took him directly to our room to have a little one on one time with him. If someone new had met us at that moment they would have thought we were first time parents...giddy and anxious!
Entering our guest house suite. Exciting!!
We all sat in the living area on the floor and fed Ty his lunch. He never cried once we left the transition house. Completely surprised us. After lunch we played with a few toys. Ty showed us that in fact he does like toys and can crawl...both of which we were unsure of based on our last visit.
Ty and Brian...checking out the space.
Around 3 Ty started showing signs of being sleepy so I laid him in the playpen we were using as his bed. He had held onto a mini board book the entire time and kept it with him during his nap. He never moved..he slept solid for over 2 hours. When he woke up he actually smiled at me. Still no cries. As the afternoon progressed we were able to see a side of him that we had not before..a curious little boy who can crawl, babble and even smile if he wants to. Can't wait to see what he'll teach us tomorrow!!
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