Love at First Site!

I have not yet gone back and blogged much about our time in Ethiopia...partly because of how busy we have been since we have come home and partly because it is such an emotional issue that it wears me out thinking about it all.
We arrived in Addis on Sunday morning..we were quite obviously so anxious to get our hands on the boys but Eyob and the older children were at church so we had to WAIT...!!! If you know me you know that I love surprises...I open my Christmas gifts last...never find out the sex of my babies...and never like a spoiler on a gift...etc. So when we learned we had a few hours to kill before meeting the boys, I embraced a few more hours of the suspense! We dined at a great little restaurant named The Amsterdam...GREAT food...coke in a bottle, delicious spring rolls, yummy pizza, the best cream of chicken soup Paul had ever eaten...I could go on and on but you get the idea!!
With our bellies full..we head to the orphanage. When we arrive they tell us the boys are napping and lead us in to a group of older boys. I spot a few familiar faces (Nati & Nahom) and immediately burst into tears! It was so surreal to see children in person that I had only seen in pictures! I was so busy talking to the boys and loving on them that I was so shocked when I turned and walked out the door into a small hall type/porch-ish area...and here comes Eyob with the boys!!! Below is the first glimpse of the boys and I meeting!
Camden (Yishake) was given to Paul and he immediately hung tightly on his neck and laid his head on Paul's chest. He seemed at peace. We find out that he had been asking "when could he go?" for days and he looked at Eyob and asked while in Pauls arms "can I go now..." when Eyob said yes, he replied with "go to America "!

Little Lincoln/Baby/Yohannes was so pityful. He felt so much smaller than I expected, he was light and almost hollow! I wanted to squeeze him and squeeze him but was so afraid I would hurt him! He was so scared , shaking and crying silently..no sound only tears streaming down his little cheeks. I would say he acted nervous for about an hour before he started warming up to us. Shortly after that he would not even go back to Eyob...which made everyone laugh! Eyob said he was slow to warm up but once he did he was yours for good...and that still holds true!