a guessing game

son,

your dad and i had to occupy some time on our recent road trip home from colorado so we tried to guess a few things about you.

your birthday:

michael says Oct 10, 2007 (you would be 1 year 10 months right now)

kristyn says June 22, 2008 (you would be 1 year 2 months right now)

your name will start with:

michael says T, S, or N

kristyn says K, B, or R

your weight when we pick you up:

michael says 22 lbs.

kristyn says 18 lbs.

our referral day guess is (this is the day we are matched with you):

michael says jan 12, 2010

kristyn says dec 15, 2009 (can i do a re-guess for oct 15, 2009?)

were you born in the country or the city of Addis?

michael says city.

kristyn says country.

will we take you to the beach or the mountains first?

michael says beach. just kidding. he said mountains.

kristyn says beach, because she thinks that the beach at the Joneses cabin in Big Lake, MO totally counts!

i am in such anticipation that i could have kept playing this game for hours. next year at this time we may be playing transformers for hours. or riding our little tike bikes. or your dad and i may be taking turns feeding you a bottle. or we could still be waiting, impatiently waiting. (i don't think we will be, but i have to write that to make myself sound realistic).

guessing games are fun. here may be some answers to your questions:

your dad-to-be is 6'-2"

i'm 5'-1" (and growing!)

your dad likes bicycles, French, baking chocolate chip cookies, reading the newspaper, playing goofy skit characters. he also likes athletic challenges, root beer, fishing, writing pen pal letters, and spending time with his lovely wife.

i like sewing, designing, cooking, laughing with friends, dancing, hosting dinner parties, church fellowship, and keeping up with family. i also like riding the tandem bike with your dad and hearing his stories from the classroom.

i talked with our social worker today. she says that all of our documents look good and she will send them to ethiopia in a couple of days!