Contrast

Life at home continues, and the joy just grows.

I’ll leave longer commentary to my wife, but I thought that it would be interesting to share the photos we were given when we accepted our referral…and show you a few of more recent times.

It’s quite a contrast. Here was our post when we received our referral.

And here’s the photo (which we weren’t then allowed to share) Eden Meskerem Hagerty in mid-March, when she had just arrived at the orphanage…

And this was the picture of Caleb Asnake Hagerty, taken at the same time…

We were initially pretty concerned about their health, based on the medical reports we also received. Caleb seemed very likely to have hydrocephalus (he doesn’t–just a large cranium ), and Eden was severely malnourished and underweight at 17 pounds (age 3 1/2). They’ve since been gaining weight (she’s up to about 23 pounds, and he’s still larger at about 26 pounds). Their health is still a concern–though smaller, as we now know all that we’re dealing with–and everything is treatable and correctable.

And now…some pics from the last few weeks at home:

We really do put clothes on these kids…promise!

My wife convinced me to get a new camera…so there will be many more to come in the future!