And soon we will be four
We just heard this morning that we’ve been matched with a baby boy in Ethiopia. His name is Malkias, but because of Ethiopian regulations (very sensible ones) I’m not able to post his photograph. You’re just going to have to take my word for it that he’s very, very cute.
Apart from an sudden onset of paperwork, there’s nothing to do now until we get word of when we’ll be traveling to Ethiopia to meet Malkias and to bring him home. Our best guess at the moment is mid-April but it could be a little sooner or later.
We’re very happy!
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Published: Jan 13 2009
Hey hey! Congratulations! This is wonderful news.
Thanks. We’d been keeping the second adoption a secret so that we wouldn’t feel pressured by people constantly asking us if the baby was imminent. It’s a relief to be able to tell the world our plans. I’ll email you a photo.
Congratulations.
You know, my pastor is also going to adopt from Ethiopia.
How wonderful!
Lovely merit all round.
Hey, great news
Congrats! I had no idea (of course). So wonderful. I have heard that referrals slowed down after the first of the year, so this is indeed good news. I’m sure your daughter will be thrilled to have a baby brother. How old is he?
Kim
This is wonderful news. I’m so very happy for you and your family and for Malkias!
You have a beautiful blog. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed what I have read thus far and hope to read more over the weekend. Namaste
Eek! Nice work. Does the name Malkias have a meaning? How do you pronounce it? How old is he? Curious Cadwallender…… xxxx
We’ve been trying to find the meaning of the name but haven’t had any luck yet. It might be Sidamic and there aren’t a lot of Sidamic resources online. We’ll be able to ask when we’re over there. Actually his given name is Milkias and we’ve been told it’s pronounced Milky-ass. You can see why we’re making a minor change to the spelling. We’re putting the stress on the “I” so the first part of the name sounds like “Milngavie” (and if you’re not Scottish I realize that will make no sense whatsoever). The doctor says he’s about 3 months old, but it’s possible he’s older.
Many congratulations, though i have to say, even for those of us in Edinburgh the pronounciation of Milngavie can be something of a mystery!
I hope it’s all sorted soon, Bodhipaksa. All the best to SJ, Maia and you (and Joda).
First of all, congratulations on your 2nd adoption. I am on your site because I have one of your meditation CDs – Breathing, Mindfulness, Loving Kindness, and Walking Meditation – which I love. My husband and I are also adopting. I’ve learned to trust the Universe and our baby spirit with the timing of everything, knowing that everything will happen exactly when it’s meant to. But we may be waiting 2 years for our baby to arrive, and I suspect my resolve may weaken over time. Do you know of any meditations or affirmations recorded on CD that support the patience, trust, and giving up control that are required to make this journey a peaceful one? Thanks, and all the best to you and your beautiful family.
Hi Melissa,
We’re still waiting. That’s almost four months now since we got the referral, and it’s been a bit hard on all of us.
I’m afraid I don’t know of any specific affirmations or meditations to help live with the uncertainties of the adoption process. I’m finding my daily practice of mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana to be very sustaining. It helps me retain some kind of balance, at least. I’d imagine some form of the Serenity Prayer might be helpful: I don’t see the process in terms of “things happening when they’re meant to” so much as there are some things in your control, and you can be prepared and do those things, but there are other things outside of your control, and you just have to accept those. At the moment we’re in an “it’ll happen when it happens” phase of the process, but we’re also all set up to head out of the door almost as soon as we get a travel date (and in fact we’ll be going to Ethiopia in advance of our travel date). Good luck with your own adoption. I’d love to hear about your coping strategies.