Mike made me eat charcoal!

Yep folks, you read it right...my husband made me eat charcoal! But more on that later. :) First lets take a look at the sweetest, happiest, cutest little Guatemalan you've ever seen! The light is a bit dim here, its first thing in the morning and our little one is doing his morning coos and goos.

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We had a fantastic week in Guatemala City. Kaden is a sweet, wonderful baby and it was great to finally meet his foster family. I chuckle every time I look at this picture of us and Kaden's foster mom.

The Marriott we stayed at was very nice but a bit pricey for our taste (I think we're used to Motel 6 or something!). We stayed healthy for the most part except for one day when Mike started turning a greenish-yellow color. It didn't take me long to decide that it would be worthwhile to have an english speaking doctor pay him a visit! He got some medicine and was fine the next day.

But back to Kaden....he kept us up a good bit the first night, but he's just a darling little boy. He was a bit whiny...probably due to anxiety, but he wasn't a big cryer. He has a wonderful smile that lights up his whole face and is quite the cuddler.

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We spent most of our time in our room or in the baby lounge. This Marriott has a very nice baby lounge on the 3rd floor stocked with toys, a changing table, comfy furniture and a PC that anyone can use to download pictures and connect to the internet. It was nice to meet other folks like us while down there. We got to meet a very nice couple from Boston and another one that flew in from Ireland. We also got to meet up with a couple from Atlanta that is adopting through our same agency.

I'm not sure what else to say unless you want to hear about the poopy diapers or me kissing his feet or Mike reading his deep theological books to Kaden. It was just a wonderful, amazing week. We are so thankful for this little one and can't wait to make the trip back to bring him home! Speaking of which, we still don't really know when we'll be able to bring him home, but we're hoping to hear good news in the next few months. So, please keep praying our boy home! And thanks so much for everyone's continued prayers and support. This has been an awfully long journey, but oh, what a precious little boy he is. We can't wait to introduce him to you all!

This picture was taken on our last day together. Mike wasn't feeling well so he was lying down and rubbing Kaden's tummy. I got him to smile at me while I held the camera at an indirect angle.
I'll post more details and video in my next few blogs. :) Oh and I guess I'm outta room so you'll have to wait until my next blog to hear about the charcoal!