Tummy trouble...

Hey guys....I just talked to S and he spoke with Laura a little while ago. Unfortunately, Laura has gotten sick with some sort of stomach bug. She has been really careful with what she has eaten but apparently her stomach is not agreeing with something right now. She said everything is SO different there so it is to be expected. Especially with her and her weak stomach. Please say a prayer for her so that she can get past this and that she will have the strength to get everything done that she needs to do this week, including the most important thing which is to spend lots of time bonding with M! Speaking of M, she is still doing very well with the adjusting aspect of this process. She has been really happy so far...oh EXCEPT for bath time! She did not like that one bit. Apparently her baths thus far in her life have consisted of a wash cloth. SO she was not quite sure what was going on when Laura tried to give her a good "washin." Sean said that Laura thought it was funny that M does the same thing C did when he was a baby. I guess M had quite a breakdown during the bath time and apparently went to sleep not long after the bath but she had gotten herself so worked up that she was kind of quivering in her sleep, just like little C used to do! AWWW! She will get used to baths VERY soon with Laura as her momma!

They did find out that M has Giardia. From what I read online and from what Sean told me, Giardia is an infection of the small intestine caused by a parasite. Unfortunately, Ethiopia is not as medically advanced as we are here and from what I understand, they don't really have anything to treat her with over there. Now once she get's home to the US, it's just a matter of getting her to the doctor and getting her some meds that should clear it up. So for now, she is having lots of "blow outs!" Pray for this sweet baby girl that she would be healed and have no more problems. I think 18 hours on a plane is hard enough on a baby (and everyone else) without having to deal with lots of explosive poopies!

Well...that's about all for now. Today wasn't near as upbeat but hey, it's reality and for everything that they are dealing with right now, I'd say Laura and M are both doing great! Please remember them in your prayers. We need them to be healthy and ready to fly home to us.

Also, several people have mentioned that they'd like to come to the airport to meet M and Laura when they get home. If you have any questions, please contact our other sister, Lisa (lboatner@gmail.com) for updates. She will keep everyone posted as to the status of the flight and if there are any delays (which we pray there won't be) or anything else! If all goes according to plan, they should be arriving in HSV around 5:30pm on Saturday! WOO HOO!

Stay tuned...