It's a boy!

Last Thursday afternoon (2/7), Julien received a phone call at work that we have a baby boy waiting for us in Colombia! The phone call was quickly followed by an emailed photo, which Julien quickly sent on to Sabeth. There was much cheering in our workplaces, and a few tears of joy/disbelief. Neither of us have had much concentration for work since!

This blog will be a place to share our adventures meeting our baby and our experiences in Colombia. We hope to use it to post pictures and regular updates. Here's the first picture!

So, here's what we know already... Esteban was born on 11 October 2007, at a healthy 7 lbs, 20.5 inches. He has been with a foster mother from CRAN (the agency in Bogota) since then.
We both like the name Esteban, so we will be keeping it, though the conversations about middle or first and what to put with it are on-going. We'll keep you posted.

We are desperate to get there and meet him! We've got one piece of paperwork we're trying to expedite, and wrapping up our jobs temporarily, before we can get on a plane. We will both go to Colombia initially, and then Julien will come home after about 2 weeks. Sabeth will be joined by her mom, and will stay until the adoption is legally finished in Colombia (total of 4-6 weeks).

Check back often.