A small world story.... We recently attended an Ethiopian Kids Community event and low and behold, eight kids came running up to Gia yelling her Ethiopian name, "Meretech! Meretech! Meretech!" Turns out this family's (yes, a family with 8 kids) daughter Erdole, who is now 2 1/2 years old, was Gianna's bed mate in Ethiopia. The two girls had shared the same bed for several months and it had been documented in a video the family received about their daughter, Erdole. When we went to reintroduce the two girls, they immediately recognized each other. It was a very touching moment. They were stroking each other's cheeks, hands, and hair, and had sustained eye contact (so unusual for toddlers). Gia gave Erdole a hug. As it turns out, this family lives in Owatonna, MN and we'll be able to see them as the girls grow. As a side story, the family is amazing....8 kids, 7 of whom are international adoptions. Very inspiring (except not so inspiring that I would do it myself...but still).
Enjoy the pics. It was hard to get the action shots with a digital camera, so the full extent of their love isn't really recognized here.
2 comments:
Devin and I love seeing the pics of Gia and Erdole together! There is something eternally special about having shared our first time with our children in your awesome company.
Oh I am so jealous. I wish I could have been there too. Please keep us in mind when you have something fun on the week end - maybe we could make it up there. We would love to see our Ethiopian friends!!!
Susan and Samuel Senbetu
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