Why did I choose to adopt from Africa??

I'm asked this question all the time and its very fustrating. People feel that the US should always be your first choice and for some people it is. For me though I knew that my heart was in Africa I had seen pictures of children that were in this shape on tv and it breaks my heart to think that a child has to deal with these kinds of things ITS NOT FAIR

People ask weren't you afraid that your children would have hiv? ABSOLUTELY NOT!! In fact these are the very children I asked for. All children deserve love no matter what race, nationality, background, or disease they may have. People are afraid that my children will die an early death and that I will be crushed but seriously even if they were to die tomorrow I would have no regrets. I know that if they were to die tomorrow it wouldn't be from their hiv. Any of our kids can die at anytime so is that going to keep you from having kids and loving them? Just look what a little love can do for these children:

This is my princess back in May/June 2010 about 30lbs of course she has a smile but its not a true happy smile. Now this is Eyerus April 2011 about 40lbs,smiling for her momma in Ethiopia

Here's my little Yohannes 15m 16lbs so sad I was really worried about this little guy but knew that there was no way that this boy belonged with anyone else:

This is Javon (Yohannes) home 2months and 27lbs 8lbs of this was gained at home.

Then I have my little Menja:

So why did I choose Africa?

Why do you choose the things you do? Why does anyone choose anything in life? Because its what you wanted to choose. I love these kids as my own and it doesn't matter where they came from.

2 MONTHS HOME

We are fast approaching 2months home,I'm enjoying my little men each and every day. These boys are more that what I was dreaming about for the 18m it took to get them home, they are what's keeping me going these days. So at 2 months home:

JAVON (YOHANNES)

1. HIS FAVORITE SONG IS SOMETHING HIS GOOFY MOM MADE UP (SORT OF) IT GOES LIKE THIS " THERE WAS A MOM WHO HAD A SON AND JAVON WAS HIS NAME OH J-A-V-O-N, J-A-V-O-N, J-A-V-O-N AND JAVON WAS HIS NAME OH.

2. HE GIVES KISSES CONSTANTLY SO MUCH SO I HAVE TO WEAR CHAP STICK MOST DAYS MY LIPS HAVEN'T HAD THAT MUCH ATTENTION IN A LONG WHILE. LOL

3. HE HAS TO BE ROCKED TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT HE WILL NOT EVEN GO TO SLEEP WHEN WE ARE OUT LATE AT NIGHT

4. HIS SISTERS CALL HIM LIL J

5. HE GOES POTTY IN THE BIG POTTY ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME...YEAH!!

EZRA (MENJA)

1. HE'S A MOMMA'S BOY DELUXE I CAN'T PUT HIM DOWN HALF THE TIME

2. HE LOVES TO SUCK ON MY GLASS DOORS WHICH IS NOT ANY HELP BUT SUPER FUNNY

3. HE LOVES TO SING AND DANCE

4.HE CAN STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS ALL BY HIMSELF

5. HE'S AFRAID OF HIS UNCLE BEN

They finally started playing with each other but now the fight is on. They haven't figured out that their mom doesn't like fighting yet so until they learn momma is going to be going crazy. Javon is my sourpatch kid he's mean to Ezra then very sweet and charming he even helps him up after knocking him over.