Well everyone, today's been a little bit of a rougher day, but PeWe is slowly attaching to us as time goes by. This morning we went to the Acres of Hope's office, where we met PeWe's mother. We weren't sure what to expect from the meeting, but I think it went very well. She was very kind and nice; PeWe recognized her very quickly, but didn't seem very attached. We found out that he actually lived with his grandmother a lot and that she was the one who lived with him in the hospital for at least a year. Tomorrow we will go to visit the hospital and his grandmother, so pray for us, because that might actually be the harder visit to make. However, it was good to meet his mother so we could talk with her, so she could see he was going to be well taken care of, and also to take some pictures that PeWe will want to have as he grows older.

You know, for Americans it's really difficult to imagine giving up your child, but in Liberia - and in many 3rd world countries - it's a different mindset. Kids are often out on their own a lot even at age 3 or 4, and for a Liberian mother who has no husband, no money to care for a medical need and four other sons to raise, this was her best option. We believe God has also made this adoption the best option for us too.

We had a little scare this afternoon concerning PeWe's feeding tube...we took him to the nearest hospital, which was probably scarier than dealing with it ourselves :) He ended up being just fine, but the conditions of the hospital we only spent 30 min. in would have made the FDA kick the bucket. But you know, that's how Africa is. The people are just trying to survive. There's an enormous gap between America's sickening wealth and most of the world. We just don't understand how to do without in order to help someone out. The mother of James, another boy who is being adopted said he hadn't eaten in a few days. That's life here. In the end it doesn't matter which side you're on...we all need God's help.

~Kelly