6 days until we leave!

I can hardly believe we'll be leaving for Ethiopia in just 6 short days! Yesterday we packed 2 big bags full of donations and 1 bag for Jonas. We also got a start on packing our bag and carry-on. We've been shopping several times, and I think we're pretty close to having everything we need. I'm not sure if Jonas is going to be wearing 6-9 month clothes or 12 months clothes, so we're bringing both. We also have close to a pharmacy supply of medicines for him and for us! Seriously.

Today I cleared the pictures off our camera's memory card and remembered that I never shared pictures of Jonas' room and our baby shower.

So here's the baby's room:






And here's a couple pictures from the baby shower:





This might be our last post before we leave for Ethiopia! If you think of it, pray for us while we're gone. We have a few specific prayer requests. Here they are:

1) Pray for no flight delays! We have some pretty tight layovers and even a short delay could cause us to miss our flight to Ethiopia.

2) Pray that Jonas will bond with us quickly and that we will have the wisdom to know how to help him to do that.

3) Pray that Ray and I stay healthy. No Montezuma's Revenge, but more importantly, no typhoid, malaria, or yellow fever. :)

4)Pray that we'll be able to sleep and get used to the new time zone quickly.

5) Pray that Jonas will be comfortable and be able to sleep on the long plane ride home.

Thanks, and be sure to check back next week for updates from Ethiopia!!!!!