Edilu......transferred to the transition home

This past week Edilu was moved from the orphanage he'd been in since April, to the transition home in the capital city, Addis Ababa, where we will pick him up. I know that after 8 months, he must have been quite attatched to the nannies that took care of him every day. Hopefully, when we go to ET, we will be able to make the trek to visit the Soddo orphanage where he spent most of his first year of life. I think it's about 4-5 hours from the capital, but I've heard it can be a little scary traveling too far from the city........not like just jumping on an interstate to get there! So we'll have to see how brave we are feeling and if our agency can help us get a driver/translator to take us there. Here are some pictures of him in his new surroundings. The first few were sent to us last week as soon as he arrived (above) , and I could tell this poor boy was out of his element because he almost always smiles for the camera..........not in these. He looks so confused........"Who ARE you people? Where are my nannies and my crib?" But thankfully, today we received a few more (below) , and I think he must be warming up to the place because he is smiling again! Looks like he REALLY likes the ring toys! We've gotten some little videos of him. and hopefully can figure out how to get those posted sometime soon. Hana hasn't been moved to this transition home yet, but will be soon. Thanks for your prayers for them!