Visits - family and doctors (by Thom)

Most new parents get to share the joy of their new babies with their families at the hospital. Since we adopted and live overseas, we had to miss out on that experience. However, we get a different kind of blessing next week: Amanda's dad is coming to visit!!! This will be the first time anyone from our families gets to personally meet Miri & Hannah and we're more than a little excited. We're going to travel a little so he gets to see some different faces of Mali but mostly this should be a nice time of reunion. He and his friend should get here on Wednesday November 22nd and we're praying for a smooth trip and for health while he's here.
We had a different kind of visit yesterday - a doctor's visit for the girls. It was just a routine checkup, plus they got more vaccinations. Today they're both cranky and sore, but this shall pass. Miri is now 24 inches long and 13 lbs 7 oz. Hannah is 22.8 inches long and 11 lbs 4 oz. This is great progress for both of them. They passed their hearing and development tests, as well.
We're humbled daily as we see how far the girls have come. We thank everyone for their prayers and we especially thank the faithful God who brought them through a very difficult time and gave us two beautiful daughters.