isn't he cute?

I mean, I know you can't see him - but trust me. He's cute! Here is the update we got on our little boy this week:

"A is a super neat kid! He has many nicknames...but thankfully just one fun personality! A is out going, friendly and has about ten different smiles he is working on! (all gums right now!) He has an extremely expressive face and mouth and seems to want to talk the way he is constantly contorting his mouth! A will twist his tongue and mouth together to make all kinds of cute noises!”

It's so nice to get updates on our little boy. It's fun to know what he's doing and learning. I'm so thankful for these!

We also heard that A's mom went to court this week to officially relinquish him. It gives me mixed emotions. I feel a huge amount of relief to know that this second to last piece of paperwork is done. But, I can't help but think of what his mom is going through right now. I know this must be breaking her heart. I know she'll be thinking of A every day. I hope we can express how blessed we feel that she is entrusting us with her son. We count it a blessing to be Eli's parents.