Monday I met the boy again

Monday July 16 -
Monday was the day I got to see Elias again. In the AM we had our orientation, went over our papers for the Embassy appointment and learned a little about the Ethiopian culture that was different from our own. The children were at the US Embassy for medical assessments so we didn't go to see them until after lunch.
When we arrived at the care center in the afternoon the children had just returned from their medical appointments, I went in to see if Meretech was done eating. As she was finishing her milk I noticed a boy sitting on the floor eating out of a bowl. I only saw him from the back and noted that he was bigger than all the other toddlers. On a second glance I realized that was my boy. Elias had returned to the toddler center with the other children instead of going back to his school. Once he finished his pasta we all went outside to play and wait for our turn to talk to the doctor.
Adam had brought a suction cup ball game. He started playing it with Elias and we discovered he had a pretty good throwing arm. Then we found a soccer ball and Elias ran around kicking the ball to various people. He has a pretty accurate kick too. So I'm thinking now I'll be the parent of a child in organized sports. At least I have a soccer player, a sport I know all the rules to so watching the games won't be so confusing. Note though that Elias does love to throw the ball up as far as possible - maybe basketball?
After a while of playing we met with the doctor. Basically I have two really healthy kids (Yay) that still need to have all their immunizations (Boo). After the doctor we went back to playing outside until it was time to leave for dinner.