Arrival of Denekew Lewis Oglesby

We have now been home for one week. I feel bad that I haven't yet blogged. But we are still adjusting to a 11 hour time difference (as well as waking up and caring for a baby in the middle of the night)!

Denekew is AMAZING! From the time we picked him up on Monday Feb 18th at Hannah's Hope in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia he has been nothing but smiles! He breaks into a grin just from getting a grin. He full on laughs at little silly things! He did NOT cry a single time for the 29 hours of flights and layovers, traveling home from Ethiopia! He laughed, we played, he slept, we slept! It was unbelievable!

We think that he is adjusting to us and the sights and smells of America well. He is always checking everything out! He is sleeping good (besides the time difference thing). He eats GREAT! He rolls over, although not often. He is almost sitting up on his own. And he LOVES the johnny-jump up (he gets himself laughing in that)!

We took him to the doctors this week to start getting his regular appointments going. He weighs 17 lbs 12 oz and is 26 3/4 inches long! He was in the 50-75% for weight and 75- 90% for length! And those statistics are made based on American born babies! Overall the doctor was really impressed! And we are too! We couldn't have asked for a happier, funner baby.

As far as Ocean and Jag go: They are ecstatic! At our home airport as Caleb, Denekew and I came up the escalator to baggage claim the first thing we could see was Ocean and Jag squealing and jumping up and down! Then one of the first things Ocean said was "Denekew likes Ocean better than Jaguar." Oh, the sibling rivalry, but this I did not expect! I couldn't help but laugh. If I can figure out how to get a video clip from our new video camera up here, you have got to see the kids when they first meet Denekew! And even now the thrill of a new sibling has not worn off (as I thought it might).

Thank you everyone for your prayers; I know this transition would not be this smooth if it had not been for you!