Charlie Report

It's now been three weeks since Charlie left and we are feeling good about the direction things have taken. Although the process of saying goodbye was very emotional, we've communicated regularly with his sister (who is taking care of him) and we feel at ease with everything.

At first we didn't hear anything for five days and we were worried about how things were going and how he was adjusting. But then Tori realized she hadn't checked the right email account and actually the sister had written us the very next day!! Although his sister will definitely have some challenges in terms of raising the two children she now has with limited resources, we are confident that she is a good-hearted person and is committed to keeping us a part of his life. She actually asked us to be his godparents, which is really very sweet.

We Skyped with Charlie this past weekend and it was really great to see him doing so well. He looks exactly the same and is still very chubby. He smiled a lot at us and was very happy. We're scheduled to meet up with them this Saturday at a national park, so that will be fun.