Up until this point, Jerry and I had kept the third adoption under wraps. Not that we were excited about our news. Of course we were! But we wanted our boys to be the first ones in on the news, since they would be the ones most affected by it. Here's the thing to keep in mind about adoptions in Honduras: they take a long long long time. We weren't sure how much the boys would understand about waiting potentially two years or more for there to be an addition to the family. Then, we remembered that the home study process would require references. So, we would have to start telling people soon, starting with our little kiddoes.
Their reaction: "Yippee!!" They literally started jumping up and down, and their smiles couldn't have been any bigger. They started running around the house, dancing, shouting -- it was awesome!
Why in the world did we wait to tell them?!
Even cuter: hearing them spread the news to other family members and friends. Slightly shyly but with a big smile, they will approach someone and say, "We're adopting again!" It is just the sweetest thing imaginable!