Goodbye Solomon

Yesterday we got a call from the children's department saying there was a mama looking for her 1.5 year old son and they asked if we could come and identify if it was Solomon, the boy we took in from the children's department a few weeks prior.

Turned out it was Solomon's mother! and turns out our Solomon is really Caleb! She had told his father to take him to the hospital to get medication for a cold and the father abandoned Caleb on the way. The mother has not heard from the father since and was told by people in the community her son was abandoned and brought to the police station...starting her on the journey to us to find Caleb!

We had him for one more night, in order for courts to move custody from our home back to his mother's care. When we walked in after meeting his mother we called him "Caleb!" and he was VERY excited and kept repeating it clearly! "Caleb! Caleb! Mimi!(me!)"

Today we brought him to his mother and you could see the relief on her face! two weeks without your baby boy is a long time! That's also evident because he was indeed attached to us and our home: he was happy to see his mother but was NOT happy when we walked away...shows how quickly our babies feel at home. but his mother's love is definitely more important and where he belongs!

We love you little Solomon and were blessed by your adorable smile, laugh and love!