one year ago..{part 1}

we found a video that led us to our sweet bauer boy's name sake. see below for the story i sent out on september 3, 2010. i have been wanting to share this for so, so long!! 

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So you all know that we decided to keep Bauer's name because we felt like it was part of his history. We were sold on this other name but we prayed about it and felt like we didn't want take anything away from him. (we know that this probably won't be the way we feel about every child we adopt but for some reason, we felt really strongly about keeping his name.)We don't know a lot about his history and we never wanted him to question why we changed his name...so we kept it. and we love it! 

A few weeks ago, we were in contact with a woman who served in the baby home back in May/June. We asked her where they got the name Bauer....she said that a white woman brought him in and her last name was Bauer...We were thrilled that in fact, this is a huge part of his history. We couldn't have been more sure of our decision. So thankful that we had the discernment...I have been searching high and low for this "white woman with the last name Bauer" -- not exactly the easiest thing to goo.gle:)

Last night I was searching fb for any *Bauer* that I could find. I came up with a few leads but nothing promising. I then decided to try again with google so I entered in *Bauer + Ug*nda* (I have searched for these things about a million times before but never with the symbol...I know, I know...I should have done that first but...I didn't:). This video came up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LXPHobRk3M ---- he is the one in her lap at around 2:05 and then again at the end shaking his sweet head!) and the minute I saw the date, I knew this was it. I clicked on it and one of the names at the bottom was *Chara (pronounced Kara) Bauer*....I can't even begin to tell how you how I was feeling (it was 330am so Andy was asleep and I was wide awake and couldn't sleep:). My heart started racing as soon as I saw her name and then I heard her say that they started at Mul@go Hospital (where Bauer was for two weeks) on March 20 (he arrived March 24), I knew Chara was the girl I was looking for. I just kept thinking: I am going to see him, I am going to see him!!!

I ran into the bedroom crying and totally scared Andy....needless to say, since then, I have been trying to contact her. She isn't on fb but her two friends are (yes, I have friended them:) and then I called John Hopkins today to get her email. Now we are just waiting to hear back from her!

Just wanted you all to rejoice with us this day as we add another piece to sweet Bauer's puzzle of life!

much love.


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still can't believe we found the sweet woman who cared for our boy while he was in the hospital. 

she held his tiny body.  

she bathed him. she gave him the medicine he needed. 

when he wasn't getting the food he needed to gain his strength back, she took him to the cantina to get more food. when she thought he could use more love and more care, she came in on her days off. 

she loved him like her own. she adored him. 

she cared for him while we waited. even before he was ours. 

she was his angel and we are forever grateful!