Gadise

Gadise.

Her name is Gadise. Guh-DEE-say. or God-EE-say. Emphasis on the second syllable. Hard to write out, but beautiful.

It means shelter or shade. Like when you are in the hot African sun and you just need a break from the heat, you find shelter under a tree.

 

We have been discussing her name for weeks now. We'd like to give her a first name and keep Gadise as her middle name. We did the same with Zain. We gave him Zain and his given name was Sato, so he is Zain Sato Olson.

For the first little bit that we are home, we will call her Gadise. She is a toddler - so different than the infant Zain was. So we will transition slowly. For now, we are just calling her Gadise until we find her name. 

Our case is still moving forward at the US Embassy in Addis Ababa. All is well. Just waiting for the call to go get our Gadise-girl!