Mark has been talking about getting a tattoo for a long time. I don't remember exactly when he made the decision that he'd like to get a tattoo but I do remember that he wanted it to be one that connected to Ethiopia and our adoption. We talked about it and decided that this would be a good gift for his first Father's Day. So this past Friday night, Mark took his drawing to the tattoo artist -- Mark had actually photographed his wedding a number of years ago. One funny thing is that Mark had to repeatedly tell Matt which way Ethiopia went -- Matt kept turning it upside down! Matt had plenty of stories about strange tattoos, mis-spellings, etc. Mark was happy to set Matt straight so Ethiopia was upright!
The tattoo is the outline of Ethiopia with the colors of the Ethiopian flag inside. The three symbols spell "Kebebe" in Amharic. Amharic is the main language of Ethiopia and Kebebe is Simon's birth name and now his middle name. Mark says that it wasn't too painful ... that it feels like a rug burn or a bad sun burn. Simon doesn't know if he should try to scratch it off or give it kisses as he says "ouch." One day he'll understand how it is connected to him.
And no ... you won't be hearing about me getting a tattoo anytime soon! : )
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