Continue in prayer for the family awaiting a positive court turn out, their son is in an institution and they are having a very slow and difficult process. THEY HAVE A PRIMARY COURT DATE! Still a ways to go but this is a wonderful praise!
The family adopting 2 girls and home after court will travel back to get them soon!
Two families have received their travel dates to Ukraine!
One family is IN Ukraine and waiting a court date to adopt their son.
Four families have sent their paperwork to Ukraine and are awaiting translation and submittal. We're about to have a big group of travelers again!
Several families are within days of submitting paperwork, and one country has had 'hints' of possible closures. Please pray for the waiting families and children that may be disrupted by this possibility.
Our family in Haiti- missionaries now- is doing well and I'm sure appreciate your continued prayers as they live this 'new life' while they await the completion of their son's adoption.
The family adopting two girls from Latvia are HOME!
Continue in prayer for the other family facing difficulty with their Russian adoption. They are continuing on in the face of many trials but things are not moving for them.
Two families adopting from Serbia has been given their travel dates :)
One of our families adopting from Estonia has met their older son w/ Ds and is still waiting an appointment to return to adopt him. This has been a long and difficult wait. Please pray they are able to return for him soon.
Please keep all these families covered in prayer!!
The Cornish Family... Chasing God's calling...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Results of our Neuro Appointment Today
I am glad to know that Emma does NOT have CP! But... the neurologist said the 'abnormalities' in her brain is evidence of many small strokes. This is congruent with her diagnosis since the unrepaired heart defect would cause clots which could then go to the brain. The lesions are on both sides of the brain but the evidence of left-sided weakness is likely an effect of some of these strokes.
Good news is the lesions are all old, seemed to have already been old at the time of the MRI (June 2008), and he sees no need for a repeat test nor follow up because we're already doing all we can to rehabilitate her.
That was about 2 minutes of our conversation. The other 25 minutes he spent talking about how severely autistic she is. Yeah, thanks for the info...
Good news is the lesions are all old, seemed to have already been old at the time of the MRI (June 2008), and he sees no need for a repeat test nor follow up because we're already doing all we can to rehabilitate her.
That was about 2 minutes of our conversation. The other 25 minutes he spent talking about how severely autistic she is. Yeah, thanks for the info...
A quiet peaceful day
Today's going to be a quiet, peaceful day! I know it is!
Last night I spent night #2 on the couch. I could have slept in the guest room but that would require clearing it off and I'm in the middle of a project and have no visitors coming to stay in it any time soon... so the couch sounded just fine. But... I actually SLEPT. Which is NICE. Emma got up around midnight and fussed around. Had a dirty diaper then went back to bed. The dog was barking around 4am so she got fussed at and closed in the garage. Other than that it was almost 7:30 when the kids started emerging from sleep and here it is 9am and we all had a relaxed breakfast and are bumming around in PJs. Time to get dressed, I know :)
Today is my parents' 33rd anniversary :) Happy Anniversary! And even though it's a special day for them, my mom is still coming over to keep the three youngest kids so I can take Emma to her twice-rescheduled, NINE months in waiting, neurology appointment. I also hope to stop by a store and pick up a few essentials we're running low on since I've been on "sprint" mode for 4 days :). But those should be fairly leisurely trips.
As far as the neuro goes... I'm very much thinking this is going to be a non-momumental appointment. Yes, we are told she may have CP by her general ped and some of the ways she "presents" seem consistent with that diagnosis. But after looking up the different things noted on her MRI (since I've had 9 months to look it over...) I'm not thinking that it is going to give a definitive diagnosis of CP. We shall see. Occasionally CP is diagnosed without visible damage, but I have a feeling this will be more of a "looks ok to me, these 'abnormal' findings aren't any reason for concern" and we will go off to either never be seen again or maybe just a re-check in a year or 5. Who knows. But I don't expect it to be anything special. Who knows, though, right?
Mike is feeling better, slept last night, and went to work this morning. Hopefully he can make it through the work day today as I know he is behind on some things after missing 2 days of work. I also hope he just feels better in general because being sick stinks :)
Prepping a bit for our visitor that comes tomorrow. Finishing some 'spring cleaning,' getting a few projects out of the way, and rearranging a thing or two to allow for that 7th seat at the table, 7th spot in the car, and things like that.
I hope you have a restful Friday!
Last night I spent night #2 on the couch. I could have slept in the guest room but that would require clearing it off and I'm in the middle of a project and have no visitors coming to stay in it any time soon... so the couch sounded just fine. But... I actually SLEPT. Which is NICE. Emma got up around midnight and fussed around. Had a dirty diaper then went back to bed. The dog was barking around 4am so she got fussed at and closed in the garage. Other than that it was almost 7:30 when the kids started emerging from sleep and here it is 9am and we all had a relaxed breakfast and are bumming around in PJs. Time to get dressed, I know :)
Today is my parents' 33rd anniversary :) Happy Anniversary! And even though it's a special day for them, my mom is still coming over to keep the three youngest kids so I can take Emma to her twice-rescheduled, NINE months in waiting, neurology appointment. I also hope to stop by a store and pick up a few essentials we're running low on since I've been on "sprint" mode for 4 days :). But those should be fairly leisurely trips.
As far as the neuro goes... I'm very much thinking this is going to be a non-momumental appointment. Yes, we are told she may have CP by her general ped and some of the ways she "presents" seem consistent with that diagnosis. But after looking up the different things noted on her MRI (since I've had 9 months to look it over...) I'm not thinking that it is going to give a definitive diagnosis of CP. We shall see. Occasionally CP is diagnosed without visible damage, but I have a feeling this will be more of a "looks ok to me, these 'abnormal' findings aren't any reason for concern" and we will go off to either never be seen again or maybe just a re-check in a year or 5. Who knows. But I don't expect it to be anything special. Who knows, though, right?
Mike is feeling better, slept last night, and went to work this morning. Hopefully he can make it through the work day today as I know he is behind on some things after missing 2 days of work. I also hope he just feels better in general because being sick stinks :)
Prepping a bit for our visitor that comes tomorrow. Finishing some 'spring cleaning,' getting a few projects out of the way, and rearranging a thing or two to allow for that 7th seat at the table, 7th spot in the car, and things like that.
I hope you have a restful Friday!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Kindergarten!
Wow, it really is that time! Tonight Kristopher, Emma, and I went to the Kindergarten Roundup at the elementary school that the kids will attend next year. K went with all the other kids to watch a movie in another room and the adults stayed in the media center and heard about the different programs at the school, ways to be involved, what to expect, that kind of thing.
When I came in I was followed by a mom from Brianna's school (her son's in the older class so he'll be kindy next year) and then started running in to teachers that I knew from my time interning at that school. We went inside and I sat on the floor since all the tables were full and nearby were 2 or 3 other families that also have kids at Brianna's school. Once all the kids left I went and sat with them. A few others joined us including another mom that was pregnant at the same time as I was (obviously, kinda, since our kids are both in kindy...) and we both were at this school working at that time (along with 2 other pregnant mommas whose kids will be in kindy there- and both of them and myself were all in the 1st grade wing ;) ).
Anyway, a mom came in with a stroller and sat down nearby and I looked, then looked again... I wasn't SURE, but I thought I recognized a few of the beautiful features of Down syndrome! The baby was little, looked to be about 8 months. Yep, I kept stealing glances at her and she was just precious ;) After everything was over I asked her how old her daughter is. Eighteen months. Yes, that was my answer :) Actually, I then found out that this was the mom that the friend I talked about up there ^ somewhere had e-mailed me about meeting up with about... 6 months ago? So we finally got to meet! She and I have both had busy holiday seasons and she had some things after that. Anyway, she has a daughter in kindy as well, so maybe our kids will be in the same class next year! I gave her my little RR card with my email on it so hopefully we can have her and her girls come over sometime soon to visit.
The principal also came over afterward and said 'hi' to the kids and myself. She's been at the school since I was there too and also was a long-time acquaintance of my mom's, so she knew about our adoption and had gotten the recent note the office left for her about 3 of my kids having IEPs to bring them to that school and the 4th needing out of area permission. I asked if we could chat about that sometime soon (not wanting her to feel she had to discuss it right then) and she replied "oh, we can talk about other things, no need to even bring it up, it's no problem." So... hopefully Kristopher's registration will be accepted when I turn in the forms next week. I'll bring them in when I bring Emma for therapy on Wednesday.
Yes, and Emma's too! She sat very nicely and responded well to vocal and signed 'commands' while people were talking. "Stop, shh, sit up, don't push, shh, stop, no, sit up, don't push, yay let's clap, shh, stop..." She really was VERY good. But she wanted to scratch her legs, occasionally yell or "snort" her nose, plug her ears while sucking her thumb (weird?), and wanted to push her wheelchair away from me :) I started off signing and whispering things to her, then started just signing them to her when I had her attention. It's hard to know whether she just already knew why she was "being talked to" or if she was understanding the signs, but she is very good about stopping... at least for that 30 seconds.
Mike's mom came and watched the two little ones and readied them for bed for me. We'd set that up a week or so ago because Mike was going to come with me. Instead he laid in bed and slept and watched half of a TV show. Poor guy is still SICK.
When I came in I was followed by a mom from Brianna's school (her son's in the older class so he'll be kindy next year) and then started running in to teachers that I knew from my time interning at that school. We went inside and I sat on the floor since all the tables were full and nearby were 2 or 3 other families that also have kids at Brianna's school. Once all the kids left I went and sat with them. A few others joined us including another mom that was pregnant at the same time as I was (obviously, kinda, since our kids are both in kindy...) and we both were at this school working at that time (along with 2 other pregnant mommas whose kids will be in kindy there- and both of them and myself were all in the 1st grade wing ;) ).
Anyway, a mom came in with a stroller and sat down nearby and I looked, then looked again... I wasn't SURE, but I thought I recognized a few of the beautiful features of Down syndrome! The baby was little, looked to be about 8 months. Yep, I kept stealing glances at her and she was just precious ;) After everything was over I asked her how old her daughter is. Eighteen months. Yes, that was my answer :) Actually, I then found out that this was the mom that the friend I talked about up there ^ somewhere had e-mailed me about meeting up with about... 6 months ago? So we finally got to meet! She and I have both had busy holiday seasons and she had some things after that. Anyway, she has a daughter in kindy as well, so maybe our kids will be in the same class next year! I gave her my little RR card with my email on it so hopefully we can have her and her girls come over sometime soon to visit.
The principal also came over afterward and said 'hi' to the kids and myself. She's been at the school since I was there too and also was a long-time acquaintance of my mom's, so she knew about our adoption and had gotten the recent note the office left for her about 3 of my kids having IEPs to bring them to that school and the 4th needing out of area permission. I asked if we could chat about that sometime soon (not wanting her to feel she had to discuss it right then) and she replied "oh, we can talk about other things, no need to even bring it up, it's no problem." So... hopefully Kristopher's registration will be accepted when I turn in the forms next week. I'll bring them in when I bring Emma for therapy on Wednesday.
Yes, and Emma's too! She sat very nicely and responded well to vocal and signed 'commands' while people were talking. "Stop, shh, sit up, don't push, shh, stop, no, sit up, don't push, yay let's clap, shh, stop..." She really was VERY good. But she wanted to scratch her legs, occasionally yell or "snort" her nose, plug her ears while sucking her thumb (weird?), and wanted to push her wheelchair away from me :) I started off signing and whispering things to her, then started just signing them to her when I had her attention. It's hard to know whether she just already knew why she was "being talked to" or if she was understanding the signs, but she is very good about stopping... at least for that 30 seconds.
Mike's mom came and watched the two little ones and readied them for bed for me. We'd set that up a week or so ago because Mike was going to come with me. Instead he laid in bed and slept and watched half of a TV show. Poor guy is still SICK.
Ahh... yes...
And Gillian so kindly reminded me of my little saying that definitely holds true here...
that with adoption as with everything else in life, "God is either on the Throne, or He's not. And I believe He IS!"
Just in case you needed a reminder :)
that with adoption as with everything else in life, "God is either on the Throne, or He's not. And I believe He IS!"
Just in case you needed a reminder :)
To all my adoption friends out there
Please know that regardless of the 'rumors' of closings or the uncertainty of your country of adoption, God knows your children, knows His timing, knows your fears, but knows the day of the uniting of His families at the day and time He prepares.
Uncertainty is never fun, but faith is built when uncertainty peeks its head up. Faith is believing that God's hand is working in spite of what the world may say about any circumstances.
Keep your heads up, keep your paperwork rolling, keep your hearts loving, and lock out doubts and fears.
The uncertainty of the country is one of the ways that God brings new Faith!! :)
Many hugs to all my friends that struggle with this uncertainty. Know that it is a simple 'unknown' that has come to head MANY times... and come to pass FEW.
Uncertainty is never fun, but faith is built when uncertainty peeks its head up. Faith is believing that God's hand is working in spite of what the world may say about any circumstances.
Keep your heads up, keep your paperwork rolling, keep your hearts loving, and lock out doubts and fears.
The uncertainty of the country is one of the ways that God brings new Faith!! :)
Many hugs to all my friends that struggle with this uncertainty. Know that it is a simple 'unknown' that has come to head MANY times... and come to pass FEW.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
PS
Kristopher does buckle himself, but I counted him anyway :) It would be too difficult to figure out how many of those were him! LOL
And... on any NORMAL, SANE day I don't ever do this. And if I had child #5, whether our respite little one or the new baby with us... I likely would have delivered the carseat to my parents so they could help, or canceled some appointments somewhere! We don't usually have these kind of days... but every once in a while we have a busy one, or two, or FIVE :)
And... on any NORMAL, SANE day I don't ever do this. And if I had child #5, whether our respite little one or the new baby with us... I likely would have delivered the carseat to my parents so they could help, or canceled some appointments somewhere! We don't usually have these kind of days... but every once in a while we have a busy one, or two, or FIVE :)
Today I
put kids in and out of carseats a total of 46 times (I think...). Before 1:30pm.
Mike is sick. He has a stomach virus that I hope and pray is not an actual flu (kids all got flu shots, but...). My mom just got back late last night from a trip to California to celebrate her brother's 70th Birthday. Happy Birthday Uncle Walt!! So she was in bed a bit longer than usual. She generally comes to the house on Wednesday mornings and keeps Micah and Emma for me to drop of Brianna at school. Mike usually brings Kristopher to school and today was supposed to pick him up. I have my parents' carseat for Kristopher, so they couldn't even pick K up from school in the afternoon for me.
So... a very unusual day for me... but I took all 4 kids to Brianna's school, got all 4 out, dropped her off, got 3 back in. Took the remaining 3 to Kristopher's school (we were late, drop off is the same for both schools), got them out, put 2 back in, came home. Took 2 kids out of the car, inside for a little bit, then both back in the car. Then Emma had her first ever school therapies today. So 2 kids out at the school and back in 30 min later to go get Brianna. 2 kids out at her school, 3 kids back in. Then back up to Emma's school, 3 kids out of the car, drop of Emma. 2 kids back in the car, drive to K's school, DRIVE THROUGH to pick him up :) :) :), and back to E's school and 3 kids out of the car. When she finished, 4 kids in the car then when we got home 4 kids out. WHEW! I got my workout today!!!
Now we're home the rest of today. Our ST comes tonight to work with E and M for an hour but that's it... Emma is enjoying having the playroom to herself and Kristopher is working on his carseat buckles to perfect the use of them while watching Robin Hood.
And Daddy is still sick :(
Mike is sick. He has a stomach virus that I hope and pray is not an actual flu (kids all got flu shots, but...). My mom just got back late last night from a trip to California to celebrate her brother's 70th Birthday. Happy Birthday Uncle Walt!! So she was in bed a bit longer than usual. She generally comes to the house on Wednesday mornings and keeps Micah and Emma for me to drop of Brianna at school. Mike usually brings Kristopher to school and today was supposed to pick him up. I have my parents' carseat for Kristopher, so they couldn't even pick K up from school in the afternoon for me.
So... a very unusual day for me... but I took all 4 kids to Brianna's school, got all 4 out, dropped her off, got 3 back in. Took the remaining 3 to Kristopher's school (we were late, drop off is the same for both schools), got them out, put 2 back in, came home. Took 2 kids out of the car, inside for a little bit, then both back in the car. Then Emma had her first ever school therapies today. So 2 kids out at the school and back in 30 min later to go get Brianna. 2 kids out at her school, 3 kids back in. Then back up to Emma's school, 3 kids out of the car, drop of Emma. 2 kids back in the car, drive to K's school, DRIVE THROUGH to pick him up :) :) :), and back to E's school and 3 kids out of the car. When she finished, 4 kids in the car then when we got home 4 kids out. WHEW! I got my workout today!!!
Now we're home the rest of today. Our ST comes tonight to work with E and M for an hour but that's it... Emma is enjoying having the playroom to herself and Kristopher is working on his carseat buckles to perfect the use of them while watching Robin Hood.
And Daddy is still sick :(
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I can't find it!
I BOUGHT IT! Thank you SSQUYRES! I looked at the link and thought $15?? But... then I realized it was for FIVE :) I want 2 or 3 right now, but I know someone else that would probably like to have 1 or 2 as well. THANKS!!
Oh, and for some reason I can't do searches on ebay. It just spins its wheels for me... I have NO IDEA why! Kind of annoying...
Have I mentioned lately what an AWESOME resource you all are? Seriously, you all save my sanity more than you know :)
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I went to 2 different 'baby specialty' stores in Orlando (with all 4 kids in tow, but they were great!) and STILL didn't find this latch! Now I find it online... ONLY IN UK!
Seriously, why can't we sell it here??? I had them at our last house and in the move they were either left or lost or something... but now I'm wanting them for the kids' bedroom doors and I can't find them anywhere...
What's so special? The left part is a door stopper. Rubber tip that doesn't come off. The part on the door lifts and lowers. In the position shown, it is "locked open". If you lift that bottom piece on the right (it 'slides up' the piece that goes higher) it will open and when the door is pressed firmly open, it will 'grab' and stay open, but can be pulled on and closed. When you lower that piece WITHOUT the door stopper stuck in it, then the door stopper just 'bounces off' like a normal door stopper would.
I love these things... and Micah likes to play in the bedroom, but seems to always close the door behind himself so I can't monitor him. But, I guess you have to live in UK to have them :(
Anyone know where I can get them online? They are called "Stay Open Door Latch"... at least in the UK they are... Made by Safety 1st. I bought them about 4 or so years ago here in the US!!
New wheels?
This morning I stayed in Micah's class for a few minutes and his PT arrived (oops, forgot she was coming! LOL). They worked together some but his first thing he did was turn around and walk- QUICKLY- away from her! Then he fell on his face and hit his glasses into the corner of his eye. And cried.
You can tell how much he loves PT to start with by his reaction, but the bonk didn't make matters any better. He slowly warmed up a bit, he 1 hand walked with me a bit and took some steps but wasn't really interested in showing her ANYTHING. He mostly did the jello legs routine. We'll be putting his services "on hold" for PT until the end of May and then we'll see if he'll work with her more at the house or at the center where Emma sees her. He should be walking by then and ready to conquer things like steps and uneven terrain. We'll see!
We got to chat a bit as we tried to convince Micah to work with the PT, though, and I had Emma in there too. She mentioned putting the 'self propel' wheels back on E's wheelchair, but after talking about our safety concerns with E wanting to TOUCH the spinning wheels she agreed, not quite a good idea. She did suggest we consider getting a chair that's more fit to Emma's current and future needs now that she's SO MUCH more stable, has head control, and is sitting up well.
In fact, she has the mobility specialist coming out to the center she works in next Friday... and we could talk to him then about getting a new lightweight chair that is more specific to her needs. The current chair was donated to us by a friend of my mom's and we are SO GRATEFUL to have had it!! She has made LEAPS AND BOUNDS with her back posture because of the wheelchair and does very well in it! It had enough support to keep her upright when she first needed that and is so adjustable that we could use it for a very long time for her. But... she has almost progressed past a point of needing some of the features that it has, and would benefit from different ones that will help her to continue to grow and develop. Especially since she will be spending a LOT more time in her wheelchair once she starts school in August.
So, a call in to the mobility specialists, a call in to our pediatrician, and next Friday we'll be joining in the scheduled 'fitting' times at the center and seeing what the specialist has to say about her current and future needs and his suggestions for what would be most appropriate for her as far as refitting her current chair or getting one with the features she can 'grow' with and that allow her to work on the new skills she's developing.
We've met our deductible with insurance, and they have a set amount after that that they will cover for durable medical equipment... and it's not a very big number. I am hopeful that whatever she needs can be found fairly 'easily' since her needs are SO MUCH less now than they were 8 months ago when we were originally looking at 'seating' options after her open heart. I'll give an update after our meeting :)
You can tell how much he loves PT to start with by his reaction, but the bonk didn't make matters any better. He slowly warmed up a bit, he 1 hand walked with me a bit and took some steps but wasn't really interested in showing her ANYTHING. He mostly did the jello legs routine. We'll be putting his services "on hold" for PT until the end of May and then we'll see if he'll work with her more at the house or at the center where Emma sees her. He should be walking by then and ready to conquer things like steps and uneven terrain. We'll see!
We got to chat a bit as we tried to convince Micah to work with the PT, though, and I had Emma in there too. She mentioned putting the 'self propel' wheels back on E's wheelchair, but after talking about our safety concerns with E wanting to TOUCH the spinning wheels she agreed, not quite a good idea. She did suggest we consider getting a chair that's more fit to Emma's current and future needs now that she's SO MUCH more stable, has head control, and is sitting up well.
In fact, she has the mobility specialist coming out to the center she works in next Friday... and we could talk to him then about getting a new lightweight chair that is more specific to her needs. The current chair was donated to us by a friend of my mom's and we are SO GRATEFUL to have had it!! She has made LEAPS AND BOUNDS with her back posture because of the wheelchair and does very well in it! It had enough support to keep her upright when she first needed that and is so adjustable that we could use it for a very long time for her. But... she has almost progressed past a point of needing some of the features that it has, and would benefit from different ones that will help her to continue to grow and develop. Especially since she will be spending a LOT more time in her wheelchair once she starts school in August.
So, a call in to the mobility specialists, a call in to our pediatrician, and next Friday we'll be joining in the scheduled 'fitting' times at the center and seeing what the specialist has to say about her current and future needs and his suggestions for what would be most appropriate for her as far as refitting her current chair or getting one with the features she can 'grow' with and that allow her to work on the new skills she's developing.
We've met our deductible with insurance, and they have a set amount after that that they will cover for durable medical equipment... and it's not a very big number. I am hopeful that whatever she needs can be found fairly 'easily' since her needs are SO MUCH less now than they were 8 months ago when we were originally looking at 'seating' options after her open heart. I'll give an update after our meeting :)
Monday, April 20, 2009
One of THOSE days :) Twice!
Yesterday started with E waking up in a funk. She was scratching, upset, didn't eat a good breakfast, and just not herself. So she came and sat in church with me and by the end of church she seemed fine, ate a good lunch and the rest of the day went smoothly for her.
The little ones went down for naps and after nap time I had to wake Brianna. But it wasn't like a "hey sweetie, time to get up" kinda waking... it was a "hey, seriously, let's get up!" as I picked up her limp little body and was halfway through changing her diaper before she peered one eye at me (and I'm pretty sure she wanted to smack me!).
We went to Target to pick up a few things then we were off to Wal-Mart. Brianna stayed on Mike's hip or mine in Target but knowing how tired she was we didn't mind. When we got to Wal-Mart Micah started crying... and crying... and crying... We decided to go to the McDonald's and eat there (inside Wal-Mart, but we NEVER eat there... until now I guess). I fed Micah and he cried through it. It just wasn't "him". B, K, and E all ate great though and we decided not to do the grocery run and to go home instead. Micah does NOT cry usually unless he's hurt or hungry!
We headed home and got Micah taken care of with an enema which seemed to do the trick... poor guy was having tummy trouble it seems.
Then after a bit of play time it was off to bed. 7:30 everyone was tucked in, Mike was finishing up mowing the lawn, he'd started the jacuzzi (at a nice low comfortable temp safe for baby!) and around 9pm the house was quiet, e-mail was somewhat caught up, Mike had worked some on his class paper and project due the next day (tonight), and we got in the pool to relax. Except we still kept hearing Brianna on the baby monitor!
At 10:00 or so I got out and went inside. Really, we both had work to do anyway but it was nice to relax a bit as well. I got Brianna some milk, she seemed content, and I took a shower only to find her still playing when I got out! (Mike was monitoring and she was happy, but just AWAKE). Finally at 10:30 we pulled out the Melatonin and in 15 minutes (with me laying with her) she was out.
Today... 7:10 came and went, no little girl talking in the monitor. By 7:30 I decided not to wake her and if she missed school... oh well! She needed some sleep (especially when she had been SO out at nap time!). I got up and got myself ready and heard Micah and Emma starting to rattle around, and by 7:45 her little voice was finally making itself known. We hurried at this point to get her to school on time! I had 30 min now to get everyone dressed, fed, lunch packed and all 3 kids out the door (Mike does Kristopher on mornings that they go to different schools).
We made it! The morning rush paid off and she got to school on time. Then I headed to Wal-Mart to do that grocery run I'd missed. We made it through, got home, unloaded the kids, unloaded the groceries, put away the cold stuff... and someone knocked on the door. Hmm... wasn't expecting anyone!
It worked out well, though, and they had caught me right at the time that I COULD take a break for 30. It was one of my tutoring students that got their days mixed up :) But they live across town so I was able to take some time and give them a QUICK run down of how to do the lesson they're working on... then we ran back out the door so I would be on time to pick up Brianna!
From Brianna's school we go to the church, eat (QUICKLY) lunch with Mike, then get Kristopher and head back home. Except, oops, I wanted to pick up a carseat from my dad to change out with the one we have for Kristopher in our car (same seat, different buckles, both are ours but I think K can be more independent with the buckles on the one my parents have...). So I turned around and went back to their house to get the carseat then went home. M and B went down for naps, E and K hung out for a few and E's teacher was there. Then at the end of teaching grandma was there and I took E to therapy. 4:15 and the day was 'almost' over! LOL
We did dinner early, K had some popcorn (with mini M&M's in it!) and watched a movie while I bathed the three little ones. 6pm and all was quiet. Now the kids have been playing for 40 minutes and it's time to brush teeth, give meds, and head to bed.
We don't often have 'bad' experiences going out. We don't generally have too many days that are 'go go go.' But the last two days have been both!
The little ones went down for naps and after nap time I had to wake Brianna. But it wasn't like a "hey sweetie, time to get up" kinda waking... it was a "hey, seriously, let's get up!" as I picked up her limp little body and was halfway through changing her diaper before she peered one eye at me (and I'm pretty sure she wanted to smack me!).
We went to Target to pick up a few things then we were off to Wal-Mart. Brianna stayed on Mike's hip or mine in Target but knowing how tired she was we didn't mind. When we got to Wal-Mart Micah started crying... and crying... and crying... We decided to go to the McDonald's and eat there (inside Wal-Mart, but we NEVER eat there... until now I guess). I fed Micah and he cried through it. It just wasn't "him". B, K, and E all ate great though and we decided not to do the grocery run and to go home instead. Micah does NOT cry usually unless he's hurt or hungry!
We headed home and got Micah taken care of with an enema which seemed to do the trick... poor guy was having tummy trouble it seems.
Then after a bit of play time it was off to bed. 7:30 everyone was tucked in, Mike was finishing up mowing the lawn, he'd started the jacuzzi (at a nice low comfortable temp safe for baby!) and around 9pm the house was quiet, e-mail was somewhat caught up, Mike had worked some on his class paper and project due the next day (tonight), and we got in the pool to relax. Except we still kept hearing Brianna on the baby monitor!
At 10:00 or so I got out and went inside. Really, we both had work to do anyway but it was nice to relax a bit as well. I got Brianna some milk, she seemed content, and I took a shower only to find her still playing when I got out! (Mike was monitoring and she was happy, but just AWAKE). Finally at 10:30 we pulled out the Melatonin and in 15 minutes (with me laying with her) she was out.
Today... 7:10 came and went, no little girl talking in the monitor. By 7:30 I decided not to wake her and if she missed school... oh well! She needed some sleep (especially when she had been SO out at nap time!). I got up and got myself ready and heard Micah and Emma starting to rattle around, and by 7:45 her little voice was finally making itself known. We hurried at this point to get her to school on time! I had 30 min now to get everyone dressed, fed, lunch packed and all 3 kids out the door (Mike does Kristopher on mornings that they go to different schools).
We made it! The morning rush paid off and she got to school on time. Then I headed to Wal-Mart to do that grocery run I'd missed. We made it through, got home, unloaded the kids, unloaded the groceries, put away the cold stuff... and someone knocked on the door. Hmm... wasn't expecting anyone!
It worked out well, though, and they had caught me right at the time that I COULD take a break for 30. It was one of my tutoring students that got their days mixed up :) But they live across town so I was able to take some time and give them a QUICK run down of how to do the lesson they're working on... then we ran back out the door so I would be on time to pick up Brianna!
From Brianna's school we go to the church, eat (QUICKLY) lunch with Mike, then get Kristopher and head back home. Except, oops, I wanted to pick up a carseat from my dad to change out with the one we have for Kristopher in our car (same seat, different buckles, both are ours but I think K can be more independent with the buckles on the one my parents have...). So I turned around and went back to their house to get the carseat then went home. M and B went down for naps, E and K hung out for a few and E's teacher was there. Then at the end of teaching grandma was there and I took E to therapy. 4:15 and the day was 'almost' over! LOL
We did dinner early, K had some popcorn (with mini M&M's in it!) and watched a movie while I bathed the three little ones. 6pm and all was quiet. Now the kids have been playing for 40 minutes and it's time to brush teeth, give meds, and head to bed.
We don't often have 'bad' experiences going out. We don't generally have too many days that are 'go go go.' But the last two days have been both!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
If you're local
I don't generally outright ask for things on my blog, but... Since I really just need to borrow this for a few months and it is something many people seem to have sitting around, I thought I should at least ask. If you're not local... skip right on by! :)
Do you happen to have a bed rail sitting in your spare room? I'm looking for one to use with our little visitor that I can hang on to for the summer. I'll return it when he heads home, but I thought I'd at least put the question out there before I use plan B. He's coming in on Saturday so I need to secure something by Friday or I'll go to plan B (which will still be fine).
Thanks in advance, you can leave me a comment here with your contact info or e-mail me at mkp1982@hotmail.com
And please, no flaming me for asking this on here...
Do you happen to have a bed rail sitting in your spare room? I'm looking for one to use with our little visitor that I can hang on to for the summer. I'll return it when he heads home, but I thought I'd at least put the question out there before I use plan B. He's coming in on Saturday so I need to secure something by Friday or I'll go to plan B (which will still be fine).
Thanks in advance, you can leave me a comment here with your contact info or e-mail me at mkp1982@hotmail.com
And please, no flaming me for asking this on here...
Thoughts?
Any thoughts for me on what a 4 yr old little man w/ Ds might 'get in to' that my 3 yr old doesn't already? K knows what's 'his' and not, so the house isn't "childproofed" against him, just the younger 3. I think I'll pick up a few doorknob covers (or find ours??) for the laundry room and guest bathroom, and the de-cluttering was coming off of counters that my little friend might find fascinating :). Otherwise I'm thinking this might have been easier than I thought.
Of course, time will tell, and I may find myself making a child-proofing trip to Wal-Mart early next week. Probably all things we'd have to do for the other kids in time anyway...
I've figured out the few other things that I'll need to pick up or borrow to make his stay a bit easier and it's nice to know that list is VERY short. Ironically, the week before Easter I bought a booster seat on clearance at Wal-Mart so I'd have it for when we go to eat at grandparents' houses so even the little details are coming together well. Kristopher immediately suggested the bottom bunk in his room was a good place for our friend to sleep, so good of him to offer :).
I feel like I should be 'prepping' something for him to come, but I'm pretty sure there's not really much to do. Just catch up on my sleep/laundry/ dishes because those might not be as "caught up" for a little while :) :).
Of course, time will tell, and I may find myself making a child-proofing trip to Wal-Mart early next week. Probably all things we'd have to do for the other kids in time anyway...
I've figured out the few other things that I'll need to pick up or borrow to make his stay a bit easier and it's nice to know that list is VERY short. Ironically, the week before Easter I bought a booster seat on clearance at Wal-Mart so I'd have it for when we go to eat at grandparents' houses so even the little details are coming together well. Kristopher immediately suggested the bottom bunk in his room was a good place for our friend to sleep, so good of him to offer :).
I feel like I should be 'prepping' something for him to come, but I'm pretty sure there's not really much to do. Just catch up on my sleep/laundry/ dishes because those might not be as "caught up" for a little while :) :).
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Our day...
Ok, so... last night I was asleep before 9 probably and slept until about 7am (ok, woke up twice because a pregnant woman can NOT sleep through the night, geesh, too much info??). Then I actually got a brief nap at nap time!
So this morning, we accomplished: nothing. Seriously, Micah didn't get dressed all day. He slept in pj's that were shorts and a t-shirt and he napped in them, and he played in them after... and since he's 2 and wears diapers it's not even like he was in the same underwear for 24 hours, see? Not so bad... :) Anyhow, the other 3 DID get dressed to be more comfy and K picked out his own clothes (which didn't match). Emma ripped a hole in her shorts about 30 seconds after putting them on her by scooting on the tile/grout. It was that kind of morning :)
But... after naps... I got the rest of the 'clutter' removed from the desk/family room/etc. and onto the dining room table, sorted it ALL out into school papers, stuff to hold on to, stuff that's "current", toy pieces that need to be put away- like pieces of a puzzle and card game, and a nice big box of TRASH.
I also got the kitchen cleaned up minus the dishes, two loads of laundry going, and I did the haircuts/bath time/pjs and bed on my own solo time tonight (Mike was outside changing the oil in his van and doing some errands for some of his family). So even through a pretty un-accomplished morning I still managed to come out ok in the long run.
Just imagine how productive I might be if I didn't lounge around all morning with the kids and actually did stuff ALL day.
Nah, that wouldn't be as fun :)
So this morning, we accomplished: nothing. Seriously, Micah didn't get dressed all day. He slept in pj's that were shorts and a t-shirt and he napped in them, and he played in them after... and since he's 2 and wears diapers it's not even like he was in the same underwear for 24 hours, see? Not so bad... :) Anyhow, the other 3 DID get dressed to be more comfy and K picked out his own clothes (which didn't match). Emma ripped a hole in her shorts about 30 seconds after putting them on her by scooting on the tile/grout. It was that kind of morning :)
But... after naps... I got the rest of the 'clutter' removed from the desk/family room/etc. and onto the dining room table, sorted it ALL out into school papers, stuff to hold on to, stuff that's "current", toy pieces that need to be put away- like pieces of a puzzle and card game, and a nice big box of TRASH.
I also got the kitchen cleaned up minus the dishes, two loads of laundry going, and I did the haircuts/bath time/pjs and bed on my own solo time tonight (Mike was outside changing the oil in his van and doing some errands for some of his family). So even through a pretty un-accomplished morning I still managed to come out ok in the long run.
Just imagine how productive I might be if I didn't lounge around all morning with the kids and actually did stuff ALL day.
Nah, that wouldn't be as fun :)
Look! I got my hair cut!
I cut all 4 kids' hair tonight, but when K got done with his he hopped in the shower then put on pajamas... so I didn't get his pic. The other kiddos I just grabbed a diaper then kept going with the next one :) The girls just got their bangs trimmed-- and probably have a lot of pieces that I missed since I did it right as they got out of the tub and I'm sure some were 'stuck' back with the rest of their hair... Oh well!
My chubby little Prince
The first Princess (sitting in a W sit, ugh! LOL)
And my second Princess that took 3 tries to get her to look at me LOL! She was in the playroom already, this girl doesn't waste time getting back to playing :)
I'll post Kristopher's when I get one. The kids are all in bed now and once he was dressed he started the bedtime routine and I didn't think to grab the camera again.
WAY Overdue Adoption Updates!
Sorry so long between updates... I'll try to get back on weekly ones. Thanks, Joy, for the reminder!
I hope they've all been posted here already... but in the past few weeks we've had 9 children come home from Ukraine!! :)
Continue in prayer for the family awaiting a positive court turn out, their son is in an institution and they are having a very slow and difficult process. They've received a new judge set to their case so we are hopeful they will go back SOON!
One family just met their two girls and had a great court! They are home for their 10 day wait and will be returning to Ukraine soon to bring home their girls :)
One family has officially submitted their paperwork in Ukraine and is awaiting a travel date to go meet their son.
One family has a travel date and is on their way very soon to Ukraine to meet their son.
Four families have sent their paperwork to Ukraine and are awaiting translation and submittal. We're about to have a big group of travelers again!
Our family in Haiti- missionaries now- is doing well and I'm sure appreciate your continued prayers as they live this 'new life' while they await the completion of their son's adoption.
The family adopting two girls from Latvia are almost HOME! Any day now...
The family adopting from Russia is home and doing well with their new son.
Continue in prayer for the other family facing difficulty with their Russian adoption. They are continuing on in the face of many trials but things are not moving for them.
A family adopting from Serbia has finally been given a travel date! Their dossier has been in country for a long time but they have faced several holdups along the way.
One of our families adopting from Estonia has met their older son w/ Ds and is still waiting an appointment to return to adopt him.
Please keep all these families covered in prayer!!
I hope they've all been posted here already... but in the past few weeks we've had 9 children come home from Ukraine!! :)
Continue in prayer for the family awaiting a positive court turn out, their son is in an institution and they are having a very slow and difficult process. They've received a new judge set to their case so we are hopeful they will go back SOON!
One family just met their two girls and had a great court! They are home for their 10 day wait and will be returning to Ukraine soon to bring home their girls :)
One family has officially submitted their paperwork in Ukraine and is awaiting a travel date to go meet their son.
One family has a travel date and is on their way very soon to Ukraine to meet their son.
Four families have sent their paperwork to Ukraine and are awaiting translation and submittal. We're about to have a big group of travelers again!
Our family in Haiti- missionaries now- is doing well and I'm sure appreciate your continued prayers as they live this 'new life' while they await the completion of their son's adoption.
The family adopting two girls from Latvia are almost HOME! Any day now...
The family adopting from Russia is home and doing well with their new son.
Continue in prayer for the other family facing difficulty with their Russian adoption. They are continuing on in the face of many trials but things are not moving for them.
A family adopting from Serbia has finally been given a travel date! Their dossier has been in country for a long time but they have faced several holdups along the way.
One of our families adopting from Estonia has met their older son w/ Ds and is still waiting an appointment to return to adopt him.
Please keep all these families covered in prayer!!
Field Trip!
Our trip to the zoo was a lot of fun! Out in the sun with lots of kids... it was also exhausting :) But Brianna had a nice time with her friends and doing the different art projects along with seeing the animals. In fact, since this zoo is only about 25 minutes from our house, I think we may buy a year-long family pass so we can all go and enjoy it more often :).
Brianna checking out what the other kids were doing.
Ok, after a lap around the park she decided she could do it too :)
Checking out the animals... She had a good time, but wasn't her usual smiley bubbly self. I think she's usually a LOT more reserved at school than she is at home. Plus, I left the stroller at home (on purpose) and she had to walk a majority of the time. She was carried some, but she got good and WORN OUT! :)
Some of her art projects- this was my favorite and pretty simple too. They had silicon molds of different paw prints and such and this one was a frog on a leaf. Brianna was VERY hesitant to start ANY project, but she'd watch the other kids a minute and then she did it (with just a little help so we didn't make a huge mess). This one they had plastic cups and spoons and she just had to fill the mold with the plaster. I held the cup and helped her just to make sure the spoon didn't go flinging, but she scooped it out and filled it by herself. We picked them up at the end of the day and they were dried, removed from the molds, and ready to go.
The theme this year was something to do with space... I'm guessing :) I don't remember actually seeing it written anywhere... but since all the projects were based around the theme of space...
This is a flying saucer that she colored and put the dot stickers on. We took it to a nearby bench because she was too short to reach the table. Then she happily colored! Go figure she didn't want to color if someone was watching. Then we went back for the stickers, which she again refused, but if I put them 'on' she would push them on there happily... the third one she did by herself. Just takes some convincing!
This one she was hesitant to start then took over completely and this morning she finished it with Daddy at home. It's all stickers and I put the first one on and had to 'push it on' with her hand. Then she wanted to take the stickers from me and do it herself. YAY! I know she CAN do these things, and she ENJOYS them, but she can be so shy with people she doesn't know that she'll just say 'no' and watch.
While she did this project (I was holding her for it since, again, she couldn't reach the table...) the ladies at the desk asked about my shirt :) I was wearing my RR shirt and just briefly said it's a Ds adoption ministry but also does other SN. They were really interested, was Brianna adopted, etc... I shared with them that we'd adopted 2 other children, not Brianna, and just a very quick (like, 1 min or less) testimony of Emma. How she came home at 5 and 17lbs needing heart surgery. She's now 6, doing great, and we're so blessed to have them each.
I'm glad I also printed out new 'business' cards too and gave a few to the ladies. They work with "Child Find" which is the group that helps determine whether a child needs to be assessed for ex.ed. services in our county.
All 3 kids fell asleep in the car on the way home and that was the ONLY nap that Brianna took! I laid down when we got home too. Then after the kids went to bed last night I laid down around 7:30 and Mike and I watched a show together until the kids were all really asleep. I think by 8:30 or 9 I was asleep! Mike came to bed before 10, so we were both able to get a good night's sleep. We need to do that more often!
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And... just because I thought it was funny... I'll share this little experience from a few nights ago. I was undressing Emma to get her in the tub from dinner (therefore undressing in the kitchen to leave the remnants of dinner that covered her in the kitchen...). Kristopher said to me "don't forget her glasses" to which I replied "ok." Then I put her in the tub. And realized I'd still left her glasses on! Oops! She seemed to enjoy seeing what she was playing with though! LOL I did take them off :)
Brianna checking out what the other kids were doing.
Ok, after a lap around the park she decided she could do it too :)
Checking out the animals... She had a good time, but wasn't her usual smiley bubbly self. I think she's usually a LOT more reserved at school than she is at home. Plus, I left the stroller at home (on purpose) and she had to walk a majority of the time. She was carried some, but she got good and WORN OUT! :)
Some of her art projects- this was my favorite and pretty simple too. They had silicon molds of different paw prints and such and this one was a frog on a leaf. Brianna was VERY hesitant to start ANY project, but she'd watch the other kids a minute and then she did it (with just a little help so we didn't make a huge mess). This one they had plastic cups and spoons and she just had to fill the mold with the plaster. I held the cup and helped her just to make sure the spoon didn't go flinging, but she scooped it out and filled it by herself. We picked them up at the end of the day and they were dried, removed from the molds, and ready to go.
The theme this year was something to do with space... I'm guessing :) I don't remember actually seeing it written anywhere... but since all the projects were based around the theme of space...
This is a flying saucer that she colored and put the dot stickers on. We took it to a nearby bench because she was too short to reach the table. Then she happily colored! Go figure she didn't want to color if someone was watching. Then we went back for the stickers, which she again refused, but if I put them 'on' she would push them on there happily... the third one she did by herself. Just takes some convincing!
This one she was hesitant to start then took over completely and this morning she finished it with Daddy at home. It's all stickers and I put the first one on and had to 'push it on' with her hand. Then she wanted to take the stickers from me and do it herself. YAY! I know she CAN do these things, and she ENJOYS them, but she can be so shy with people she doesn't know that she'll just say 'no' and watch.
While she did this project (I was holding her for it since, again, she couldn't reach the table...) the ladies at the desk asked about my shirt :) I was wearing my RR shirt and just briefly said it's a Ds adoption ministry but also does other SN. They were really interested, was Brianna adopted, etc... I shared with them that we'd adopted 2 other children, not Brianna, and just a very quick (like, 1 min or less) testimony of Emma. How she came home at 5 and 17lbs needing heart surgery. She's now 6, doing great, and we're so blessed to have them each.
I'm glad I also printed out new 'business' cards too and gave a few to the ladies. They work with "Child Find" which is the group that helps determine whether a child needs to be assessed for ex.ed. services in our county.
All 3 kids fell asleep in the car on the way home and that was the ONLY nap that Brianna took! I laid down when we got home too. Then after the kids went to bed last night I laid down around 7:30 and Mike and I watched a show together until the kids were all really asleep. I think by 8:30 or 9 I was asleep! Mike came to bed before 10, so we were both able to get a good night's sleep. We need to do that more often!
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And... just because I thought it was funny... I'll share this little experience from a few nights ago. I was undressing Emma to get her in the tub from dinner (therefore undressing in the kitchen to leave the remnants of dinner that covered her in the kitchen...). Kristopher said to me "don't forget her glasses" to which I replied "ok." Then I put her in the tub. And realized I'd still left her glasses on! Oops! She seemed to enjoy seeing what she was playing with though! LOL I did take them off :)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Had a good day!
We had a great time at the zoo today! Brianna's class field trip was today to attend the Very Special Arts Festival :). Two other moms and their kids rode down with Brianna and I and we had a nice day doing art projects and seeing all the animals. More later with pictures... Ok, probably tomorrow, I'm tired :)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wow...
For the first time I let Brianna go out on the side yard with Kristopher without me. Of course I'm sitting by the open window watching them with the other 2 kids here with me... They were playing so nicely I didn't feel like putting them outside to "sit" since neither will play much outside unless they're in a swing yet...
So I'm here watching and Brianna goes up to the top of the small slide by using a step and I thought "great! Look at her go!" And just 10 minutes later... there goes my tiny little Brianna. Up... Up... Up... she climbed the ladder to the BIG slide all by herself! A RUNG ladder! Kristopher ran to tell me (it's easier to see out than in I suppose) and of course I said "go back and stand by her!!!" LOL My little 23 pound stinker is now climbing the 6 foot ladder to go down the big twisty slide.. Wow!
(sorry no pictures, a screen and a bush would keep it from really being visible anyway...)
So I'm here watching and Brianna goes up to the top of the small slide by using a step and I thought "great! Look at her go!" And just 10 minutes later... there goes my tiny little Brianna. Up... Up... Up... she climbed the ladder to the BIG slide all by herself! A RUNG ladder! Kristopher ran to tell me (it's easier to see out than in I suppose) and of course I said "go back and stand by her!!!" LOL My little 23 pound stinker is now climbing the 6 foot ladder to go down the big twisty slide.. Wow!
(sorry no pictures, a screen and a bush would keep it from really being visible anyway...)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Hmm, how to say, what to say?
Thank you all for your prayers today! Here's a little light into our private world in the last few weeks... it all makes sense at the end but otherwise is pretty random.
We were asked a bit ago about being named in a family's will to take their adopted child w/ Ds in the event they could not care for her and the will was executed. It was more to do with their actual homestudy agency requiring this to be done, but it was a 'stopping point' for their adoption. I talked to Mike, we had a few discussions about it, and really the situation didn't play out as another solution was found by the family. We were honored and humbled to be asked, though... It was a surprise but was nice to know our testimony preceeds our physical beings (since we've never met the family).
But what DID happen, was Mike and I talked about the situation. Oh, and by the way, I hope that this family doesn't mind me sharing this, but we were VERY glad to see that their own pastor is the one that agreed to be her guardian in their absense! THERE is faith in action!!! :) :)
Anyway, in our talking about this one situation we pretty much said "if a child was brought to us and a family said "will you care for this child," and really there was an ability for us to do so and a good 'fit' for our family layout... yes, we'd be there." That was a week or so ago.
Yesterday I was contacted about a family needing respite care for their child. Immediately Mike and I knew the answer as we'd already had the conversation. "Yes." I've met the little boy, so I knew a bit of who it is that we were talking about and we feel equipped to take him on in a short-term sense. This morning we got confirmation that they would like for him to come stay with us for about a month.
So... God prepared our hearts to make a fast decision because He'd brought us into the conversation a week earlier! I love that God had us have this conversation "hypothetically" then a week later called us to put our faith in action. So... next week you may be seeing an extra little body on the blog, one that I promise you is VERY adorable and one that you're going to have to take my word for... because I intend to preserve the privacy of my friends and their family and not post identifying photos.
Adoptive families often need a bit of a 'breather' and I'm glad to have the opportunity to provide this for our friends. Thank YOU, in advance, for showing your support for them and for praying for their family and for ours.
We were asked a bit ago about being named in a family's will to take their adopted child w/ Ds in the event they could not care for her and the will was executed. It was more to do with their actual homestudy agency requiring this to be done, but it was a 'stopping point' for their adoption. I talked to Mike, we had a few discussions about it, and really the situation didn't play out as another solution was found by the family. We were honored and humbled to be asked, though... It was a surprise but was nice to know our testimony preceeds our physical beings (since we've never met the family).
But what DID happen, was Mike and I talked about the situation. Oh, and by the way, I hope that this family doesn't mind me sharing this, but we were VERY glad to see that their own pastor is the one that agreed to be her guardian in their absense! THERE is faith in action!!! :) :)
Anyway, in our talking about this one situation we pretty much said "if a child was brought to us and a family said "will you care for this child," and really there was an ability for us to do so and a good 'fit' for our family layout... yes, we'd be there." That was a week or so ago.
Yesterday I was contacted about a family needing respite care for their child. Immediately Mike and I knew the answer as we'd already had the conversation. "Yes." I've met the little boy, so I knew a bit of who it is that we were talking about and we feel equipped to take him on in a short-term sense. This morning we got confirmation that they would like for him to come stay with us for about a month.
So... God prepared our hearts to make a fast decision because He'd brought us into the conversation a week earlier! I love that God had us have this conversation "hypothetically" then a week later called us to put our faith in action. So... next week you may be seeing an extra little body on the blog, one that I promise you is VERY adorable and one that you're going to have to take my word for... because I intend to preserve the privacy of my friends and their family and not post identifying photos.
Adoptive families often need a bit of a 'breather' and I'm glad to have the opportunity to provide this for our friends. Thank YOU, in advance, for showing your support for them and for praying for their family and for ours.
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