updates

so we still dont have any news with our foster son...it is really hard but i am just praying that God will do what is best for our little guy. sometimes it seems like it is going towards adoption and sometimes it seems like it is going to keep going towards reunification. i love this little guy so much and i cant imagine my life with out this little guy. please continue to pray for our family. we have a court date set for february which is the permanency hearing hopefully we will know more then. thank you for your prayers :)
we just got off the disney cruise and it was so much fun!! our little guy got his first tooth! he wasnt so sure about the characters at first but by the end of the week he loved mickey mouse! the islands were so much fun and we enjoyed snorkeling and he loved swimming and splashing and eating sand. i loved all of the food and especially the desserts..i had creme brulee two nights!! yum!
happy thanksgiving!!

please pray

next wednesday our little buddy birth mom has her psychological review...this is a big deal. whatever the comes out of this review will have a lot of control on the outcome of this case. what we see as his foster parents is a chance for the cycle to be broken of neglect and abuse if he stays with us. but we need the psychologist who is doing this review to see the problems his birth mom has and document them so she does not just get him back. i am trusting in God and i know He has plans for our little buddy but i am asking for prayer. so if you read this now you have something specific to pray for - - oct 21. we prob wont know the outcome for a few weeks no matter what happens because everything takes sooo long.

8 months

Life is good we have been foster parents for over a year and we have had our little guy for 8 months. We still dont know what the future holds for him but we hope to be able to adopt him. Please pray for us and for him. We went to see bobby yesterday and it was so nice to see him but it was a big reality check for me regarding Seth, it is hard to imagine that Seth could go back to his birth mom after caring for him since he was 4 days old. but we are dealing with a flawed system and it is still a possibility. So the reality is hard but atleast i know it could happen and i can sort of prepare myself (i guess). Please keep us in your prayers.

leavin' on a jet plane

why does it seem like everytime i am going on a trip the night before is chaos? i try not to procrastinate i even set out everything i wanted to pack last night but some how i ended up awake at 3am "finishing" packing. tomorrow is a first for us and for our baby...first plane ride with an infant for us and of course his first plane ride ever! He is teething so our adventure might be a bit rocky, hopefully he sleeps a lot. He is a very cute baby so whoever sits next to us will probably fall in love with him and not hate us!! We can only hope. So as I was packing i put 3 books in my checked luggage and one in my carry on. David quickly brought me back to reality and said "you really think you are going to read 4 books?" i haven't read much since november when Bobby came to stay with us and i had high hopes of catching up on some reading. but i am glad i have a husband who calmly explains that i shouldnt add any weight to my bag. so i brought 2 books and hope to read at least 1. we will be in california for 2 weeks and i am looking forward to seeing my family. i miss them sooo much.

amazed

i am so amazed at our 2 year old he has so many words now and he is so smart! when you ask him who is the cutest or smartest he now says "me"! i love it!!

5 months

So we have had our little baby seth for 5 months!! time goes by way to fast he is so big! the difference between 4 days and 5 months is unreal. i love our little guy!!

first father's day

today is the first time i am celebrating that my husband is a father. when i woke up to the baby crying i went right in as fast as i could so david could sleep. then i looked over and he was already gone for church. i came out to the kitchen changed the baby and made him a bottle. i sat down to davids computer and he had a word document open with a story he wrote last night. i went to bed before him because he went out for a jog and i tried to stay awake until he got back but gave in to sleep. he didnt make it to bed until after 4am, i dont question when he stays up late he is by nature a night owl and he will get to nap today. any way back to the word document it is titled "first fathers day" and as i read it tears welled up in my eyes. by the end i was full out sobbing!! i am amazed by my husband everyday he is the best dad! being a parent is the hardest but most rewarding job in the world. i love my husband more everyday.