There has been a lot of talk lately about the Casey Anthony trial... And while I totally agree that it is egregious to hurt especially kill a child, I am also reminded how many children right here in my own county go through things too horrible to mention every single day. My children are included in that group... Sometimes I think we become so callous to the things that go on around us. We walk around in our own little bubbles not considering God's command to pray for the orphans among us. I am reminded this week that we need to PRAY and pray hard for those left to fend for themselves against adults who have lost all their morality and treat children in ways that maybe shouldn't even be mentioned.
Ok, off my soapbox. Things are going fairly well in our lives. We thought that our baby's parental rights termination hearing would be over yesterday. It isn't over yet. There are still some more paperwork steps that have to be completed. We have been assured that we are safe in regards to keeping him forever. But I am praying hard that it is true and that everything will be completed by this time next month. We couldn't officially adopt him right now anyway because we haven't had him for three months. I am just praying no glitches come to stop our adoption. Please pray with me on that.
We are so enjoying our boys. The baby has two teeth now and is taking steps every single day. Austin is learning to love him more and more each day. I enjoy watching their different personalities evolve. The baby is sleeping very well in his own room. And the boys have adjusted pretty well to being close to each other and being able to hear each other. I.e. they are sleeping if the other one cries which is a huge blessing to tired mommy!
Our house often looks like a tornado went off in it. 1200 feet of house is not seeming to be enough any more. We feel like we clean up all day long and it still looks crazy in here. But I am just glad to have my boys and can have a totally clean house later on in my life. It's not that big of a deal really. I try to stay up on it, but if the boys want me to hold them, or read or play, then that is more important to me right now.
I am amazed at how fast Austin is growing too. His vocabulary is so good now. He comes up with such off the wall things that make me smile. I enjoy him being able to communicate well. He is standing as tall as my waist now. I can't help but think how quickly time will fly until he is taller than me (not that it is a huge feat at my 5 foot 3 inch height). Potty training is still continuing a lot more slowly. He just doesn't appear to be ready yet. So we work on it a little at a time. When I see more progress of him understanding, we will push through it again. He is teething the top two molars and having a rough go of it. I feel so badly for all the pain my little guys are in with these teeth issues.
I am so thankful for the family God has blessed me with. I know I say that a lot. But circumstances could have been different and our boys may not have come home. I know God worked miracles in both our lives and our boys lives, and I hope to remain ever thankful for that miracle!
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