I guess he wanted some raisins

I guess he wanted some raisins.
Don't judge me. We pick & choose our battles & climbing on our family table is not one of them. Our kid is full of energy. He has to touch & climb on everything. At least he's safe about it. No worries we won't allow him to climb on your table if you let us visit. ;)
That being said isn't he cute! I love how he smiles

Fostering another baby? We must be crazy!

Yes we decided we want to foster another baby. Are we crazy? Maybe, it's just so rewarding. 

I'm sure that we will have many placements before we can adopt another. That's okay, it's part of fostering. We would love to adopt but that's not the main reason we want to foster. 

Everyone deserves the right to "repent" so to speak or be given the opportunity to change their lives for good. We would like to provide a safe nurturing environment for a child so their parents can have that opportunity. If the parents don't change we would like to adopt their child. Then provide a safe nurturing environment where that child can thrive & grow forever. Either way we get to bless a child's life.

Last time we weren't prepared for an infant. When G came to us we were given 3 hours notice. So we borrowed the essentials from good friends & ran to the closet store to buy everything else. We will be prepared this time. Here's the cradle & infant car seat. Exciting isn't it!

The canopy covers the whole thing! 

I'll be honest, I'm not looking forward to carrying one of these around with me everywhere we go. The lack of sleep doesn't thrill me either but the benefits significantly outweigh any of that.

Daddy's Little Helper

 

We bought a new office chair today since the last one broke. Daddy had a little helper. Notice he is putting a screw in the chair just like daddy. These are some of the sweetest moments.

It's official we are a family of 3!

Okay so this post is late for my blogger friends. Better late than never right ;)
4 weeks ago we adopted our foster son. He was 2.5 months old when he came into our home, in sad shape. He didn't cry & drank his bottle in probably 30 seconds. It was obvious that he didn't get a bottle very often. After only being in our care for 6 days he gained 4 lbs. I could go on but you get the picture. Fast forward 15 months & we have a completely different boy. He is generally very happy & super smiley.
Adoption Day was very tender. The judge decreed he is ours & gave him our last name, YIPEE! So yes, after 13 years of marriage we are now officially a family of 3!!!

 

Adoption Day. 

This was a defining moment for sure. It will be celebrated for the rest of our lives.

 Sealing Day! This is the day he was "sealed" to us for all eternity. That means we will be together even after this earthy life. Pretty special day for us.

 

Meet our new family :)