RANDOM THOUGHTS...

***I got a message from the caseworker today stating that when Owen was moved from the previous foster home when the home was closed. I think my feelings about this foster mother were right on. I'll find out more tomorrow.

***Felix's grandmother sent more pictures and I am just amazed at how good God is.
(I really shouldn't be...should I???)

***Arizona and Lil'Man are doing well. They are progressing daily.

I realized that I have focused on much of the negative part of our adjustment to the boys being with us. But if you remember..this is what I have been praying for...BOYS!!! :)
I have had to remind myself constantly that God gave me EXACTLY what I wanted. I have smiled MANY times in the past 3 weeks and it's because even through all the dysfunction in their birth home...their adorable personalities are still able to shine through. SO, I figured I'd let you in on some of the things that make me smile and their quirks that make me laugh.

Arizona is very verbal about what he wants. He has a raspy, sweet little voice and can put sentences together enough for me to know what he wants. I make him repeat EVERYTHING I say hoping to avoid speech therapy. He LOVES to be loved. If he bumps his head he looks to have his boo-boo kissed immediately. He smells me. OK, I know this sounds weird but he is always smelling my breath and my skin on my neck. He bites...hard. He loves to be read to and sit on my lap while doing so. He is stubborn...but he's 2. He loves Owen. He never asks for his mother but ALWAYS asks for his brother. He loves when my husband walks in the door. His chubby little hand always finds it's way out of mine to explore whatever is new. He LOVES to EAT!!! He is always saying "this is good' when he eats. He has tried everything put infrom of him. He is getting better at nap and bedtimes and loves when I blow kisses to him.

Lil' Man is not speaking...yet. I have been trying to encourage his voice. Slowly but surely. He loves to blow raspberries on me. He bites...harder than Arizona. I have the marks to prove it. He LOVES the bath. He loves to be on my lap and will fight ANYONE for the spot...whether he was there first or not. He is stubborn and has a very hard head.
Lil' Man goes down pretty easy for a nap. He is willing to try new things. I think he wants me to think he's tougher than his brother...but I know better :) He LOVES the swings and trampoline and will not let me help him. He is learning to be nice to the puppy. He doesn't mind being strapped into the stroller...if he is constantly being fed. His cup CANNOT be filled with water unless there's ice in the water. He eats as much as a full grown man. He has fallen asleep in my arms...once. But I'll take what I can get. :)