The paperwork!

   Joey and I had a busy week but we accomplished lots of our paperwork for the dossier. We have a few left to get together and get notarized then we will be off to Richmond to have them apostilled. So not really overly exciting news but we are moving forward, next week we have our three homestudy meetings with the social worker. After she finishes our write up we can apply to US immigration.
    Here are the pictures my husband was able to take after church on Mother's Day, it is always interesting to try to get a good picture of four little kiddos:)

Getting Educated

  For the past three days Joey and I have been working on our online education courses needed to complete our home study. We finished this morning, so it looks like the only thing we have left to do is our finger prints and the kids physicals (they have an appt for next week). We should be starting our visits with the social worker soon as well. We would like your prayers as we continue to pursue the option of a second child. At this point in time all the children we have inquired about are in different regions then the little one we have already committed to. If it is God's will for us to adopt two I know He will lead us to them, but it is an emotional roller coaster.
   Today is also a special day because my beautiful Hannah Joy turns 5! It sounds so old. Wow, time just flies by, I won't even try to explain what a blessing she is to our family, or how I felt the first time I put that little pink dress on my daughter. Okay I have to stop...already crying:)

Playing together

Isaiah likes to "steal" Hannah's pacifer

Playing cars

It's been a roller coaster of emotions being a mother. It's so true what people say about not knowing love until you have a child. I didn't think I could be more in love with my son, and adding another child just adds the love. But, what really melts my heart lately is seeing my children play together. It is so precious to see my son interact with my daughter. I could watch all day (but right now the moments are few and far between) Isaiah is learning to share his toys and cars that have been all his up until now. Hannah has now learned to crawl and is able to get to all of "his" things, but he is getting there. He loves his sister and for now is content with getting her a different toy to "trade" for his toy back. I'm sure this will not last long, when Hannah realizes she has a say in the matter. But for now I'm enjoying seeing my children grow up with eachother and hopefully other siblings in the next few years.

Crawling

My little girl is officially crawling. She has been moving about on the floor by rolling and scooting different ways but last night Joey was playing on the floor with her (after Isaiah went to bed and it was "safe") and she crawled to him. I thought it was just a little thing but after Joey went to bed (Hannah is a night owl and stays up to 10-11pm) Hannah crawled over to the couch I was on! Isaiah has been "learning" to pray for months at night and dinner time we have been praying for him and lately we have let him think of his own prayers with help. It melts your heart to hear your child pray. I usually start with "Dear God, Thank you for..and he fills in. First is always Owen our dog, then usually daddy. He rarely remembers mommy:) then he runs through little boy things, my truck, the christmas tree etc.. But last night he said Thank you for Owen, daddy, mommy, Hannah and Jesus. I had to keep myself from bawling in his room. It was so sweet. I don't know how much he comprehends what he is saying but it felt like an answer to prayer. I can't count how many times I've felt like a failure as a parent, but moments like that make you want to work 10 times harder the next day!

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