Yesterday was Joey's 15th Birthday. Wow. Sometimes I just can't even believe that we've managed to keep him alive this long! I mean, he's healthy, relatively happy (I hope!), does pretty well in school... I wouldn't change him for the world. Yes, special needs kids are hard, and yes, we have our days/weeks, but I love him just the way he is. Although, I will admit, I'd like it if there were less "meltdowns" at school. He was saying last night that he's old enough to work at Walmart now... eeek! Am I ready for that?! lol
Oh, I also didn't post about "our" new baby! Noah Ryan was born at 12:35 am, Saturday, July 17th. Full head of hair, 8 lbs, 2 oz, and 22 inches long!! He is just precious! I can hardly wait to have him here for daycare! Mom and family are all doing well. They went home from the hospital on Monday. I've been taking care of his sisters since they were tiny babies too (Brooke is almost 7, and Emma is 2). I just love the whole family, they are part of ours really.
Maybe that's why this whole "adoption thing" isn't as scary to me as it could be. I take care of children everyday. I love them, and feed them, and care for them all day while their parents are at work, I treat them all like they were my own. I could never begin to count the many times that I've snuggled a cranky toddler, or soothed a tired baby. I love them all, and miss them when they aren't here. It doesn't matter where they come from, or what their home life is like, to me, they are all just sweet little ones who need love and the ocassional kisses and hugs, and while they are here, whether it is all day everyday, or just a few hours a couple of times a week, they are loved. Ok, yeah, the runny noses, and cranky attitudes, and constant drooling when they are teething is a pain in the booty, I'll admit. hehe I just love children. I guess that's all I'm trying to say.
One of the questions that I have been asked is how I feel about Timothy's birth Mother. Honestly, I feel a little sorry for her. I don't know the situation, I might not ever know it. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to give up one of my children. I am grateful to her though. If not for that, we might not be on this journey that we're on to bring home our sweet little boy. So, whomever she is, and where ever she is, I hope that she knows some day that her little guy is safe and loved and very soon he'll have his very own forever family.
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