I am overdue for a July/August recap for the boys! I am combining the two months since I was gone for half of July at camp. :) And fyi, you'll wanna stick around to the end of this post!
One day I was out running errands around the same area the boys and their mommy were so I met up with them just to hang out. We took the boys to McDonald's for a treat and both boys looved the ice cream and french fries! Of course! :)
We have been going on more walks again lately. I am a chicken in the heat of summer! But as it's been not quite as hot outside, we love to get out.
This is what we do every day - lots and lots and lots of playing! Big Brother loves to "read" to himself...or to Little Man if he can get him to stay still long enough.
This was a really hot day. So we stayed inside and did some "ice painting"...and tasting. :}
We've also just barely started working on our letters. Big Brother is really good at pointing out the letter A now!
L: Little man has started making fish faces and they crack me up!
R: The same day that BB did ice painting, LM woke up from his nap first so I let him play with a piece of ice too and it melted into a bit of splashing fun. :}
LM found a girlfriend! ;) And he loved playing in this box that was juuust right for his size.
So this is our latest trick...no longer is LM just sitting around like he is in these pics...
He is trying and trying and trying to stand all by himself! He thinks practicing is great fun and when he almost falls backwards but Kiki catches him...he thinks that is just hilarious! Ha! We're in trouble...he'll be walking before we know it! :}
He has also started giving a silly wrinkly-nose smile that I love.
He could probably ask for almost anything with that smile and he could get it from me!
So the latest news from my boys is that they are going to have a new brother!! And not only that...they are going to have TWIN brothers!!
Well. Almost. Let me explain. Their family is in the process of adopting two little boys from the same country that Isaac is from! They are both about 17 months old right now although they are not biologically related and both have certain special needs and need surgery as soon as possible. I can't tell you their names or show you their pictures yet, but trust me, they are PRECIOUS!! If you happen to see me in person, you can ask to see their pictures...I might have both on my cell phone... :} And since I don't usually put "my" kids real names on here anyways, I already have nick names for them! I wanted to get them each something from me so I found two Aiden and Anais blankets at a recent consignment sale (cuz seriously...those things in the store are crazy expensive!!) and one has monkeys on it and one has lions...so...Little Monkey and Little Lion. :) We are hoping that they will be home by about April...by their second birthdays. But of course, if God wants to bring them home any earlier than that, we won't complain! :)
Anastasia and Daniel started the process this past April and were still in the middle of completing their home study (and being the nanny even I had to get fingerprinted, etc.!) when they were called with and accepted the match with Little Lion. Before that, they had seen Little Monkey's profile online and had been praying over if this was their son or not. After they were matched with LL, they still couldn't get LM out of their heads and hearts and prayed and prayed and finally decided to pursue him as well and let God close the door if He wanted. Well, just this past Friday they got their pre approval for Little Monkey! So...four boys 16 months apart...here we come!! :}
I am loving getting to be this close to the whole process. I loved walking with Rebekah through Caleb and Isaac's adoptions but this is even one step closer! Someday surely it will be my turn!! :)
So pray with us that God will keep our Little Lion and Little Monkey safe and happy and as healthy as can be until the time to travel to bring them home. It's kind of funny to be now writing an "adoption blog"...from the nanny's perspective! :} There's a first time for everything I suppose! (And really I'm sure I'm not the first...)
Anastasia and Daniel started the process this past April and were still in the middle of completing their home study (and being the nanny even I had to get fingerprinted, etc.!) when they were called with and accepted the match with Little Lion. Before that, they had seen Little Monkey's profile online and had been praying over if this was their son or not. After they were matched with LL, they still couldn't get LM out of their heads and hearts and prayed and prayed and finally decided to pursue him as well and let God close the door if He wanted. Well, just this past Friday they got their pre approval for Little Monkey! So...four boys 16 months apart...here we come!! :}
I am loving getting to be this close to the whole process. I loved walking with Rebekah through Caleb and Isaac's adoptions but this is even one step closer! Someday surely it will be my turn!! :)
So pray with us that God will keep our Little Lion and Little Monkey safe and happy and as healthy as can be until the time to travel to bring them home. It's kind of funny to be now writing an "adoption blog"...from the nanny's perspective! :} There's a first time for everything I suppose! (And really I'm sure I'm not the first...)
