The big day

The big day is almost here.  We are so nervous and want to see everything come to an end and finally be able to finalize Little Man's adoption.  We have a gut feeling that his birth mom is going to try to appeal the judge's decision.  Also, Little Man's case worker has said some things that have lead us to believe that we are right.  Please pray for us this week.  But, more importantly, pray for Little Man and his birth mom.  We are hoping that her heart will be softened and that we will be able to move forward with our lives.

Our Little Man

So, here's the update...
    The judge has ruled that Little Man's birth mom will lose her rights and he will be able to be adopted.  We are so excited, but we still have to wait and see what happens next.  On November 10, we have court.  Birth mom can give up her rights or appeal the judges decision; if that were to happen, there would be a trial.  It would just drag things out longer and the outcome would most likely be the same.  Now were just waiting, as usual...I guess we should be really good at that by now. 

Please keep us in your prayers, especially on November 10.

I took some Fall pictures of Little Man.  I can't wait until the adoption is final so that we can finally share his face with the world.



I have never seen or read anything that described our journey so well. 

I hope that by watching this, you can briefly experience our trial...

Follow this link: Tears and Hope

Craziness

It has been a crazy couple of months.  Little man is still living with us and we are still in love.  It has been so interesting learning to parent a four year old.  I've never had a newborn, but it seems like there is a little margin for error, but with a four year old, you got to have your stuff together.  You have to be consistent...you can't be wishy-washy because he'll see right through it.  Four year olds like to test and push all of your button.  He wants to make sure that you are 100% positive that you're in this for the long haul.  No matter how naughty he gets, he wants to make sure that you're not going to send him back. 

We have gotten attached and I think that the feeling is mutual.  A few weeks ago, my sister was watching him while I was out of town.  She was telling her son to do some thing.  This is the conversion that followed.

Little man: "Why did you tell him to do that?" 
Marlee "Because I'm his mom." 
My brother-in-law:"Like how Travis and Megan are your mom and dad." 
Little man: "I like my dad." 
My sister: "What is your dad's name?"
Little man: "Travis, you know Travis, right?"

When she told me this story, I seriously thought I was going to cry right there in the middle of Winco.  I don't know what we'll do if we don't get to adopt him.  We'll cross that bridge when/if we get there.  It just amazes me that such a little guy can affect you so much.  I will never be the same. 

Please continue to pray for us that everything will work out.

Love you all!

Happy news...

Last Monday, we received a call about a little 4 year old boy.  They said that he has some special needs, but felt that he would do well in our home.  I was so scared and nervous, but said that I would talk to Travis about it.  I was thinking that we probably would not take him, but Travis felt very strongly that we at least go meet him.  So, we went to meet him on April 27.  We arrived at the shelter where he was living and told them that we were there to meet this little guy.  We signed in and then they went to get him.  Our hearts were pounding and our stomaches were in knots.  The door opened and in walked the most adorable little guy.  Blond hair, big blue eyes, long eye lashes.  He hid behind the ladies legs and they led us to a room so that we could interact with him.  He was very anxious and nervous and tried to run away within the first 5 minutes.  They suggested that we go outside, because he may do better.  We played with him on the playground for about 30 minutes.  We told the therapist that we needed to talk about everything and would let them know what we decided.  As we were driving home, we both knew that he needed to be in our lives.  We then started seeing him everyday after that; taking him to dinner, day visits to our house, and eventually, an over-night visit that turned into him not leaving.  He has been with us for a week and we are loving it.  It is amazing how some one so little can impact your life so much.  For right now, we don't know if we will be able to adopt him, we're hopeful, but we do know that he is suppose to be with us-even if it is for just a short time.

Disappointing...

Some of you know that Travis and I were being considered to foster/adopt two little girls.  Well, they selected another family.  So, now we wait, again.  We are hopeful that parenthood is just around the corner.

In other news, we had a yard sale this past weekend, and turns out, we ROCKED it.  We raised just under $1600, and I got a sweet sunburn on my neck, ears, and face.  Not too shabby for a couple days work!  Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us.  We love you all and are so gratefully to be surrounded by such amazing friends and family!

Yard Sale

We're doing another

Adoption Benefit Yard Sale  

Friday, April 22
Saturday April 23

starting at 9ish and going to about 3ish on both days. 

Let me know if you have anything that you would like to donate. 

It will be held at 3063 S. Hadwen Drive (6580 W.) 

Please stop by and see what you can't live without! 

On Friday, my aunt will be there to personalized fleece blankets. 
On Friday and Saturday, my sister will be there to do Feather Hair Extentions.

We will also have goodies for sale. 

Thanks for all your support!