The adoption is finally underway. We are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel! Hallelujah! This process is so hard for so many reasons. Sometimes I wish it could be the fairytale you imagine it to be, but what would be meaningful in that? Izaiah is excited about his new name (which we will reveal soon). He keeps saying, "You'll always be my Mommy? Forever and ever?" Words cannot TELL you how much we adore this child. Even when he is not calling me "Mommy", but something verrrry different. Hannah has been working with him after school and he is thriving with her. I love the bond those two have. Good aunts are a commodity. Every child needs someone who just thinks they are IT. Not IT the movie, but IT, the greatest thing next to Register Rewards from Walgreens. Hannah is that person for Izaiah. Izaiah, however, has learned that Hannah does NOT like to be woken up in the morning. I would love to have a video camera handy on those days. Ha!

Izaiah has hit a growth spurt. He is growing so fast we can barely keep clothes on him! He won a blue ribbon for his class's science fair project and we are so so proud of him!

We are having some rather LARGE complications with our house. Too much drama to write about, but maybe one day when it is long enough removed to be funny.

My job is ridiculous! I have an intense love/hate relationship with it. Oh the stories I wish I could share! I have a year and a half left of licensure, which is very surreal to me. I cannot wait to put LCSW behind my name. My research on foster parent retention and satisfaction has generated some interest in the field, so I'm not sure where that will lead, but it's neat!
"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a great battle."