I'm an artist....

Ok, first I want to let you all know that I'm an aunt again....YAY! My niece B was born about two hours after my last post. She is a cutie! We took the twins to visit her, I thought they would look like triplets but they look nothing alike...lol. She has tons of light brown hair, my girls are bald...ok SR has a mohawk but SM is definitely bald. Anyhow I'm hoping to visit them tomorrow, I'll take my camera so I can snap a pic of her to post for your enjoyment.

Now on to my new career...I'm going to start painting murals, ok that's funny. But really I actually painted a mural on the girls bedroom wall. First I had to paint the room since it was totally boy blue. Can't have that...so I painted two walls brown, it's called Antiqued Earth and the other two walls were painted Porcelain. Then I went online and found this



I love everything about this room. I even love the wall color but G's room is a green/blue and if you remember I just redid my dinning room and the color is a blue/green. I can't have every room painted the same color...so I had to switch things up a bit.

Here is the room before I painted....and from when K and T were living here obviously they didn't like to clean. Anyhow you can see the blue walls...not the greatest picture but you get the idea.



This is the Antique Earth...



This is the Porcelain...




And this is my masterpiece...lol. I should have taken more pics from the beginning but you can still see the transformation.



Everything is done except the bird on the third branch. A is going to finish that...I would probably make it look like a frog or a monkey. ;)





If you are wondering how I did this...it was easy....kinda. A is an artist, so he made a drawing of the branch on a piece of copy paper (real fancy) then he put in it his trusty old projector and projected it onto the wall. I was the lucky one who got to trace it and basically painted by number...does this make me an artist???
My mom and dad asked me what I'm going to paint on G's wall....oh goodness, here we go again.

No baby yet...

So my SIL is still pg. They scraped her membranes (whatever that means, sounds gross though) a few days ago and still nothing. Hopefully soon!

As for us, we've been busy getting the girls bedroom together. Well, I've been busy. A basically did everything in G's room so it's only fair that I paint and decorate the girls room. It's so hard picking out wall colors and bedding. I decided to go with neutral colors on the walls and more girlie colors in the bedding and wall art. We only bought one crib thus far, it's still unknown if the girls are our forever daughters. We figure they can share for a few more months. But last night was interesting, the girls are just over three months and they are starting to move all over, even trying to roll. Anyhow, A got up about 1am to change and feed them, he said they were in a figure seven...with SM (the older and bigger twin) kicking SR in the head, could it be sibling rivalry already (wink,wink)? The crib is definitely much bigger than the pack and play they were sleeping in. We'll just have to put each girl at each end instead of side by side. BTW, if you can't already tell, I'm in love. The girls are beautiful and I'm attached big time. I just look at them in awe, they are such miracles.

As for G, he is doing awesome! He is getting so big and talking up a storm. I'm truly amazed at his ability to express himself verbally. This past Saturday was his first Sports Sampler class at the YMCA. He will learn about basketball, soccer and bowling....which is right up his alley (no pun intended). He absolutely loves bowling. He bowls on the Wii and he also has the F.isher P.rice bowling set that he can't get enough of. A, myself, the twins and G all trekked down to the Y on Saturday to watch G meet his coach and all of his new friends. G was a little shy but he did really well. No meltdowns, except near the end...he did not want to turn in the basketball or leave. But overall he did great! A and I decided that we'll keep him in some sort of class at the Y just to get him accustom to social interaction. Here are some pictures Daddy took Saturday. G wanted me to play with him, A was a little sad about it but he understands that G is a Mama's boy...lol.

G and I practicing passing the ball...



G going for a shot...



G loved the hoop, he couldn't make the shot but he kept trying. G's cousin N has an old hoop just like this one, we are going to clean it up and bring it home. Practice makes perfect...lol.



G runs non-stop, he has so much energy. I wish we could bottle it.



A group picture...if you notice the lady standing up with the blue t-shirt on, she fosters too. It's so nice to meet other foster parents, who truly understand. I'm sure we'll be talking in the weeks to come.



G when he realized the class was over...so sad.

My brother...

This picture was taken in the summer. It's my younger brother and his family...I love it. They are such a beautiful family. We just went to a party celebrating C (his son) and S (his daughter's) birthday. She turned 1 and he is turning 6. We had a great time.

Here's a little background on my brother and his wife, they are high school sweethearts who had C pretty young. It was difficult for them but they made it and eventually got married. They waited a good amount of time to have a second child. Our family is very happy for them after all they are married and they were wise to wait to have a second. However....when S was three months old J (SIL) found out she was pregnant. Yup...baby #3 is due March 13th. It's another girl. At first J was upset and panicked, which is understandable but once it started to sink in she and we all realize that it must be meant to be! So we are now waiting for her to go into labor...lol. I'm can't wait to meet my newest niece....

I love you B, J, C and S!

My Birthday Boy....

I loved the blow up crown and so does he...


Saturday we had a birthday party for G, he will turn 2 the 16th. As I sit here trying to put into words the joy I feel, my mind keeps going back to fact that we're actually celebrating our dear child's 2nd birthday. At times it still feels surreal. My son, our son is 2 years old, my heart sings from the mountain tops. I want to live in this bliss forever! If there is anyone reading this post and you feel down because you've been waiting for your child to find his/her way to you....do not give up on your dreams. It's the most amazing love you will ever feel. I wouldn't trade a day of my life because then we might not have adopted our son when we did! Now I know the answer to "why us".

We decided to have his party at Ch.uck E. Chee.se. The gathering was entirely different from G's first birthday, it was much more intimate. I really tried to invite children his age. I have to admit it was a little hectic but we had an amazing time. The pizza was yummy, as the cake and the kids really enjoyed running around and play all the games. To my surprise G was not that scared of Ch.uck E. Chee.se, he let him put his birthday crown on him. He was definitely clingy but he was also smiling and clapping the whole time Ch.uck E. was greeting all the birthday kids.

I'm so thankful for all our wonderful friends/family who came out to celebrate. I wish I would have gotten a group picture. I thought about it for a second but then I realized all the kids were running around with parents in tow...lol. Well here are the pictures I promised!

G's Birthday Cake....or as he called it "Happy Cake" too cute. Look at Barney, he is kind of scary looking..lol!



He would not sit in the high chair. He was sort of clingy...



My wonderful parents, who I love with all my heart!!!



This is my best friend since 6th grade, she's family! BTW, I don't mean to put her business out there but she was adopted too!



This is my cousin Priscilla's beautiful daughter, K. Priscilla post comments on my blog.



This is my cousin M and her children.



G playing skeeball, he was too little so we let him stand on the game. He loved it!




This is G riding some sort of space ship. It went up and down and side to side.



G would only stand by Ch.uck E, if I was holding him :)



Grandpa, Daddy and G opening his presents. He is so blessed and loved!



I almost forgot this last picture....the is G before we even left the parking lot..:)

Court...

I just wanted to say that our SW reminded me not to tell everyone, everything. So with that I must say "mums the word." I wish I could divulge all the happenings but I've been given a gag order. If I receive more news that I can actually share, you all will be the first to know...so for now. I'll be posting more about my BIG BIRTHDAY BOY..G! He will be 2 on the 16th. We are throwing his birthday party this Saturday. I'm so excited! I hope he truly enjoys all his friends and family that are coming to celebrate with him! You know I'll post pics ASAP!

Adjourned...

Court was adjourned until next Monday b/c the BM's psychological evaluation was not signed....OMG! I'm going to try not to think about it!

It's the 1st...

That means SM and SR's BP's are going to family court. I'm kind of bummed that I can't go but as soon as I hear something I'll post an update. I can't go b/c I do not have a babysitter. If it were last week A's aunt would have been able to watch them but she goes back to work tomorrow and my mom works Mondays. If A were back from FL he could take some time off of work so I could go but he will not be back until Wednesday. Yeah, not sure if I mentioned...A has been out of town on business since the 24th. I'm surprised how well I've managed being a 'single mom' for over a week. Thankfully I've had a lot of help!

I believe tomorrows hearing will determine whether or not the twin's BPs rights will be terminated. I spoke with them last week and I wished them luck. They really want the girls but it doesn't look good b/c of BM's past terminations. I just hope that no matter what happens the girls are ok. They are the priority here!

Well, I'm off to bed. I hope I sleep better than last night but it's not looking good...lol

Night....