Quote from the Queen

Daddy: "Won't you be glad when Baby Bubba finally gets here and can stay forever?"
Justine: "Yea, but him not Baby Bubba." [pointing to Amejia]

How does she know? She is so smart. And such the big helper. Good stuff.

Strong Man...continued...

Oh my! You won't believe this. Good thing Waylan was my witness because he probably wouldn't have believed me either. Amejia tries so very hard to hold his head up and has amazing control for a 4 day old. He does this while laying on my chest. For grins I decided to lay him on his tummy on the floor. About 15 seconds later he rolls over! Waylan and I couldn't believe it! I put him back on his tummy and once again he flips over. How in the world does a 4 day old roll over not once but twice? This kid has a future in sports--I just know it! He is so strong. I'll try to capture this on video later on and post it so you guys won't think I've lost it.

Strong Man

I just have to post how much of a strong man Amejia is! It's so hard to burp him because he is trying to pick up his head already. He is successful but wobbly of course. He was laying on my chest earlier and actually picked up his head and turned it to the other side. Crazy! He can also get a good grip on his pacifier and actually attempts to hold his bottle. Seriously crazy! And only 3 day old.

Fireworks

Living "in the country" has it's perks I suppose. There are fireworks going on all around my house as I type this blog entry. We live near the lake and near lots of land that is outside the city limits. I stepped outside into my backyard and counted at least 7 different firework shows (all rookie of course). I'm sure I could see more if I walked out the front door. I took a few shots.





I just hope people don't start shooting them next to my house. That's the downside of the country. We live at the end of the street and neighborhood. There is a road running along side my house and a field across the street. A DRY field I should add. Last year after coming home after the 4th we found lots of firework debris in our yard, driveway and on the roof. I'd like to avoid that this year. Especially with a 3 day old and almost 3 year old trying to sleep. My 3 day old is actually not being phased at all. My 3 year old...still awake after having been in bed for an hour and a half already. And my dog is terrified!! And letting me know about it.

Quote from the Queen

Scene: Justine and Amejia hanging out on a blanket on the floor. Mom doing dishes but comes in to check on things
Justine: "Mom, go away."
Mom: "You want me to leave?"
Justine: "If him spit up I clean it....you go away....I do it."

Such a big helper!!

Foster Parent Initiation--Part 2

Big news. We have another baby!! But don't freak out on me yet. This one is for sure NOT a keeper. He could go anywhere between next week and 2 months from now. His mother already has 2 kids in CPS custody since October and she has been working her plan well. So in a couple of months he and his sisters will go home. He may go to her cousin sooner if her cousin can be found first of all (the house was vacant when CPS went there today) and also pass a home study.

Now for the shocking part of our story (hence the Initiation --Part 2 part of my title). We were called about this newborn, Caucasian male who was born on Monday. Of course we said yes, we were selected and then made arrangements to pick him up at Parkland Hospital. When we walked into the nursery the CPS worker pointed to his crib and I was instantly confused. The boy she pointed to was African American. I said, "this one?!?" And she confirmed that she knew what she was talking about. Waylan and I exchanged looks but kept our mouth shut. Our agency caseworker said, "that is a lot of curly hair, is he biracial?" The CPS worker answered no and obviously had no clue that we were there to pick up what we thought was a white boy.

We are cool with it even though our plan is to adopt a Caucasian. He needs a home right now and we will be here to care for him and love him until he leaves. Justine has already verbalized that she loves him. She did awesome at our 3 hour stay at the hospital (during dinner time!). She even asked us at one point where HER baby was because we weren't getting quick enough to satisfy her I guess.

His name is Amejia, he was born July 1 and weighed 7 pounds 8.9 ounces. He is 19 inches long. Here are some pics.

Crazy Sleeper

Since the day we quit swaddling Justine she has been a crazy sleeper! She is sleeping in my bed tonight (seems to be the new thing to do when Waylan is on duty). I went in to check on her and she was almost at the end of the bed and looked so uncomfortable. The pillow was about 2 feet above her head. Here is a pic. Her left arm had to have been asleep! My crazy girl.