Life has gotten a bit crazy... hence the length of time between my last post and now. I have a lot to catch you up on, but I'll do my best not to get long winded.
Well, Munchkin's case is still somewhat up in the air. His lawyer and his attorney are truly fighting for his best interests, which they firmly believe to be for him to stay with us indefinitely. His mom's attorney is fighting hard for her too though. We have a trial hearing early next month and we'll see what happens. The most likely outcome is that the judge will give his mom a 6 month extension.
Keep our Munchkin in your prayers please. Pray that God give the judge wisdom and clarity to make the right decision and that God gives us the strength to accept what ever ruling he throws at us. And pray for Munchkin's mom too. We don't want her to get him back, but her situation is also really sad and difficult. She's likely going to age out of the foster care system herself. My prayer is that God gives her wisdom to do what's right for Munchkin, and that he gives her the desire and the strength to overcome her situation and make a better life for herself than the example she grew up in.
Mean while, Munchkin is doing awesome! He's making the switch to table food from baby food. He loves Mexican rice. And he's starting to sleep through the night more (spoke a little too soon on this one... drafted this last week and of course he started cutting two new teeth and all of that good sleep went out the window)!!! He's almost walking, getting so so close. We'll soon be having a birthday party for him before you know it.
Another new development is that I'm now 16 weeks pregnant!!! I'm through the first trimester now, thank goodness. It was a little rough, not gonna lie. Had a bit of morning sickness (still having some and hopeing we're near the end of that) and one 3:00 am scare that landed me in the ER. It turned out to be nothing serious, but it did mean that I couldn't pick up Munchkin for 2 weeks. Let me tell you, being sick for 2 to 3 months straight and then not being able to pick up your child who's not walking yet, its not what I would call convenient. And poor Jeremy was not mentally prepared for the toll that first trimester was going to take on me, or for the amount of work as a result that was going to fall on him temporarily. I'm feeling much better now though (again, spoke too soon on this one...), except my appetite is still a bit hit or miss. I'm a little concerned (for the first time ever in my entire life) that I'm not gaining enough weight. Every check up and ultra sound has had healthy and normal results though, so praise God for that.
There's a slew of other changes that have taken place and are taking place in our lives. Jeremy's accepted a new position at work that we're really excited about. Our church just hired a new pastor. Him and his wife are adorable, and we're really looking forward to getting to know them and their sweet family. My mom retired from working in the church office and is now "full time" grandma... I think that's most of it.
So until I get another spare minute to write an update, may God bless you and yours!!
