Just cause

Well, there is acutally not a whole lot of new info to share... I recently read the blog post of another woman who has a new baby in the home and I felt like I could relate to her comments:
"I don't know what I do all day except take care of him, don't get much else done" - I think that's pretty much the life of new parents whether your child is a new born or not. Our foster daughter and our son are beautiful children and I love getting to see the world through their eyes each day. Building this new relationship with F- has been so sweet and its amazing how quickly your heart opens and you fall in love if there is even a little room for it. In our case, we have been so lucky because she does have a good heart and she has a lot in common with us so it hasn't been too hard for her to fit into our routines and our family structure. At the same time, she is a child who has been hurt and she is needy and demands supervision beyond what might be expected for a child her age -so being vigilient 24/7 is tiring. She needs a lot of emotional support and help setting boundaries. Its hard work, but its also heart work and it is as gratifying as it is tiring. I am so lucky to get to have this experience and to get to share it with my awesome husband. He's the best father and husband and our kids are so lucky to have him set such a good example of what it means to be a dad. In many ways, we have a new "baby" in the house and our ability to interact with our extended family has changed because we have to protect her the the safe "cocoon" of our immediate family - luckily she has come along way already and seems more and more able to handle longer activity times and being around more people in our family.
We had a good visit with our aunt, and cousins this weekend and it was great having her around to share it with us. A- is doing well too and I feel that he is stretching and parts of his personality are developing and maturing -I think that this is a good time for him to be a brother and that he's learning a lot from this experience.

I love our family so much and I am in awe of what life holds for each of us if we are willing to step out of our comfort zones once in a while and just take a leap of faith.