3rd referral-versary

10/6/13

Today marks three years since we first saw our son's face through email. 

10/5/10 we got a one sentence email from our branch SW about a little guy with such and such condition on the waiting child program. UD asked me that night if I was interested. My answer, “I don't know.” It didn't even dawn on me to go and check the waiting child program list. See, at that time, I wasn't stalking the waiting child list. I was “waiting for God to pick one for us.” Well, uh, duh, apparently the email was God knocking on our door! 

10/6/10, on our lunch break, I talked to one of the staff from the WCP, still very noncommittal. Found out an even more concerning information about this little guy. But by the end of the conversation, I was excited and no longer noncommittal. We ended the conversation with the staff telling me she'd send the boy's file that same afternoon. Really? Yes, really! I couldn't believe it! UD and I talked it over through lunch – the cons about the concerning issue. We then went back to work – him to our house, me to the clinic. I can't remember now if I'd told my two trusted co-workers about the possibility of a referral right then and there but they sure found out a couple hours later. 

UD called to tell me the boy's file was “here” and that he'd seen the pictures. 

My response, “you opened it without me?”

As soon as my co-workers heard me, work and the thought of waiting to look at the file after work went through the window! I believe that email started my email stalking days. 

Fast forward, 3 years later... that little guy is now 3 ½ years old and has been forever ours for almost 2 ½ years. We just LOVE this boy to pieces. I cannot imagine what life would be now without him. I am so glad we said yes … 

we may have barely heard the knocking on our door at first but man it just kept getting louder and louder and louder. What a blessing he's been!

This guy who loves everything vroom, vroom, big vroom vroom.

 This guy who constantly hums and sings to himself when playing with blocks.

This guy who runs to my arms after a day's work. This guy who said "I'll miss you Daddy" when Daddy had to go to work out of town.

 Simply the best thing ...








that's happened to us in almost 10 years of marriage!

AC

Wiggly did it

  This is the price slacker parents pay. We sleep in, he hangs out quietly but

  busy on our bed.

Never mind the intermittent “thonk” on the head, Wiggly's way of asking us to read him the book he just “thonked” us with or the tractor he leaves behind for us to painfully lay on later in the day.

  My dish washing assistant's handiwork. My assistant who asks, “Mommy, can I help you do ditches, pfwueee?” How can one refuse?

 

His way of helping me hang clothes.

The shirt says it all.

  And then I came across this one day... he calls it a cross.

Caught red handed....

 

  A certain puppy wasn't so in favor of the act.

  Wiggly found a better place to hang a fly swatter. 

 

  Left boot, Left foot!

 Way to go Wiggly!

  His tractor shed.

   Line up ....

  or I will make you line up!

 There is a pattern going on here...

  Our shoes all lined up and “put away.

  This is still one of my favorites .

   Behold: our new Bible holder and cup holder.

Perfect fit!

  Purple one bites the dust.

  I normally don't take pictures of this kind of disobedience/lack of self control, but I couldn't let this one go. It is after all purple.

Not in pictures: shoes in my cooler bag I used to carry his milk in; tractor inside my apron pocket.

Our son keeps things so interesting day after day. I wish I have all his antics on record. I simply don't.

AC

Just for fun

Every once in a while, I step out from behind the camera and do some selfies with Wiggly and on some rare occasion do family pics as long as I can drag UD in front of the camera as well. Drag and make him stay long enough. That is like pulling teeth, let me tell yah. Another story, another time maybe.

Back to Mommy and Wiggly selfies.

 My very first Mommy and Wiggly selfie.

As it turns out, we only had two Mommy and Wiggly selfie ops in 2011! That just blows my mind! I have thousands of pics of Wiggly from that year but only two M&W self photo ops. 

 Here's the other 2011 selfie... an impromptu one after a photo op of Wiggly with the leaves.

 He snuck in a selfie of himself!

Yeah, 2011 was pretty slim pickins for M&W selfies.

 2012  was a little bit better. 

Looks like we had one week where we did a selfie with irises about every other day.

 These were irises we replanted at the farm. Grandma was thoughtful enough to bring us a bouquet so I could enjoy them. 

 

I love irises. 

Ice cream buddies...

 more like ice cream addicts.

A quick 4^th of July selfie... UD had long since abandoned the op.

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 A selfie one Sunday afternoon.

Last 2012 M&W selfie - picture used for our home study in our quest for a sibling for Wiggly.

This year we've had several more selfies – mostly my ideas and a couple times, Wiggly's.

 

We started with snow pictures of course...

 He looks kinda cold on this one, doesn't he?

 We had so much fun in the snow early this year.

Love this boy of mine... so much!

 Another snow day prompted another selfie... 

 this time he wanted the dump truck in the picture.

  Take one... Happy Kansas Day!

 

Take two... I can live with this one.

  Seollal (Lunar New Year). Showing off our new pic of Bebe Boder.

A February snow found us both bundled up with Bebe Boder's picture in hand for a quick selfie. We then sent the picture to Bebe Boder in one of his care packages.

Kimchi! Preparing for a spring family selfie. We practice on ourselves until Daddy comes on site.

 Yes, we take Bebe Boder's picture with us as much as we can.

The irises were awesome this year.

Even Wiggly could not resist taking a pic with Mommy with a couple of iris blooms.

A M&W selfie after Daddy got tired of the family photo op. Spring was so beautiful this year!

  We match!!! Both are Wiggly's ideas.

T still stays close by for the most part.

  Usn's playing with off camera flash. 

 

  Wiggly enjoyed this one quite well.

  He'd jump up and down on the bed while I fiddled with the camera

and would jump in the picture when it was time.

  I ruined this one by sticking my elbow in the front. However, I love Wiggly's expression on this one.

For posterity.

 This  blow up pool lasted us 2 years. It finally died this year.

Swimming in our home made water bed aka blob.

Practicing our skipping skills.

Playing house at the creek. Cooking for some friends.

 Finally got a picture of us holding hands while he is asleep.

And there you have it! Mommy and Wiggly self photo ops for 2011, 2012, and 2013.

 

AC