Growing Up!

My goodness! This sweet boy is growing up so quickly! We were blessed with the opportunity to take him to the beach with us and we left with a baby and came back with a big boy! He has started sitting up on his own and his first tooth also broke through!
He absolutely loved the beach! He loved putting his feet in the water and watching the waves. He was so relaxed and napped every day while we were at the beach. He did an awesome job on the car ride there and back. We couldn't have asked for a better baby to take with us!
We all had a wonderful time on vacation but had a very difficult time leaving. For most people, vacation ending means going back to work. For us, it means back to social workers and visits. It was so wonderful just being a family. We didn't have to worry about dropping him off anywhere or contacting anyone, we just got to enjoy being the three of us. Friday was a very difficult day for me as we started packing to head home. I spent a lot of time crying and praying. I know God has a plan for us but my heart aches thinking about the possibility of giving him back. This week was a real eye opener as to what life could be. We continue to pray that whatever is best for him happens and that our hearts be prepared. We were unsure if he would be able to attend the trip with us and I am so thankful we had the opportunity to take him. We got to experience several "firsts" with him and we are blessed to be his parents. He brings so much joy to our lives and fills our hearts.
We ask that you continue to pray for the situation, his parents, the workers, us, our hearts and most importantly this precious boy.

 Look what I can do!!!

 First time at the beach!

 This is pretty cool momma!

The beach makes me tired!

Chunker!

Well, we officially have a chunker on our hands. We had his well check last Wednesday and our big boy weighed in at 16 pounds 13.5 ounces! He is getting so big! It's hard to believe in 11 more days he will be five months old. He is such a fun baby and constantly has us laughing. He absolutely hates to sit down! He wants us to either hold him and be up and moving or he wants to be standing. He is ready to move! If he could figure it out I know he would just take off.
Nothing new has happened so we are just enjoying every second we can. We have had a crazy visitation schedule which makes it very difficult on us. We just continue to pray that God's will be done.
He had his first experience with a "pool" this weekend. The big pool was still too cold so we put him in a blow up baby pool. The first day he loved it, the second day not so much. He loves his baths so we are hoping he loves the pool too!