Tiny Tot & Toothless...

will be the names of the precious children we got on Thursday evening! Tiny Tot is adorable with her big grown eyes! Several had told us that she was small, but she is SMALL!!! In August she turns 2 and she is about the size of a 1 year old. She might be 20lbs. Our fire ball of a boy has a smile that melts your heart and yes at 3 years old he lacks his 2 front teeth, therefore the name Toothless. I can absolutely see how he lost them, this little guy has got tons of energy!

Toothless was thrilled when he came into the house. He wanted to play with every single toy. Tiny Tot just wanted to be close to her brother. Which is completely understandable given the past 2 weeks of their lives. They are the only constant in each other lives at this point. Our first night went better than expected. We had gotten reports that neither were eating or sleeping. God graciously gave us the strength and them peace to rest. We began bed time at 10:30 and they didn't fall asleep until close to 1:00. Both slept well. So we were pleased with their first night. Eating hasn't been a problem either. They both have done fabulously. Toothless had 2 bowls of oatmeal for breakfast yesterday and Tiny Tot LOVES bananas!!!

Our plan for day 2 was to play hard without naps. They had been getting naps at the last place, but none of us could keep up with midnight bedtimes. It amazes me that Tiny Tot can go without a nap. After lunch she did fall asleep for a few minutes on Byron (who she ADORES) but, as soon as he went to put her in bed she woke up. 9:00 was bedtime last night. Within 10 minutes they were both asleep. As I type this they are both still sleeping. Toothless did wake up once, but I quickly reassured him that everything was okay and he went right back to sleep. They are both getting more comfortable. Last night after dinner Tiny Tot started to come out of her shell a bit. She has the cutest little Mickey Mouse voice. She is quite the little chatter box even though we can't understand or hear at times what she is saying! Toothless is fun and high energy. He has had a hard time listening and then applying what he has been told, but really we all have that. He really is doing quite well.

Jaycee and Jackson are doing great, too! Jaycee has struggled a bit b/c she so badly wants Tiny Tot to follow her around. We continue to encourage her that it will happen it just will take some time. Jaycee is such a big help! She is so sweet and kind to all of the kids! Jackson has done amazingly well. We can really see that he has matured and we see some of the seeds that have been planted in his heart starting to bloom. He has been very gracious at sharing things and has also been very mindful of the kids. Once again shows God's perfect timing to us. A year ago he would have not been this way at all. I am sure we will have plenty of melt downs, but thankful to see hope in the beginning.

Next challenge on the list is whether we should all attend church tomorrow or not. We absolutely want to, but not sure if Tiny Tot and Toothless will be ready for that. So much has changed in their little lives we do not want to create any more trauma. Of course we will be taking them to church, but they need first to feel secure enough with us to be in an environment like that. We will continue to lean on the guidance of the Holy Spirit! Thank you all for your prayers. We so appreciate it!!!