We're Expecting!

That's right! We are awaiting the arrival of our son! I know what you may be thinking...how do you know it's a son already? After much prayer and consideration, we have answered God's call to adopt an infant boy from Rwanda, Africa. We have been approved to adopt through America World Adoption Association- a non-profit, Christian organization. We covet your prayers as we journey through this exciting, yet sometimes overwhelming paperwork that international adoption requires.

Household Baptism

For the past two or three days I have been letting BA get in CJ's crib for a few minutes after CJ wakes from his nap. There have been some pretty cute play times going on in there. Yesterday's play time was just flat out hilarious. I could hardly believe my ears. Here's what BA told CJ:

BA: CJ, you have to lay down in the water when you get baptized. (He demonstrates.) Now, CJ, I am going to hold your neck. (He pulls CJ down on to the mattress). Mom, I baptized CJ in the pond. (Note: CJ's bedding has fish swimming in the water, so to BA, I guess that made his bed a pond.)

It was all I could do to keep from laughing at this...because of course I had to tell BA that he couldn't pull his lil' brother down by the neck. But it was hilarious! I had to keep BA from randomly walking up to brother to baptize him for the rest of the day. What a kiddo!

Red Envelope Day

Red Envelope Day is March 31, 2009. It is motivated by recent changes to abortion laws made by the President. If you would like to participate, here's what you should do:

*Get a red envelope. (You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores.)

*On the front, address it to: President Barack Obama
The White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , D.C 20500

*On the back, write the following message: "This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion. It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part of our world."

*Place them in the mail on March 31st, 2009.

Hard Knocks!

This morning I heard a terrible scream. I knew it was BA, and I knew he was in my room. When I walked in the bedroom, it was obvious what had happened. He was holding his Dad's cologne in one hand, and he was screaming while rubbing his eye with his other hand. Of course we called the poison control center to determine the plan of action. They recommended a ten minute shower. My heart sank. BA hates water in his eyes. He hates it so much he wears goggles in the bathtub. So, for the next ten minutes we heard him scream at the top of his lungs- not because of the cologne, but because Dad was keeping him in the shower. After he calmed down, we were thankful that he reported, "I probably won't bother that cologne again."

He's had an obsession with the cologne for probably a good six months now. We will give him a squirt occasionally. Anyway, we usually keep it in a drawer with a safety lock on it. Somehow it was left out of the drawer, and our dear son found it. As Ben summed it up, today he learned from the school of hard knocks!

News Flash

There are two things I have been meaning to blog about:

1. CJ has finally started crawling, and he is going everywhere! He has also learned how to pull up and cruise along furniture in the house. We had to have another round of baby-proofing. This is getting quite difficult, because some of BA's toys could be easily swallowed by CJ, but we can't take all of his toys away because his brother might swallow them.

2. BA has some fears associated with riding in the car. We have no idea where he got them, because he has only ridden with us. There are two things does: 1) If we get on a ramp to the interstate, an overpass, or bridge, he starts repeating, "I don't want to go on the ramp!" 2) He randomly says, "I don't want to ride on the road." Of course we tell him that there is no way to get home besides riding on the road, but that doesn't make him feel any better.

Wordless Wednesday

Conversations

This weekend, this was one of BA's prayers at bedtime.
"God please help Grandpa to have his surgery quickly...(pause)...help Grandma to seek you...(pause)...and help Grandma to play hide-n-go seek with me in Florida...in Jesus name, Amen!