Update on Carly

I am quickly realizing what a long road we have ahead of ourselves.

Carly is doing great just getting over a cold but growing fast. She has started rolling over all the time and is now eating vegetables instead of just a bottle.

We had a fantastic weekend out a Falcon Lake with my parents and with my brothers family. We went fishing and for walks and had bonfires it was a great family get together and Carly sure does fit in. I am pretty sure I only got to hold her like three times in the last four days. My nephew Nic is IN LOVE with Carly he is constantly telling people she is "My Baby Carly", and giving her kisses and hugs (Although he still needs to understand that she is only 1/3 his size, so barrel rolling over her while she is lying on the carpet is not such a good idea) but he sure does love her.

For the past two weeks Carly's birth mother has been having visitation. These meeting are for 5 hours 2 times a week. Although they are good for the mother I am noticing how stressful they are on Carly. When she comes home from them she is restless she won't eat, she won't sleep and she won't even smile. If you know Carly all she does is smile.

I never would have imagined the stress that these visits could put on a now four month old child. Crazy how they can read our emotions. This is such a learning experience for Shawn and I. I think we will be forever aware of how our emotions can affect our Children (Future Children).

This past weekend Carly's mom went A-Wall again. They could not find her and when they did they realized just how bad her drug addiction is. Although I can truly say I am so sad for her and would really like her to be/get healthy I see just another example of why Shawn and I are better candidates as parents.

Please pray that Child and Family Services will see this and push this case through the system even faster. I am concerned for the safety of Carly if we don't end up with her. The system is very odd and I have heard horror story after horror story about it but I am keeping the faith that God has everything in control and he knows what he is doing.

Thank you for all your prayers. We are so grateful knowing that people are praying for us and are behind us.

Also if you could please pray for the birth mother that she would see the opportunity this is for her to get better and what an opportunity her child has to have a great home to grow up in with us.

Thanks again.

Until next time <><