It's a boy!

To catch up, "baby" moved to the other foster home when they said she would and Brent borrowed the church preschool's giant waterslide and set it up in the backyard to cheer us all up. It was really hard to let her go; we enjoyed a weekend just the 4 of us in spite of it, though we felt a little lost. I was certain that we weren't going to take any permanent placements for the rest of the summer since we'll be traveling so much. And, I was feeling even more confident that we wouldn't take another baby for awhile since I don't consider myself a baby person. I was telling my workout buddies all of this that following Monday morning and by lunchtime I had gotten a call about a placement for a little boy just coming home from the hospital within the next few hours. They said they were desperate. I talked to Brent about it at lunch and he politely told me that I was on my own with that one since he was ramping up for VBS the following week. I nervously accepted. I didn't know what to expect from a tiny drug baby so I told DHS that I would take him but only until the end of the week--to give them more time to find permanent placement for him. So, an old lady in a sports car with an ashtray full of cigarette butts wheeled up to the church and gave me a two minute debriefing, a pack of diapers, some formula and a 4 pound, 9 ounce baby boy. Brent walked into the church, hot and sweaty, his assistant just came to his aid because his jeep stranded him across town. He walked through the gaggle of women admiring our new addition and someone asked him, "Brent, is this your new foster son?" To which, he responded, "I don't know. I just met it." Classy! I died laughing; the humor of how crazy the situation was wasn't lost on me.

We've just taken it week by week and we're finishing our third week with Mr. JJ. He's not scary...We really love the little guy. He's been so sweet and cute--both the girls are smitten. I didn't know what it would be like to have a little boy around but, it turns out, they're just as sweet and cuddly as little girls! I've really enjoyed it! It's been a nice rebound from Nadya and a good experience for us all.

Birdie's been potty training herself. It's the craziest thing. She looks so little using the "po po". She still has accidents now and then but she's doing tremendous!

We are loving summer! I had a great birthday. It was really low key, just the way I wanted it this year. However, I did request a cookie cake from either sam's or great American cookie company and poor Brent tried a few times but couldn't make it happen. Last night, he went to sam's a few minutes after it closed so today, he was determined. (I was kind of over it by now but he couldn't let it go.) brent was unloading the other things I'd asked him to pick up from sam's. I went to go meet Beatle halfway when I heard a crash. She had dropped my cookie cake into a heap on the sidewalk and on her new sneakers. She instantly burst into tears. It was so heartbreaking how sad she was that she dropped my cake. I was unusually sweet and encouraging, everyone should be so proud. :) I reassured her over and over that it was ok. We scooped it up and I have a half eaten bowl of cookie volcano cake beside me right now and it is DELICIOUS! (I hit grit only once.)

We're flip-flopping the girls' rooms around this weekend. That's been a chore but I think we're going to love it. One playroom and one sleep room. It's given us a chance to purge things as well. Plus, it already seems this transition is fostering a closer relationship between the two of them. Just this evening, they were playing tag/hide and seek. There was lots of laughing and Beatle kept proclaiming with surprise, "it's really fun to play with a baby!" I hope they are close.

My brother got married last weekend. It was fun and he looked handsome. I am very happy for the two of them and am happy to have a new sister in the family!