“I growd in your tummy, Momma?” He said?   I scooped him up into my arms and snuggled him tight and said “No, sweet boy you didn’t”   And then he said, “I sleep on your chest when I a baby?”   And I always say “Yes! you spent months snuggled up right here!” As […]

THE RISK… This whole process of foster adoption has been refining. More refining than I ever had imagined. The emotions have been so hard to articulate let alone communicate. It has been a process that I have been working so hard to be surrendered to. Most days have battled between hopeful and intensely frustrated… some […]

We got to meet HIS sweetness today! I was full of excitement tonight so I had to make a stop and get a few new things for him when he comes home… I couldn’t resist this little onesie… how appropriate? He is definitely our Heuvel Family draft pick… going first round!!! Let me back up […]

Click here to view this photo book larger Visit Shutterfly.com to create your own personalized photobook. I asked Jared this week if it’s still possible to totally be nesting even if we are adopting??? I have been cleaning out all sorts of odd places. Don’t get me wrong we still have lots of places that […]

Welp…  We are so stinking close to being officially licensed for our foster adoption… but we  now need to actually have grass in our backyard and a few small other things… and we need it quick. It was kinda funny because our sweet social worker said our back yard needed to be “inviting” and I […]