HAPPY TEARS

Today was a day we have been waiting for for a LONG

time now.(2yrs) I went to court today and found out that

we get to add another kiddo to the ETERNAL line up.

This has been a rocky road. We got Bubba when he was 6 months old. He had no muscle control, could not hold up his head,and hardly made a sound. We worked hard to help him and he quickly caught up.This kid has held a special place in my heart since day one. We were told not long after getting him that he would stay and then the tables were turned in an instant and we went to coping with saying goodbye. It broke my heart and though I put on a brave face, it was killing me inside. At this point I decided to be as helpful as I could to his bio parents so that I could be there if they needed help and also to hopefully never loose track of him. I watched him struggle and could do nothing to change what was happening. He would throw monster fits and not talk while in his bio parents care. He was a early talker and I just knew he was confused and scared. We were a month away from the final goodbye and the tables turned just as quickly as they had before. We knew when his little brother (Wild Thing) showed up after a very scary phone call that we had our chance to keep him. The powers that be put the wheels in motion and today we got the word that for sure he will be ours. We have to wait on some red tape and a official adoption court date.There were several people in our ward fasting and praying for him and they did not tell me until afterwords. I was stunned and grateful.

If you had told me when they dropped this little fellow off that on the day I found out he was going to be ours I would gratefully hug his Bio Mom in a court room. That I would thank her with tears in my eyes for sharing this sweet miracle with me, I would have said you were nuts. I do not agree with her life's choices but it is not my place to judge (which I do a lot of with these parents) and I am grateful for her willingness to talk it over with me before court and spend some time after court with me. I took her to get a drink and a bite to eat. It was an amazing experience for me. I will always be grateful. It feels like a weight has been lifted and Layne and I are so grateful this guy will be ours forever!!!!!!!