It's time!

Wes and I are excited to start our foster care/adoption classes on April 30th. They will run every Monday and Wednesday night through the end of May. Then, there's a sixth-month process during which we complete a home study (that's where the state comes to check that we are not dangerous criminals), then a few months longer for our children to actually be placed with us!

We are not certain at this point if we want to foster or foster-to-adopt, but at this time are leaning toward the latter. Once we become licensed foster parents, we have to take a continuing education course every year to remain licensed.

So, our paper pregnancy begins.

Anyone else been sick this week?

James was really sick Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. I stayed home from school to take care of him and by about 2 in the afternoon, Claire was throwing up too. They both seemed to be over it by Wednesday night so I went to school Thursday, but the sitter called during first period and said James wouldn't stop puking. So I came back home. By Thursday night, I was the one bolting to the bathroom. I stayed home Friday and was better by the afternoon. It seems to pass through the system fast, but man is it painful to the gut.

Brian/Johanna

The photo on left is Brian at age two months. Johanna's face is rounder, but otherwise I think the resemblance is pretty strong.