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You Know You're An Adoptive Family When...

  • your child's new therapist scares the snot out of her... and you love him for it, and know you've finally found the right guy.
  • you daydream about how to add rooms or re-partition space in your small home to make room for more children.
  • for that matter, you wonder if there's someone who could retro-fit your van with another bench seat instead of the 2 seperate ones in the middle row, to make room for just one more child...
  • you have to remind yourself to let out of town friends and family members know how many kids you currently have, in case they missed a coming or a going.
  • you have to explain why the birthparents they love aren't on their "Safe-Side Adults" list.
  • you overhear your newest children talking in the bathroom, debating about whether they like this home better, or a previous one.
  • you tell your son he's your favorite black-haired 8 year old (since you also have a blonde 8-year old), and he replies with "And you're ONE OF my favorite moms."
  • your children see an advertisement with a baby in it and ask if we can "get that one."
  • your children ask to "keep" the babysitter.

Foster & Adoptive Placements

  • **K (3 days old)
    Picked up from the hospital 10/1/10, not sure how long she'll be here, but we're enjoying her!
  • **Gideon (7) and Malaika (5)
    Placed July 13, 2009 for adoption. A relative came forward and they were removed from our home Sept 26, 2009. Returned April 18, 2010. Adoption Finalized September 20, 2010!
  • L (11 days old)
    September 15-16, 2010 (2 days)
  • S (3 1/2)
    January 2010 (2 days)
  • C (6 months)
    December 2nd-23rd, 2009. (3 weeks)
  • C (8) & J (5)
    March 20th-22nd, 2009. (3 days.)
  • T (2) and A (13 months)
    February 2009 (3 days) Update: adopted by a family in Eastern Washington
  • R (1-2)
    February 4, 2009 - February 17, 2010. (1 year). Native child - tribe wouldn't allow adoption. Moved to a long-term foster home.
  • S (age 10)
    New Year's Eve 2008 (6 days) Update: being adopted by a co-worker of Brian's!
  • J (6) & S (2.5)
    December 2008 (6 days)
  • **Hallie (3 weeks)
    Placed August 2003 - Adoption Finalized December 2004
  • **Sam (13 months)
    Placed August 2002 - Finalized Adoption May 2003
  • J (7) & F (18 mo)
    Father's Day Weekend 2002 (4 days)

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09/14/2009

On a Happier Note...

How cute is this?  My brother sent it this afternoon.

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One of my niece, Lizzie's earliest smiles.  Ironically, the shirt she's wearing says someting like "I have Daddy wrapped around my little finger."  And she SO does.  Especially if she keeps pulling out cheeser grins like that for him.

T & H have their first visit with their birthmom tomorrow afternoon.  We were going to have to wait to tell them until we got a call that she was in her car on the way up (so there wouldn't be a risk of her not showing), but transportation circumstances have changed a bit.  Now we'll be telling them first thing in the morning.  And it now looks like the 4 hour visit will take place at a local shopping mall rather than at the DSHS office. 

I know there are several of you now trying to decide what you need from the mall tomorrow afternoon.  ha ha.

Posted at 09:35 PM in Adoption, Family |

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Hi Hilary ~ I have not had a moment to check your blog till just now. (I am actually not getting work doen that i should.) We will definitely be in prayer for God's perfect plan for your family. Two thing i have learned from our life to date. 1)When you are walking through hell, remember who is walking alongside of you and that you are walking THROUGH it. 2) Ruthless trust in God! Ruthless means "no pity!" for me that meant no "self-pity." Fear is the opposite of trust! Do not walk in fear! You know how we have had to walk this out and we have seen God answer and keep His Word over us! TRUST HIM! TRUST HIS LOVE for the Bachelders! Hebrews 10:36 is a good one to hold you steady! We love you big bunches!

Posted by: JoAnn | 09/15/2009 at 05:59 AM

Just ran out of shampoo.

Posted by: shawn | 09/15/2009 at 04:12 PM

TypePad HTML Emailtee hee. :)

Posted by: Hilary | 09/15/2009 at 05:04 PM

For math we were going to count all the tiles on the mall floor....

Posted by: Tami | 09/15/2009 at 08:53 PM

TypePad HTML Emailhehehe :)

Posted by: Hilary | 09/15/2009 at 10:05 PM

We prayed specifically for you and your children at breakfast this AM I hope it went well and man, I really could have gone school shopping today, OH Well

Posted by: Carolynn Slocum | 09/15/2009 at 10:39 PM

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