so sweet

baby jail

aren't I adorable?

Pretending to be buddies if only for a moment!

Just some ramblings

The last few days have been better than I expected. The kids are doing better. Still loud and stressful but better. Imani is so close to walking. It makes me sad that I missed almost half of her first year but happy that she is growing and developing on track. She is such a joy!
Eden is finding her place in our family. She has such a spunk in her! That is the most exhausting part of her but also my favorite part. Noah is in one of his moods this week. He has been mouthy and grumpy. I know this will pass but it is hard to like him right now. Blanca is her normal sweet, helpful, but disconnected self. Louie is feisty and funny. Elijah is concrete and stubborn but kind. I seem to have a little of everything in this house. I recently started the "Love Dare" book. It is the book that the movie "Fireproof" is about. I really need to do something for my marriage. Adoptions and kids have been the best part of our lives but also taken a toll on our relationship. The two 3 year olds were evaluated to see if they are ready for the preschool at Kingspoint. Louie is but Eden is not. She is still a little behind socially due to her time in the orphanage and the language challenge. I'm sure in a few more months she will be more than ready. She is a smart girl. We are so blessed to have these kids in our lives and be healthy.. God has certainly blessed us.

Our time in Seattle

Andrea and I with Eden, Biruk, and Amira

Aren't they adorable!

We got back late last night from Seattle. Eden's dr appt took almost 4.5 hours. The pharmacy at Children's was so slow. We waited for 2 hours for her meds. Not the greatest customer service!

I do like the hospital and her dr. though. She is starting new meds today. I am excited for her immune system but nervous for side effects.

A great time was had by all at Andrea's. Eden got to hang out and play with her buddies Biruk and Hiwot (Amira) from KM. It was so fun to see the kids together again.

Andrea and her family were great hosts. Thank you Andrea. Having someone cook dinner and clean up for us was special. Also, the time to sit and talk was invaluable.

So, I am back at home now. Back to reality and WORK! Work at home and work at the hospital.

Heading to Seattle

So, tomorrow me and the little girls are heading to Seattle to stay with my friend Andrea and Eden's friends from KM, Hiwot (Amira) and Biruk. I am beyond excited! Andrea and I missed the opportunity to be together in ET and now we get the chance to hang out. Eden has an appt with the PID to restart meds. Hopefully we will find the ones that work for her. She was resistant to 2 of the 3 meds she was on.
My back is still a little sore but getting better. Today the screaming from Eden was beyond tolerable. She is sooo loud. Now my 3 yr old son has taken to screaming for the fun of it. I got alot of great suggestions from my yahoo group. When we get back I will try some of them. The cute thing about Eden is she likes to dress like she did at KM. She layers! Today it was 2 shirts, tights, leggings, and a dress. Nothing matched of course. I let her do that as long as we are not going in public. I think she needs something that is within her control.
Today also after 4 trips in 2 days to the ss office, I finally got the girls' ss card applications done. Yeah!! Now we can finish our taxes. That will make Rick happy.
Now I am off to finish laundry and go to bed. I love the go to bed part!

my little dancer

One thing about Eden is she loves to dance and sing! Today me and the little girls are home from church because I hurt my back somehow. While I am lying on the couch with an ice pack, Eden is dancing around and using her sucker as a microphone to sing along with the country music station. It is the cutest thing! She also thinks Imani can dance with her. I don't have any pics of it but I'll post one of her dancing from before. Today I have to work for six hours but really don't want to cause I can hardly move. My back started hurting yesterday. My friend Rebecca came over and helped me do some much needed decorating to my boring walls. I moved a bookshelf and I think I did more damage to my back. I hope it goes away soon because I am the biggest baby when it comes to pain. My husband is the least nurturing of all people so I will get NO sympathy from him! It is work as usual around the Perez house.

The two younger boys are at grandma's house which is a much needed break for me. I needed some time to pay attention to Eden without Louie in the mix. I always feel torn between them. I think being the same age is hard for me and them. They are getting used to each other though. They are playing for longer periods without fighting. Louie has definitely asserted himself as the alpha dog!

Please pray for my back. It really hurts. I have no time for this!

More pics of my beautiful little girls

Bad blogger!

My friend Andrea is probably the only person that reads my blog because it is so boring. She says I am a bad blogger and need to update my blog so here goes.

Right now 3 of my six kids are running around my house and it is NOISY. Sometimes I just close my eyes and cringe, praying nobody has a broken bone cause I don't want to spend 6 hours in the ER!

Jan 31 I arrived home with my sweet (but noisy) 3 year old daughter from Ethiopia. Eden is a spunky, rambunctious, cute as a button, ball of energy! Much more energy than her sweet little face in the pictures let on! We love her dearly.

I can't say this has all been a bed of roses. I am TIRED. However, I would never go back. My family is complete and it is a great feeling.

I could write for hours about our trip to ET that my 12 year old daughter went on with me. I also could write about my chubby, happy, almost walking 11 month old Imani that came home in Sept. I don't have enough time and my house would be falling down by the time I got done.

So, God has blessed us immensely and I am very thankful for his guidance and presence in our lives. If you can please pray for strength for my husband and I. Also I ask for prayers for the kids to stay healthy and happy.