Gotcha Day!

Today is Gotcha Day for our Little Man! I'm not sure why I still refer to him as that because we have called him MONKEY for months! It was Father's Day weekend last year that I headed up north to pick up this precious boy from the NICU :) I was so overcome with emotion, it was surreal thinking that I was going to care for this amazing little boy!

I never thought that we would be become foster parents. The thought of caring for a child then having to give them back is heart wrenching to even imagine. I still feel that way. You just never know what is going to happen. What I do know is that God is control of this baby boy and what his future holds. He has a plan for him. We definitely want to have him join our family, that would be amazing, we love him dearly :) When we were called about him we really didn't have to think at all about whether or not we would take this baby, it was a definite yes :) He needed someone to love and care for him and our entire family was more than willing :) He has been a fabulous addition to our family, he is loved and accepted and given as many opportunities to grow and thrive that we can give him!

He is now 13 months old  and is such an opposite child from what Addy was at this age! It's amazing how being born without several birth defects and medical conditions can help you! He sits up, crawls, pulls to stand, kneels (even on one knee at times lol), claps his hands, plays ball like a champ, loves music and his bath, babbles with several consonants, says and waves Bye Bye, eats like there's no tomorrow and thinks bananas are the best thing ever! He is very healthy and has only struggled with some lung stuff through the winter. 

We are still unsure of our future with him but as I stated, God is control and has a plan for our Little Monkey and hope and pray that what His will is will be done.

Happy Gotcha Day Monkey! We love you to the moon and back!