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Hat Show: she has more but got tired of it...

It looks like she didn't get any but

she did. I pureed some yams yesterday and milked them down with formula. She has no idea how to do anything but suck a bottle but I tried it. And she liked it.

Recent Decisions

1. I like my job. Wow- it's taken years to say that, and many job responsibilities, but I'm finally in a place in child welfare that doesn't make me cringe. Hooray for dysfunctional families. You have to laugh at them because it's so sad you'll cry if you don't. I keep thinking of the young daughter who punched her dad's hamburger to pieces because he was so fried from years of drugs that he spit when he talked and soaked her hamburger in his saliva. This is funny. And sad. 2. I am not stressed anymore. This is a decision I made after Tim pointed out I cried after anyone asked how I was doing. 3. I like Copper. I have wholeheartedly loved her from before Day 1 but have recently confessed I like her, think she's funny, and enjoy her company. It's not very safe for parents to say something like that about their infants. But I also think a lot of parents feel the same way but wouldn't say out loud that parenting babies is a lot of work ...

Funny pics

Swing= Copper's Bumbo= Copper's Activity mat= Copper's Car seat= Copper's Diaper bag= Copper's Clothes on couch= Copper's Burp cloth= Copper's Ensign= my sanity She really needs to learn to pick up after herself. She's sort of a pack rat, keeping stuff EVERYWHERE. A fitting rat hat.

So much to do but here we sit!

It's hard to work all weekend with this cute face in front of me! Ever feel so extremely busy that you even dream about all the things you have to do, and yet when you're given the time you just want to suck the love out of your child?

Sunshine?

Sometimes life creates so much stress it's surprising our bodies and minds don't collapse and fall apart. Imagine how mcuh worse it would be if we were really on our own. I suppose my faith grows every day- it has probably doubled since yesterday!! It is amazing how one can be surrounded by darkness and still see and rely heavily on the hand of God. Thank goodness for Him; otherwise I'd probably be looking for a way to bail!