Ok, so I haven't been the greatest at keeping up with this blog lately. And I won't make excuses for being so busy because I know that everyone has that same excuse. That being said, I am finally trying to update and post a few things about what's been happening around here this summer.
Caleb has 2 more weeks at his current daycare before being home for a couple weeks with Mom, before starting preschool at the end of August. He will be going half days to preschool, allowing me to sleep after coming home from work in the morning. At least, that's our theory. We'll see how it all goes. I'm sad to see him leave his current daycare, in some ways, because our provider, Tina, has been absolutely wonderful. For the past year, he has gone to her house on many days and happily played with the other kids who attend. He has learned so many social skills, language, numbers, letters, and songs, among many other things. And during our first year as brand new parents to our "instant toddler" family, Tina has given us a lot of help along the way with stuff that we simply just haven't known how to do. So, we're thankful for her help this past year.
Now, being the seasoned parents that we are (that's a joke, folks), we are moving on and our little guy is growing. Soon to be a big brother, and he's excited about it so far. We'll see what really happens when the new baby actually appears. I think Caleb is more excited about flying in an airplane at this point--more than having a new baby in the house. Every time we see a plane, he gets very excited and says, "mine!", as in, "that's going to be me up there someday!"
A couple of weeks ago, we attended a picnic that was hosted by our agency, Holt International. It was a great time to meet some other adoptive parents in our area and it was for anyone in any stage of adoption: just starting out all the way to families who had adult children that had been adopted through Holt. We saw our social worker again and a local Korean church cooked all the food as a Korean BBQ. We really enjoyed ourselves and continue to be excited for our future plans for China.
On a final note, the other thing that has been keeping me busy this summer has been cakes. What I once started out doing as a teenager in a local bakery turned to decorating that I did for several years before quitting to become a nurse. Recently, I have been doing a few more cakes again on the side for weddings and birthdays, and it's been a lot of fun. So, I have decided to start doing this more often and get a small business going. Check out my new blog MegBakesCakes for some pictures and updates.
That's all for now! I hoping to post again soon when I actually have news about some movement of paperwork in the general direction of China. Could it be? It's currently stuck in Washington DC, but we'll keep praying.
