Our life...

Things have been so crazy. Nothing in particular, just things!
We celebrated Mataiya turning 1 & Rylen turning 3 this past saturday! It was actually quite emotional for me. I am having a hard time accepting that fact that our baby girl is already a year old. I know i just need to absorb it, but its difficult. We toss around the idea all the time of having one more of our own, but the issue hasnt been settled yet, and we are just allowing God to lead.
The court date is set for Tyler this week as to whether or not he will become a permanent ward of the province. "Permanent" means nothing in foster care. It just means basically that the goverment will make the decisions for him. Its sad really.
But, he is doing AMAZING! This is our "dream baby"..he eats awesome (he eats ALOT) and he sleeps through the night, rarely fusses and constantly flashes us that huge, gorgeous grin all day long. Even battling a lung infection on two seperate occasions he is such a great baby!
Rylen has been terrible. I know that doesnt sound nice, but He has changed SO much! He went from this sweet, obedient child to a terror almost over night. We arent sure where or why it came, but we are praying that God will take us through this season quickly, give us the patience we need and help us to learn from this. I have to allow myself some time away because its really difficult some days. He is mostly testing, pushing his limits and we are trying to remain as consistent as possible, because i think that he is learning how far he can push us. We are on the same page with our parenting (most of the time) so we just stand firm. As firm as we can anyway. But, we did sign him up for pre-school this last friday, and once again, it made me really emotional. It seemed like just yesterday i was holding him and adoring him for the first time, waking up @ 3am for a feed and rocking him in the crook of my arm, but he is growing and things have changed so much. He went from diapers to "gitchies"..2t to 3t..no words to a full vocabulary, and despite the fact we are in a tough season with him, its amazing to watch him grow!
Mataiya is wonderful. Rylen and Taiyas personalitys are totally opposite! She is very high-maintenance, extremely sensitive. Loves to eat anything you put in front of her, but a pure love. She is the sweetest girl i have ever known! She really does make my heart smile. She is starting to talk, her first word was "no", she says "hi" when you walk into the room and she has start nodding her head when she wants to say "yes"..im so grateful for healthy children. I know of a few parents who are dealing with major medical/health issues with their children, but so far, God has spared us & we are thankful!
Ivon took me to "Stars on Ice" last thursday and it was amazing! I loved it!! It was something i have wanted to do ever since i was a little girl, and i loved every minute of it!!