Happy Birthday Amber!

I am doing this post tonight, b/c I am sure I won't have a second to sit down at the computer tomorrow. Tomorrow is Amber's 4th Birthday. She had a wonderful party today at her visit with her family, and she had a mother,grandmother, great grandmother, grandfather, and uncle all there to see her and Hunter. She was so excited. She talked about it everyday leading up, asking about her cupcakes!

We will be celebrating for her with our family tomorrow (cake and presents). We went to the Pumpkin Patch today for her special outing, and she had so much fun.

Amber is such a beautiful little girl. We have had her since September 1st. Sometimes I can't believe that it has only been a month and half, and other times I am amazed we have survived this long! Truly, that first week, we really didn't know if we would make it with 6 kids, 2 of those being infants. We got the unexpected call for them to come live with us while we were out celebrating Rachel's birthday. Tomorrow on Amber's birthday, I will be waiting on an expected call from their case worker to find out how much longer they will be living with us, or if they will be leaving tomorrow. I have known all along they would be with us just a short time, but it is still hard to see them go. I did talk with their grandmother today, and it was a HUGE relief for me. I do really think that will be a good home for them. And, the grandmother told me that she could see a huge change in Hunter since we have had him. I am so glad they see that. Just so that they will know where to pick up where we leave off.


I have never known a child that was so happy go lucky about life. Seriously. If she gets into trouble, she is over it in 2 seconds.....laughing again. The photo below, is of her ALL the time. She has a giggle that comes from down deep, and she literally giggles with her whole body. I will always remember her laugh everytime I look at that picture. I have loved having 2 blond hair/blue eyed babies. Her hair has been quit the challenge for me...b/c I am very much hair challenged, but it is beautiful. She will let me rock her to sleep some nights. She ask me to sing "stars" (twinkle twinkle little star) and ABC's. I enjoy that, b/c I get to see the peaceful quiet side of her too. haha

I picked up Hunter tonight to rock him to sleep, and Clay said, "this may be the last time you rock him to sleep." Ohhhh I hadn't even thought about that. Don't you know I was fighting back tears, then, and now they are flowing as I am typing this. It made me hold him a little tighter, and rock him a little longer, even though I had another one waiting in line to use my arms. And, when Clay told Amber to go to bed, I said, "no, I want to rock her to sleep too." Oh, my babies. How I love them....all 6 of them.

Happy Birthday Amberleigh.....what a beautiful name you have, for a beautiful little girl. I love you very much. I am so proud to have you call me "momma" too.