BAD WEEKEND!

My sister has been borrowing my husband truck.Her car was broke down and found out it was not worth fixing.So she went job hunting for a second job so she could buy a new car.Friday morning around 9 30 am my oldest sister Robin called me.She told me Lori was in a wreck she was on her way to a job interview.I wasn't worried about the tuck we were worried about her and her fiancee.
I rush to the ER to find her being xrayed and getting ct scans.The wreck was bad.A semi truck ran a stop sign and my sister was doing 65 on the highway and hit her breaks but it was too late.The truck driver was knocked out cold.My sister was hysterical but luckily she is OK.Her Fiancee did not escape so good.He was life flighted to Missouri to find his hip is shattered in 5 places.He had a concussion too and is really banged up.He is due to have surgery tomorrow .
The truck is totalled... i went and looked at it.Wow were they lucky they were not killed God was with them.I will be taking pics of my husband's beloved truck.He has had this truck for many many years now.He babied his little ford ranger to have to say goodbye to it was hard on him.He is not mad just sad about his truck.
Tomorrow i am headed to the hospital to be their for Chad as he has his surgery.My sister Lori has been with him sense Saturday evening.I worry about her as she is so sore and is walking with a cane.Please say prayers for chad and that he recovers well.He has a long road to go .

LANDENS IEP WAS TODAY!

I walked away totally happy.They had to change his status from Developmentally delayed because of his age.He is now under his real diagnoses which means he will get FULL benefits.I am thrilled that he has a speech therapist that i like so so much better then the last one.This one really cares and sees that Landen wants to communicate..so he is getting speech now before he was getting observation.This is HUGE for Landen.He so badly wants to communicate and he says some words and the rest is babble.The best part is she listened to me and AGREED he can learn signs as well.The last speech argued and told me he could learn them at all and i pushed the issue and was shot down.
He still gets occupational therapy and adaptive P.E. the blind school still works with him and they are amazing.He has came so far sense the blind school started working with him.The teachers and therapist agreed we will be talking with the blind school about starting to teach Landen his ABC'S in Braille not so much recognition yet just sounds and feels in braille.He is not ready for recognition but i am sure it will come before we know it.
We also changed his goals as he had mastered the others.I love the new goals set for him I got a big say in the goals and feel good about them all.I felt like a parent at this IEP and was more involved then usual when the team would ignore me.I have fought with many therapist and teachers.I can truly say he has a great team working with him now they really care and they really listened to what i had to say and did incorporate those things into is new teaching plan.I am happy for My Landen and i will be happy to see him make big strides the rest of this school year.
This school system has not been easy to work with at all.But with new therapist and a new phsycologist and an awesome special ed teacher who has ALWAYS agreed with me on everything and was shot down too.I am so excited for my son and cannot wait to see the changes evolve in him.I do have to take Landen to the doctor...I took him awhile ago and she told me to put wax drops in his ears to see if that didn't help his hearing.He has wax badly in his ears.But at this time i feel he needs to see an ENT .We do feel there is possible hearing loss which is causing allot of his words to sound like babble.So i will be calling the doc to see if we cant get a referral.I am so proud of my boy and so happy that FINALLY he is getting the services he needs deserves.

UGHHHH WHAT NOW?

I have been gearing up to Travel to get our Jax.We are ready,We have our Visa's and paperwork gathered,Luggage packed and now we WAIT WAIT WAIT.What the heck are we waiting for?We have no idea and are waiting for answers.
So here i am its 1 14 A.M.and i cant sleep.The Embassy is saying they don't want parents to travel in just yet.OK what for?What is the reason? why does it TAKE so long ughhh.I Hope we get an explanation soon.I pray this does not take much Longer!I feel like we are in Limbo here.It is not easy planning to leave at a drop of a hat either with the kids and our home to have in order.Lining up sitter and all why we are gone.
I would love to hear Plan to travel in so and so weeks or something.GIVE me SOMETHING to look forward to other then the heart ache of every day that passes by without Jax here.I am getting so blue.Everything is ready for him.We are ready for him we have been ready sense the first time we saw him.
I love this little boy so much! Please PRAY this Insanity comes to an end soon.Its been almost a month that the moratorium was lifted for completed adoptions and special needs children that's Long enough LET these kids come home.

HALLOWEEN PICS!

My Girl being silly!She would Not let me get a pic of her in costume.She was the most prettiest chleopatra ever.

My pirate !He refused to look up at camera.He also would not wear his pirate hat.

My pretty in pink fairy!She dressed up to take her brother.She is to old to trick or treat but never to old to dress up.

RECHECKED OUR LUGGAGE!

It is a good thing i did too!I did not pack a warm outfit for Jax.What was i thinking i mean shorts are fine in country.Pants and tshirts too for in hotel and sleepers with footsies.Nothing warm for when we hit U.S. soil where its cold.So i picked to cute outfits and 2 onsies to go under them.Now i believe we have everything packed that we need.
Now i am getting impatient as we wait to see whats going on now.I mean what could possibly be holding up Our sons homecoming?It has been almost a month ago now we were told we could bring him home.I am so ready to hold him in my arms.
I think about the first time i see him and how i am going to react.I am sure i will cry happy tears as i did when our other 2 came home.But i don't want to scare him so will try to keep my tears at bay.I done told my darling husband he will have to stand in line because Jax will be in my arms first.I just want to go get him and take him home.I have everything packed including the cp book i will finish reading on the plane.It is loaded with stretches and messages i can use with Jax.I will start these when we take him to the hotel and give him his bath(massage during a bath) and after the bath.
I am so ready for this.Yes i am scared about flying (i have flown once) and i did not like it.I am scared about going into a foreign country.I am happy that my husband will be with me.He has prepared me for the culture shock and smells and surroundings.To be honest i don't think anyone can be prepared until you are in that setting.
OK i am rambling now i am just ready to get our son.

THERE HERE!

Our Visa's thats is.I am happy this step is done...Now for the news of when we can travel.Please say a prayer.We are witing to hear back from the embassy on what our next step is.Say a prayer that its we can travel to our angel.

BEAUTIFUL DAY!

It has been an amazing weekend here.The sun has been shining and not to cold .It was a great night last night for trick or treating.I wore a light Jacket and walked around with Landen it was so nice.Although 7 houses was enough for him he wanted no more of it.
Today the sun is bright and beautiful and its super nice outside.I have not gotten to enjoy it as always i am doing chores inside rather then out.So here in a bit i am going out to sweep my porch off and watch Landen play.He loves to be outside and with winter coming less of these days will keep him confined to the house.Hope everyone is having a great weekend.I pray we get some good news this week Including Fed ex showing up with our visas.I would love to get the news his week.I want our so home.