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So November 5th is looking like the FINAL Trial....as long as this guy's paternity test is done and we have the results November 5th SHOULD be the trial!! yaaaay! Thats only a little over a month away!! Weird!!!

On to another note...me and john are thinking about selling our house and moving into a nicer/bigger house. We are not sure if we will right now but we are definitely starting to seriously think about it. Our house is 70 years old and doesn't have a good backyard (chainlink fence so no privacy) no garage...only 1 bathroom...and is just old. We have found 2 houses we really like and are in a good area and close to Taco Casa. So...we will just have to see what God has in store for us!

Hmmm what else?? John's 25th birthday is in 20 days!! I need to get him a present!! But that weekend of his birthday we are going to Wichita Falls for Matt and Cori's wedding!! I am a program passer outer lol. It'll be Grace's FIRST wedding...what should she WEAR?!? Then Sunday (which is John's birthday) I think we are gonna head to Dallas to stay the night and go eat out at a GOOD steakhouse!! and see melissa and brandon and maybe kallen and kelsey!

Grace is OFFICIALLY saying Mama! not sure she knows what it MEANS but she says MAMA and bababa and dadada lol. She also can KIND OF kiss. She can stand completley on her own now too...no walking yet though. only like 1 step but falls down. She's so funny...but still my little bitty girl! I am already planning her 1 year old party too. It is a polkadot birthday party! It is going to be at our church...and hopefully we will have a air castle and food...and FUN!! Im so EXCITED!! tee hee

Ok have a good week everyone!!

The End is Near....in a GOOD WAY

Sooooo it looks like between now and November 30 we should be going to trial (its been moved) and TERMINATING rights....and then we get to start the adoption process! It is worth ever tear...every knot in my stomach...ever ounce of stress...Grace is the most precious little thing and she BELONGS in my family! She is MEANT to have Windham as her last name! :-) God always will and always has had a plan for us!! I can't believe in 2 months she will be ONE!!!! I am already planning her party! I am WAY excited!!

So since Wednesday we have been babysitting Kayla (5) and Kira (4). Just 2 nights. They really are SO well behaved!! Just hyper at times!! But having THREE girls....wow...dunno if I can have THAT many girls...but...who knows what God has in store for us. PLUS I have been driving their minivan...think its me?? Should we get one?? They will be selling this one in December (they are moving back to England). Maybe?? Speaking of being from England Kira says some things with a British Accent. "Water" "fork" "naughtey" there are others too. its cute! Ok...wish I was more of a writer...Im sure when Grace is older I'll write more...when she starts saying funny things! :-)

Faith and Updates

I can definitely tell you over the course of being a foster parent to Grace I have definitely learned to pray...and have faith. There are times I want to just cry cry cry but I have to stop my self and remember to have FAITH! God is in control and Grace will be where she is suppose to be. He will take care of her. As of last week we found out that 1 of the 2 alleged fathers has signed his rights away. So we only have 1 more hurdle which is finding out the results of this paternity test. If it is negative....October 6 should be the day they terminate ALL rights...if its positive and the guys signs his rights away hopefully we still can terminate. If its positive and the guy WANTS her he has until April. Hopefully if it is positive him and his family will realize she is in a safe, healthy, loving environment and will leave her with us. The best thing he can do for her.

On to Grace:
She is CRAZY! lol In a cute way! Sometimes I forget she is only 9 months old. She acts like a 2 year old!! Throws her self back when she is mad, screams when she doesn't get what she wants, its really kinda funny. Aubrey (at Kingcadekitchen.blogspot.com) lists what M is doing at that time...I love that (im copying you!!)

Grace can:
Crawl...fast!
Stand and walk around holding on to things
Stand by herself....when she doesn't chicken out
Say "uhhhhh yeah!" and "yaya" (no mama or dada yet)
She can WAVE BYE BYE!! ITS SO CUTE!!!
She loves Neesy (our dog)
She lays her head on things she loves....like Neesy! And we say Sweeeet baby!!!!
She likes to throw things...she's got a GOOD ARM!
Finally loves her bath again...we went through a time she hated the bath and would cry! now she has found out how to splash...so she SPLASHES till she's out of breath! If I join in....she DIES LAUGHING!!
She LOVES FOOD!!! Always wants what we are eating! and can eat a lot...since she now has 8 TEEH!!!!
She loves TV...especially Yo Gabba Gabba and Sesame Street!
hmmmm what else....we go for 9 month check up friday so we can see how much she is weighing/height! She's still tiny!! Finally growing out of some 3 month stuff!

We are redoing her bedroom!
Painting it Dark Brown...with purple and white circles!! Her bedding is White with brown and purple cirlces!! Im so excited to see how it turns out!!!!! She currently still sleeps in our bedroom in her crib...hopefully once the rooms done she can start sleeping in her OWN room! :-)