Adopting Ahren (& PBJ, too!)

It's hard to tell in the pictures how sick PBJ was and how much better she is doing. The damage to her brain was much more evident in her physical movements or lack there-of. One thing I see in these pix is that she is holding her upper body up while the FM holds her. That was impossible in October. It does look like she is still slouching in the stroller but it's only been a month. One thing Chris and I both noticed is her eyes look so much brighter and her skin is a much better color. Here is a pic from October to compare.






No word yet on Ahren's DNA results. The samples were sent with a batch of samples to the lab on Friday. They would have been logged in on Monday and then the work starts. I would guess by the end of the week we should hear something, or maybe early next week.

Unbelievably, next week is Thanksgiving. Say WHAT? How in the heck did that happen? I usually have all my Christmas shopping done by now and am beginning to dig out all the decorations. This year all of the decorations are in a storage unit from our move and somehow I lost the key to the lock. I started shopping yesterday. I don't know who is going to be at my house for Thanksgiving dinner so I don't know how much to buy or what to plan for. Can we just skip the holidays this year and maybe pretend they don't exist? I remember being so sad last year but cheering myself up by saying that would be the last Christmas without the kids. That darn Reality Fairy just keeps smacking me upside the head. Ouch!