He Laughs..

So I know I said I would let the world know when my little man laughs.

HE laughs. He laughs He laughs.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing it happened about a week ago. That loud chuckle babies make when they are about 3-4 months old. I though it wasn't going to happen for him. He is now 71/2 months now and realized he can laugh.

What makes him laugh....

When you kiss him in his neck and talk to him with a real high pitched voice. He has realized that he can laugh instead of cry like what he kind of still does but he is realizing it more. He still can't be over stimulated his little body and nerves can't handle it.

But boy hearing this little guy laugh would make anyone smile. I know God is.

HE is overcoming a lot and it will all take time I know this. He still has his struggles and will cry most hours through out the day if he's not eating or sleeping he's crying. Those days are by far the worst days. We get through them.

He is still figuring out everything and he is doing well.

I am so grateful to God...

He Laughs... 

A special Blessing One year Ago Today..

You know those dates where things happen in your life that you will always remember. I mean a year ago for some people they might not know what they did June 9th 2011. Well that day for our family was the biggest scariest, most incredible day.

                 June 9th was the day we went to go meet a new little baby for the first time. Elijah........

Oh this day was filled with such unknowns I had the biggest butterflies ever. We were going to be bringing a  new baby home. The girls were so excited they stayed with Grandma Suzette and they all waited with anticipation. We picked him up 2:00 a clock and man that time didn't come fast enough. I remember all day long receiving   the most kindness text and phone calls from friends and family just saying that they were so excited for us.

      So it was 2:00 a clock and we walked into the building and waited and in comes a round face cutie
       pie. He was so precious and I couldn't believe that he was going to be ours. We didn't know anything about the adoption process they said he was going to be ours and he was going to be able to be adopted so we thought that was it.

 I rode in the back seat with him and just looked at his face thinking this is so unreal. I can't believe we are on our way to bring this baby home."and I didn't have to go through labor....lol Just had to say that.


 Ty pulled into the drive way and 3 anxious little people were waiting and when they saw him they were just in awe. He was 3 months exactly that day and he was happy from then on. I loved to just have him lay next to me and just stare at him.
                
                  June 9th is day our family will remember as a great day. Although following later that summer
we never expected to come of what did. So we take this day as a day that our family will embrace...

                               

Making Time..

Recoup orating from the day before it was a rough day. All things that could go wrong went wrong. I mean I did the woe is me thing like half the day. Everyone was tired from our big day before two kiddies were getting sick and I also was not feeling well.   At dinner I was able just to eat with the two oldest Faith and Averee and go over our day. Letting them know that I was sorry for the I acted and if they would forgive me.

                 During dinner with them I realized they needed  some  Mommy time. Time just to be able to have my undivided attention and for them to be able to say whatever they are feeling. Now them being the 2 oldest it was just us 3 for a while. They didn't know any different. Now they share me with 3 other siblings and each of them require something different. The same thing that they all do require is time. So this morning I took the two older ones and we went and had a starbucks and talked. Oh they were so excited they had so much to say and so many questions. We all enjoyed each other they helped me shop for groceries and sipped on there yummy chocolate smoothies what a treat. After taking them this morning I realized that yesterday's day was a gift from God a gift letting me know how blessed I am to have these children and to take time with them. Even when we feel like we are going to loose it there is joy to be found. Trust me it didn't feel like that at the time but when I reflected on my day and put it in his hands he let me see the Joy.

    James1:17

 Every good and perfect gift is from above,coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

A Brave little Warrior

A typical Saturday at the Napier house is little kiddies waking up way to early.

Mind you Ty and I don't want to be in this category but it goes with the territory. Well this was a regular Saturday kids already lathered in Sunblock breakfast all done and in there bathing suits playing in there little pool. Let me say it was only 8 a clock too. I was in the kitchen and see Averee and little Tyler throwing water back and forth at each other and I go back to putting dishes away. Then I hear this loud thump..

I knew someone had hit the house well then a loud scream came after and I knew.. Little Tyler was at the screen door covered in blood. He had hit the corner of the stucco post dead center of his forehead. Well I of course freaked out none of my girls have ever hurt themselves like in a serious situation. So I had never experienced this kind of thing. I was smart enough to know he needed stitches. So I called Big Ty in the house and of course he thinks I am over reacting when I call him and is thinking he's fine until he see's it. So Ty gets ready and I get little Tyler ready to go to the hospital with Daddy. Little Tyler say's to me while holding the cloth to his head "Mommy I am like a real Warrior now" I said "You are right buddy you are a warrior".

As the girls and I waited for him they Averee was so scared and she wanted to pray for him that he would be ok. So her and Lola prayed. I thought about what he had said about being a real warrior and how true that was. He has endured things and faced battles at such a young age and that day he got hurt he faced it with such strength. He didn't freak out he did cry of course, I mean who wouldn't? He calmed down in a traumatic situation and trusted Tyler and myself to see him through it. I mean think about it. Living in a new place and experiencing such trauma and having to trust people who you have not Known for a long time. Well he did and he came out like a Warrior. 7 stitches later and will have the scar to prove it. I will be ale to tell everyone that scar is a battle he did win with trusting and overcoming it like a warrior.