our new normal...

So now we are a family of two....how long we will be a family of two I can't say. CAS would like to ensure our period of mourning is over before bringing a child in mourning to us...

I would say we are doing well. We have our sad moments but they are sparse. I cried this weekend during a meeting with my supervisor when he asked me how things were going...he had no idea that was all going on.

This evening there were tears from CO as he really misses his brother. But I know that the tears were spurred also by the fact that it is Sunday (he is always extra emotional as I went to work and left him for a couple of days) and we were late in getting home and settled into bed.

Do we miss Joshua?? of course! We will always in a way because we loved him. We did our job successfully in making him a member of our family while he was with us and that was our goal. To love him for the time he needed us to be his family.

Which is exactly what we will do for the next child that CAS bring to our door. We will love them and treat them like a member of our family for as long as they are with us.

Will it get easier as time goes on...probably not. But will we continue to do it...yes because we are commanded and called to...

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So, we are a family of two these days. That is the only change We are still digging in full force with homeschooling. We are still planning a trip to see family and friends. We are still attending our weekly groups/clubs.

What else is different, I am taking advantage of this time to dive into organizing. Stuff that was neglected because we were focused on our last moments as a family of three being memorable. Stuff that was shoved to the side after moving in because I really didn't have a sport for it in the moment. I am happy to report that the last of the boxes from the move have all found homes.

We are reading...reading to each other these days. I am reading Winnie the Pooh to CO and he is reading BOB books and Fun Tales Books to me. We started a reading journal at the beginning of this year and CO was SO SO SO excited on Friday to discover that he has read 20 books so far.

CO has also mastered the art of whistling. He did a lot of practicing, once he started to get a bit of a noise out, he focused on volume. Now that he has mastered volume, he is focusing on tone.

CO's goals for the upcoming month...tying his shoes.

My goal for the upcoming month, paint the spare room and get it prepared for our next 'for now' family member.

This week we are heading up North to spend time with our dearly loved cousins and family. We are going to spend time learning, playing, and crafting together. There is a plan to go to the plunge and the Purple Platypus.

 (from our camping adventure in September)