Two months ago, I spent some time getting some pics of Nate while he played in the little pool in Gramma and Papa's backyard.
If you quickly scroll through the rest of these, you can watch him run, jump, and splash!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Pictures
Our summer has been so busy and I hate to admit this, but I've been horrible about taking "real" pictures. I am constantly using my cell phone to take pictures since carrying around a camera just isn't that easy while spending time with a busy two year old.
To make things even worse, I am so behind in posting the pictures that I do have, both cell phone pictures and real pictures. I still have pictures from the days I spent with June and Baylee before our summer even began.
I just keep telling myself that I will catch up. I will catch up. :)
Here's just one of the ones that I love. And I promise, more will be coming soon.
To make things even worse, I am so behind in posting the pictures that I do have, both cell phone pictures and real pictures. I still have pictures from the days I spent with June and Baylee before our summer even began.
I just keep telling myself that I will catch up. I will catch up. :)
Here's just one of the ones that I love. And I promise, more will be coming soon.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Lesson Plans and Name Tags
Another big change that is going to be happening for the VBK house has to do with my job.
Prior to our move to Virginia, I taught elementary school for eight years and worked as a part time nanny while we lived in Florida. When we moved to Virginia in 2011, God provided me the awesome opportunity to be a full time nanny to June and Baylee and be a full time Mommy to Nate. It was a wonderful experience and am so thankful that I got to spend that time with Nate and the girls.
While I looked into being a nanny again for this coming school year, things just didn't work out. While I would have loved being a nanny again, God has yet again provided an awesome opportunity and I will be returning to the classroom in September. Instead of teaching elementary school, I will be teaching Pre-K4! As of right now, I have 11 students. I'm so excited about returning to teaching and since this school is an actual preschool instead of a daycare, I will be teaching them how to read.
The only down side is that my mind is filled with lesson plans, name tags, center ideas, and all of the things that come with teaching. When it's time for bed, I can't sleep because my mind is constantly thinking about all that has to be done and accomplished before the first day with my students on September 4. Even with the lack of sleep, I am thrilled to have this new job!!!
Prior to our move to Virginia, I taught elementary school for eight years and worked as a part time nanny while we lived in Florida. When we moved to Virginia in 2011, God provided me the awesome opportunity to be a full time nanny to June and Baylee and be a full time Mommy to Nate. It was a wonderful experience and am so thankful that I got to spend that time with Nate and the girls.
While I looked into being a nanny again for this coming school year, things just didn't work out. While I would have loved being a nanny again, God has yet again provided an awesome opportunity and I will be returning to the classroom in September. Instead of teaching elementary school, I will be teaching Pre-K4! As of right now, I have 11 students. I'm so excited about returning to teaching and since this school is an actual preschool instead of a daycare, I will be teaching them how to read.
The only down side is that my mind is filled with lesson plans, name tags, center ideas, and all of the things that come with teaching. When it's time for bed, I can't sleep because my mind is constantly thinking about all that has to be done and accomplished before the first day with my students on September 4. Even with the lack of sleep, I am thrilled to have this new job!!!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
16 Feet
In my last post, I mentioned that there were some changes in store for the VBK family. One of those changes happens this weekend.
Currently, there are 14 feet that call our house their home. 6 of those feet belong to humans, 8 of those feet belong to our pups. After this weekend, 2 more feet will make our house their home.
Yes, that's a total of 16 feet!!!!!!
No, we aren't adopting again. We aren't anywhere close to being ready for that right now.
The 2 new feet belong to my sister, Nate's Aunt Lisa. She is a student at ODU and will be living with us for the school year.
While I'm sure there will be times that we disagree and fight (we are sisters after all), we are so excited about her living with us this year!
Currently, there are 14 feet that call our house their home. 6 of those feet belong to humans, 8 of those feet belong to our pups. After this weekend, 2 more feet will make our house their home.
Yes, that's a total of 16 feet!!!!!!
No, we aren't adopting again. We aren't anywhere close to being ready for that right now.
The 2 new feet belong to my sister, Nate's Aunt Lisa. She is a student at ODU and will be living with us for the school year.
While I'm sure there will be times that we disagree and fight (we are sisters after all), we are so excited about her living with us this year!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Settlement
The lawsuit ended in a settlement on Monday. While the amount that Nate will receive is WAY less than what the lawyers were expecting, we no longer have to worry about paying for his college. So excited that God provided this money for him.
We're very thankful that it settled instead of going to court. This was the first case in Florida in which a birthparent died due to a hospital mistake prior to the baby being born when the baby was later adopted. Needless to say, it's a case that isn't the norm.
We loved our time in Florida. Within minutes of being back in Jax, we felt like we had never left. We dreaded leaving, but it feels good to be home. (I'll share pictures from our trip soon.)
New things are on the horizon for the VBK family. Going to try to blog about those this week.
We're very thankful that it settled instead of going to court. This was the first case in Florida in which a birthparent died due to a hospital mistake prior to the baby being born when the baby was later adopted. Needless to say, it's a case that isn't the norm.
We loved our time in Florida. Within minutes of being back in Jax, we felt like we had never left. We dreaded leaving, but it feels good to be home. (I'll share pictures from our trip soon.)
New things are on the horizon for the VBK family. Going to try to blog about those this week.
Monday, August 6, 2012
It's Finally Time
When I started blogging, my intentions were to keep our family and friends updated with our adoption journey and today, my intentions are the same. For a long time, I've considered going private, allowing us some privacy and I think it's finally time.
When we entered the adoption world, I wanted nothing more than to have a closed adoption. After we were matched with Nate, I realized that some contact can be good. We have what is considered a semi open adoption. She has my phone number and we text a little. I have a blog just for her that I update every couple of months with new pictures and facts about our boy. We send an update in the mail a few times each year so that she can watch him grow. We have met up with her a handful of times since Nate made it out of the NICU at 6 weeks old.
I have never regretted the contact we've had with her and know that any sacrifice I have to make to continue that contact is something I do out of love for Nate. That being said, I have gotten to the point that I want to keep some things private. I want to be able to share some things on the blog and not worry about her finding our family blog. I want to be able to share the names of the places that we work or go to without worrying about who can see it. I don't fear her coming to find Nate and take him away (which she can't do), but I just want to be able to share details and keep things more private.
As most of you know, Dave, Nate, and I are currently in Florida. Prior to Nate's birth, his birthfather died of a cardiac arrest and through an investigation, it was found that his death was a wrongful death due to mistakes that were made in the hospital. Nate's birthmother filed a lawsuit against the hospital because of this and since Nate was a legal heir at the time of the death, we are involved in the lawsuit because the insurance companies are requiring it. Dave and Nate's birthmother, whose name just happens to be Jennifer, too, are currently sitting in on the mediation and settlement of the case. We have no idea what will come out of this lawsuit and we are okay with it. If he receives no money, that's perfectly fine with us. If he does get some money, then we'll have some money to put aside for his future.
Thank you for being a part of our friends and family and for loving our Nate and for wanting to stay connected with what is going on with our family.
When we entered the adoption world, I wanted nothing more than to have a closed adoption. After we were matched with Nate, I realized that some contact can be good. We have what is considered a semi open adoption. She has my phone number and we text a little. I have a blog just for her that I update every couple of months with new pictures and facts about our boy. We send an update in the mail a few times each year so that she can watch him grow. We have met up with her a handful of times since Nate made it out of the NICU at 6 weeks old.
I have never regretted the contact we've had with her and know that any sacrifice I have to make to continue that contact is something I do out of love for Nate. That being said, I have gotten to the point that I want to keep some things private. I want to be able to share some things on the blog and not worry about her finding our family blog. I want to be able to share the names of the places that we work or go to without worrying about who can see it. I don't fear her coming to find Nate and take him away (which she can't do), but I just want to be able to share details and keep things more private.
As most of you know, Dave, Nate, and I are currently in Florida. Prior to Nate's birth, his birthfather died of a cardiac arrest and through an investigation, it was found that his death was a wrongful death due to mistakes that were made in the hospital. Nate's birthmother filed a lawsuit against the hospital because of this and since Nate was a legal heir at the time of the death, we are involved in the lawsuit because the insurance companies are requiring it. Dave and Nate's birthmother, whose name just happens to be Jennifer, too, are currently sitting in on the mediation and settlement of the case. We have no idea what will come out of this lawsuit and we are okay with it. If he receives no money, that's perfectly fine with us. If he does get some money, then we'll have some money to put aside for his future.
Thank you for being a part of our friends and family and for loving our Nate and for wanting to stay connected with what is going on with our family.
Going Private
As of 2 this afternoon, I plan to make this blog private due to personal reasons. If you'd like to continue reading it, please email me your email address or comment on this blog leaving your email address and I'll send you an invite to read this blog.
Thanks for understanding.
Thanks for understanding.
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