b.b.b. may be the death of me and other miscellaney

Switching to the toddler bed may have been a tad premature. After two great nights we had a terrible nap time today and it took poor Ken over 2 hours to get him to stay in bed and go to sleep this evening. Who the heck came up with this crazy plan?

Oh. Right. It was me.

I might need to spend a moment in the time out corner for this one.

_______________

The ornaments are here! The ornaments are here! Unfortunately the camera battery is dead. Bummer. Guess that means you'll have to wait until tomorrow for photos. I can feel your disappointment.

_______________

Huge congrats to our friends Bryan & Jenn who welcomed their little one to the world bright and early this morning. Baby Jones is a cute little one and we are beyond thrilled for them.

_______________

One of the VietMoms is in Vietnam and will soon be heading home with the adorable Mr. Tanner. I just love when someone I know in real life brings home their kiddo. It never gets old. Never.

_______________

International adoption just isn't what it used to be. Granted, a country should be able to care for their own children, and certainly keeping a child in their birth country would be ideal, but is increasing the age limit to 60 for domestic adoption really the answer? Really, Korea, is it? You'd rather place an infant with a 60 year old mother domestically as opposed to a 40 year old one internationally? I know there is a stigma and you feel that this brings a certain degree of shame to the country, but is this really the answer? And can we talk for a minute about how the social stigma for adoption is such that people fake pregnancies with aid of special pillows (Desperate Housewives, anyone?) and/or claim that a child is the result of an affair rather than simply admit that they were adopted. Really? I know the issue is much more complicated than I am making it out to be, but good grief. 60 seems a bit mature for a newborn, at least to me.

dillon day of discovery

CRAFTS | ELECTRIC SHOW | LANGUAGE LESSONS | HOW TO STOCK YOUR WORLD PANTRY

Join us for Dillon Day of Discovery, a fun and educational family event at the Museum of Discovery located in Little Rock’s downtown River Market. Explore all the museum has to offer and take a few minutes to learn during short education sessions designed by adoptive families for adoptive families. Refreshments will be served. Proceeds will help children in orphanages with medical and physical care, so come on out and help us make the Little Rock fund raiser a huge success! Special guest: Deniese Dillon!

Saturday 10/18. 3pm-6pm. $40 per family.

You don't need to be a Dillon family to participate, nor does it matter where you are in process. You don't even have to be local. Just come on out and help us raise some funds for Orphan Care Intl. The way I see it, some of my more remote adoption friends could easily make a road trip. Hint, hint!