Introducing...

Baby Girl Hutchings - Due October 17th

Our little peanut!

She has a name, but we are keeping it secret!

(more of the story to come)

Thank you to all of our family and friends who have constantly prayed and thought of us!
We have felt your support every step of the way!

Worn Out!

We had a successful weekend up north with Jon's family. Uncle Ben is leaving on his mission on Thursday so it was fun to hang out with him for awhile. JT always has fun playing with his cousins too. They played for about 4 hours yesterday in the backyard and this is what happened about 15 minutes into the drive home.

He was totally worn out!

5 Reasons My Little Man Makes Me Smile!

Spit Bubbles!

Sleeping like an angel!

Big Helper!

He gets his OWN vitamins!

Big Brown Eyes

When you give a mouse a pretzel!

So, to most of you this just looks like a mousetrap with a pretzel on it.

But to this little man of mine it looked like a snack. It just didn't quite work out. His fingers kind of got stuck!

My Little Sunbeam!

Wasn't it just yesterday I was cuddling my little bug on my chest?

I still think it is crazy that JT is old enough to be out of nursery and a Sunbeam! I swear it was just yesterday that he was born? It is INSANE that in just 2 short months he will be 4! To be honest, Jon and I were scared to death of this transition. He was good in nursery, but had a hard time sitting still for the lesson and singing time. And he was THAT kid that stole the other kids snacks. lol

(Totally embarassing for us)

So it came time to move upstairs to primary... (cue the horror music) He threw a nice little fit and didn't want us to leave, but finally calmed down. He has the best teacher in the world! Sister Sheneman is amazing! I was scared to hear how the time went. I just knew she was going to tell us he jumped around and couldn't keep still, but she said he did very well. We got home and asked him what he had learned about. Totally expecting the "I don't know" answer. He surprised us and explained to us how we have bones and also a spirit in our body. He still talks about it. So whatever she did totally impacted him. It still shocks us that he actually listens and learns every Sunday.

The next week they learned about Daniel and the Lion's den. Definitely his favorite story now. We hear it all the time. Next came learning about the Holy Ghost and how it told someone not to go over the fence and to the shed. They are now learning about the earth, water, animals, etc. He is an absolutely amazing kid. Yeah he still cries when we drop him off until his teacher gets there, but he is actually learning.

It all came full circle last Sunday while we were watching General Conference. JT was sitting on the floor playing and out of the blue he says, "Hey mom we learned about the Holy Ghost in Primary. Did you hear that guy say the Holy Ghost?" More proof that this kid can listen and does.

I have such an amazing son! :)

The other day JT was eating cereal and tell me to take his picture. Of course I can't resist because who can resist a kid as cute as him! I tell him to say cheese and he says no mom, take a picture of me eating. I can take BIG bites. So here they are!

Open WIDE

He could barely close his mouth and he was so proud of the pictures. :)

He is also very into music. Daddy has taught him how to enjoy good music. He will sit on his lap and listen for a good 30 minutes. And for JT that is amazing! :) I caught him singing in the car the other day and couldn't resist filming him. He is such a cute little stinker!

Let's talk about..... Money!

This is going to me venting. I am frustrated and just need to get it out. So if you aren't in the mood to read me griping... than go ahead and show yourself off the page. :) It seems like all I hear about adoption now a days is the time and money that it takes. Which is very very very true. You don't know how much I have wanted to be pregnant. For those of you who think adopting is 100% easier than being pregnant... THINK AGAIN!!! I will take morning sickness. I will take 9 months of feeling fat. I will sacrifice my body to help create a child. I waited 7 LONG years to become a mother. Being a mom was the only thing I ever wanted to do. Throughout those 7 years I told Heavenly Father I would give up everything I had to be able to experience having a baby. I have heard the many stories and know friends that adopted and than got pregnant. Believe me it would be so much easier and I wouldn't have to worry about being that perfect family so someone will choose us. We aren't perfect and I am not going to act like we are perfect. Making sure you have included enough pictures that show you as a happy family. Writing your birthmother letter and worrying that you aren't saying enough or are saying too much. Making sure that your family and friends know you want to adopt. I hate selling myself. I don't think it is fair. Jon says he is sure that we signed up for this in heaven before we came. I am sure we did, but maybe I wasn't quite sure what it was going to entail ;)

My second pet peeve about adoption is the money. It just really gets to me when I see these adoption situations out there in the range of 30k - 40k. Are you kidding me? There are some of us families that don't have that kind of money just sitting around. To me it is getting to be more of a baby selling market which makes me so sad. There is an agency that I know of that charges more for a "white" baby than an AA baby. Which seriously pisses me off. Talk about taking advantage of us Adoptive Parents. It isn't like we don't already have enough stress and heartache on our plates... how about we just pile on another problem... You don't have the money... you don't get a baby. I am grateful for LDSFS and I know that if you are patient than things will happen. It is that patient part... I have posted about it before. It isn't my strongest point.


All I want is for JT to have a sibling to play with. It makes me sad when he is talking to his imaginary cousins (who live in Colorado). I am worried that we will wait so long that I just won't be able to wait anymore and just give up. That isn't fair to Jon or JT, but how long can a person wait? Is it too much to ask to just get a break every now and then? We are a happy family. We love each other. We adore JT and just want another child to adore! I will go as far as I can in this adoption process. Believe me I am sure many of you are tired of seeing our profile on facebook. There is someone out there for our family. I am excited to find our birthfamily. Please help me to be more patient and forget about the pain and heartache as we go through this process. And please be patient with me while I am a crazy person as I "advertise" for our little family.