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Here are some pictures of my quilts that I made.

Here are a couple recent pics of Brody and Moose. I have a lot more to edit and then I'll post those.

I think I posted about a month ago about us getting two little kittens Smokey and Bandit. Well we are having a problem with Smokey and I need some advice. Smokey is about 12 weeks old or so. We got him when he was 7 weeks. Anyways, Smokey wants to nurse on my daughter, and any blanket. This only started about 2 weeks ago. I don't mind that he nurses on the blankets because its probably a security thing. But he hurts my 7 1/2 month old daughter when he does it. It doesn't matter where my daughter is if he hears her he wants at her. I have to either lock him in the bathroom or keep her bedroom door shut. He gets in her crib, he climbs in the high chair if he can, if shes in her walker or her jumper he attacks her legs, if shes on the floor with her toys he tries to nurse on her kneading at her and sucking on her. My poor daughter hits him and kicks him to get him away from her but Smokey doesn't give up. My daughters legs are all scratched up, she has scratches on her stomach from him trying to nurse. We have tried the spray bottle, taking him and moving him away from her, distracting him with toys, a can with beans in it, throwing a towel at him to scare him away from her, but I'm out of ideas. I would hate to find him a new home, but is it really fair to keep him locked in the bathroom all day? I can't watch him keep doing this to my baby especially cause she can't move away from him. And then the other problem that I run into is if I do have to find Smokey a home do I find a home that will take both Smokey and Bandit? We don't have any of these problems with Bandit but Smokey and Bandit have been together since we got them so they are VERY bonded to each other. They sleep together, eat together and play together. I'm afraid that if I find a home for Smokey that Bandit will be depressed and lost without him. Smokey and Bandit are like Brothers to each other.I'm lost. I don't know what to do. Sorry this is so long but does anyone have any suggestions?

Its definately spring and my aunt has a ton of babies on her "farm" The piglets were a friends and they are 4 days old in the picture. The white goats are 4 weeks old and are twins named Peter and Penny. The brown goat that I am holding is Star she is about a year old. The little goat that is with my daughter is Franklin and he is about 4 weeks old. The little black and white bunny is about 3 weeks old.

But they sure are cute. We have added to new fur babies to the house. They are two kittens, both males. Smokey is the grey one and he is 7 1/2 weeks old and Bandit is the black and white one and he is 6 weeks old. They are so much fun. Bandit is very cuddly, and lets my 7 month old daughter hold him, play with him and try to chew on him. Smokey is really playful and chases anything that moves. Here are a few pictures of them.

I just came across some pictures of my baby boy Tonka. Unfortunately we lost Tonka at the age of 8 months in September I miss him terribly. I rescued him at 4 weeks. He was the only one of 9 to live. Here are his baby pictures that I found. Thought you guys would like to see them.

Well I just found out that the case with the boys has FINALLY been sent to the adoption unit. I have been assigned an adoption worker, and they should have the rest of the paperwork today. I left a message for my attorney so that I can catch her up on this news, and hopefully she'll be able to help me from here. Hopefully not too much longer before we can bring the boys home YAY!!!

I need your guys opinion. My husband and I are in the process of adopting 2 little boys. We had the boys as foster kids when we lived in Texas but then we were transferred with the military. I never wanted kids of my own and was kind of happy when the doctors said that I would probably never be able to have kids. However some miracle happened and I gave birth to a daughter in October. I wouldn't change that for the world. However now that I have a biological child my family has started treating the boys differently. I know that we don't have the boys here in Arizona yet, and that they aren't officially ours because of all the problems we've had with CPS doing their job right. But I have considered them MY boys since we found out we were probably going to be able to adopt them. Even with them being 14hrs away, I call, I write, I mail toys, clothes diapers etc. I do what I can to support my boys from so far away. I have an aunt who won't put pictures of the boys up at her work because they aren't her nephews, yet she has probably 100 up of Makaylee. My mother in law buys Makaylee something EVERY time she goes to the store but the boys aren't her gandkids. How do I get them to accept them. I don't want them to get a different treatment because they are adopted. My mom is really good about it and has loved the boys since the day they were placed in my home, but some of my family hasn't. I know my husbands family is very mad at me for doing foster care because foster care really opened my eyes to how many kids are just "thrown away" how many kids just need a home, or a family to love them. I will probably never have anymore kids of my own however I do want to adopt more. I am hoping to have foster kids by the end of May. Is anyone here adopted? Or has anyone adopted? just need some thoughts on how to get them to accept my adopted kids as much as my daughter