Our 'boys'...

Well, it is now MARCH. These pictures were from February, but the fact of the matter is, it is MARCH already. Not only has the time flown by here in 2010, we are STILL waiting on the State to decide whether or not we can adopt Nate. First it was December, then January, then February, and now...well, maybe March? Who knows. We are trying our hardest to be patient while we sit around and wait some more. So, for those of you who have asked and wondered...NO, we still don't know anything yet! But, in the meantime, let me fill you in on some of the happenings with the Dulins!

First off, out of the blue, on his own...Nate started calling Jeremy and I "Mommy" and "Daddy". I have been "HONEY" for so long that it completely caught me off guard when I picked him up at daycare and he proclaimed, "MOMMY!!!!!!!" He then did the same thing to Jeremy as soon as we put him in the car..."DADDY!!!!!" We both thought it may have been due to the other kids at daycare seeing their moms and dads so we just assumed that he would go back to "Honey" and "Uncle Jeremy", but for the past few weeks he has been consistent on these new names. In fact, he says mommy and daddy over and over to us as if he is reassuring himself that that is who we are to him. I am still getting used to it and it melts my heart every time. At this point we are not going to deny him the right to call us this. Even though we have not gotten any word from the State, we have raised this child for over a year now, he is comfortable in our home and with us, and if he wants to call us mommy and daddy, then absolutely, he can call us that. It is his right as a child and we have to admit...we LOVE hearing it!

Now onto our other 'son'...MAVERICK! I am sooooooooo excited to announce that Maverick turned EIGHT on March 2! Not only is this cool because he shares Dr. Suess's birthday (I found that out on the radio), this is a huge milestone for him due to the fact that we did not think that we would get this extra time with him. It has been such a blessing to have Maverick around, he is such a sweet dog, he will always be my 'baby boy', and him and Nate are still good buddies. Hopefully the weather will start to get warmer as Maverick has really missed playing ball this winter. We are praying that Spring is around the corner and we will be able to spend some time outside playing!!!

Well, enough for now, I will post more soon!!!