More on Moe

He had his surgery this AM for his adenoids and tubes for his ears.

The dr told me other than his hearing being slightly off in the left ear that his ears look healthy. He did have to drain the ear drum and put tubes in but he said they look great.

Moe also has very enlarged adenoids and tonsils which cause him to stop breathing at night. I typically hear him choke and then adjust in his bed, fall back to sleep and continue snoring so loudly it keeps Bear awake at times. He doesn't get adequate sleep due to this routine. Neither of them do really.

The dr told me that they do not like to take the tonsils out before the age of 3 so he worked with what he could. He shaved the adenoids down and we will see how that goes.

He did great this morning. I got him out of bed at 6:45 and he just smiled and walked "sideways" to the bathroom, still trying to adjust that early. I got him dressed and he got into the car with me ready for some "cucumbers" (veggie tales soundtracks).

We got to the clinic and everyone was smiling at him b.c he had a huge grin on his face. He is our happy little boy. (A week ago one would not have thought that... our kids were WAY off. I was ready to pull my hair out. I believe the combination of me being gone at court so many days the week prior and just so many new faces in and out with family taking care of them and attending my uncle's wedding got them WAY OFF TRACK. They were very clingy and VERY annoying, disobedient, loud, you name it... they were acting it. I didn't know WHO they were! But alas, we are back on track and we have happy, balanced (whatever that looks like) children again... whew... nightmare is over!)

Anyhoo... He was playing in the waiting room and then when it was our turn to go back he took the nurses hand and walked away, "Bye Mom".

Such a difference. He used to cling to me and cry. I think seeing visits tapered off a few weeks ago his trust is already starting to root. What a big boy!

I went to wait in the consult room for them to call me. About 20 min later (if even) they called me back to see him. He was coming to when I was walking down the hall, HILARIOUS. The nurses were trying to keep him calmed down on the bed. He kept trying to get up, calling for me. The nurses saw me and told him I was there. I sat down and they slumped his little body into my arms where he laid his head on my chest and proceeded to let me know he wanted a drink and food.

HAHA, Daddy's boy... ALWAYS ready to eat!

After a cup (8 oz) of pedialyte, a cup of juice/water, a snack cup of sugar-free vanilla pudding, peanut butter crackers (6 pack), and a blueberry muffin he was ready for some action; slow action, but action all the same. Cracked me up!

We made a quick errand or two and then headed home. On the way home he informed me that it was time to eat AGAIN!

He had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a snack cup of applesauce and was good to go...to bed. :) There he still resides after 3 hours, snoozing away!

ch. ch. ch. changes

There have been LOTSA changes going on in the Wachsmann Home! We have been getting rid of all sorts of things and now that we know a little more on Moe's case (as in we just MAY get to keep him. The chances are now 75% in our favor as opposed to the 40% before.) we have had to bring in some more permanent arrangements.

We had 2 cribs when the boys were smaller but when Bear transitioned to a big full size bed and then Moe left we decided it was time to sell one of the cribs. Miley was still here at that time so we kept one for her. We stored it until Moe came home. We set it back up in their room and it has been his "nest" from that point on.

Time has finally come that Rooster needs a bigger crib (he was in a portable crib) and the boys need something shared-room friendly. We wanted to get them bunk beds (WOODEN with the slide) but the more we searched the more the prices seemed insane, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WOODEN ONES. Metal was not as expensive but that just didn't seem as "comfy", for lack of a better term. Attractive, maybe that's what it was. So we waited.

I have an uncle that does carpentry work so I figured I'd try my hand at drawing up some blue prints for the bunkbeds to be built. Plans were in the process... BUT he never had the time to build them. SO we just waited and decided we'd put it off to see how Moe's case turned out. If he was going home then there would be no reason for bunk beds immediately, at least until Roo got older.

Saturday morning, after the last day of trial on Friday, we set out to find some sort of twin beds or SOMETHING to get some kind of organization in their room. I had looked at Ikea but could not find anything that really stood out AND fit in a reasonable budget. You had to buy the frame THEN the mattresses. Gets pricey QUICK.

We looked online at Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, NOTHING that suited our price range AND style. We went to breakfast and talked it over. We decided we'd try the furniture consignment store here where we live. I had always seen it but have been in it, once, LONG ago.

We walk in an immediately I see IT! THE BUNKBEDS! The one with the slide and the canopy on top. THE wooden ones I have been eyeballing since we started pondering bunkbeds!

I make a bee line for the beds and see a bright pink slip that says "HOLD" on them. My heart sank. BUT we can look around for some twin beds. We started browsing and saw another set of beds that could work. This time there was a YELLOW sign that said "Layaway". HO HUM.

Maybe it was just not meant to be that we got them from here. We looked around some more and nothing worked for what we needed. As we were walking to leave we walked back by the beds just for one more look. I glance at that BIG PINK EYESORE of a 'HOLD' sign and read the words next to it that said "24 hours". Suddenly my 'pre-mommy-brain' kicked in and I searched frantically for the date when it got put on hold.

THERE THEY WERE ... GOLDEN NUMBERS 7/15. It was the 17th folks! That bad boy was coming home with us! I immediately spotted a sales clerk walking by and asked her about the sign and asked her if they wanted money for it NOW. She looked the sign over and said, "It's yours!"

OH, did I mention the other golden numbers on another little tag read: $399! Mattresses included! I know it may sound gross to some of you BUT the way I see it... LYSOL is amazing, they were in good condition AND, until we can get some new ones... they were INCLUDED!

We purchased them and set up delivery for today (Tuesday).

This is how the boys slept as we rearranged rooms for their beds to come. Not that they minded! haha BUT it is "illegal" for a "foster child" to share a bed with another child... SO NOT TO CROSS BORDERS, there is a divider between them. But, Bear needed to KNOW that Moe would not roll off, so he held on to him.

I still cannot believe how we came about getting them! It truly amazes me that God knows the desires of our hearts and if we wait on HIM, He will give us the perfect gift! Yes, even something so simple as bunkbeds.

I wanted to paint them white, but that would involve sanding and the like SO since the deliverers were so kind as to set them up for us I just left it alone for now. BUT in time... these babies will be painted white :). The hideous canopy will be coming off and I will be making a new one to replace it!

After they were done setting it up, I hit up walmart for their $3.00 twin sheets. I am going to have their room in light blue, red, white and dark blue (kind of a nautical feel) as for the brown... I am going to see what can be worked with. If all else fails, we will be painting light blue on the bottom.

Now to JoAnn's for some material to make their comforters and curtains. SO EXCITING!

Roo's room now has the full size guest bed back in it, as well as his BIG crib so all rooms are starting to finally come together!

We painted the front room (all but one BIG wall the piano is on). We are getting it all knocked out, one weekend at a time.

After all the painting is done we will move on to re-doing floors! One room at a time also. I know I will be so sad to see the exciting blue carpet leave our floors but, you know, there are other things that make me want to vomit, such as kitty litter, SO it will not be THAT hard of a loss.

Hurry, act fast, the offer is on the table

Due to the sensitive content in this post it is going to be posted on my other site. Thanks for reading along and praying with us through this journey!