We're still here!

Things are still a bit rough here, but we're keeping our heads above water. Aezy, the 4 year old boy is quite troubled. He has alot of self-harming behaviors and is somewhat aggressive to us as well. He has been ordered for a psychological evaluation and is also moving into an intensivist home in the next week or so. We're hoping that he can be medicated, stabilized and transitioned back fairly quickly(6-8 weeks). If not, he'll probably end up staying in a one on one environment. As much as this breaks my heart, it's his only chance for recovery from the trauma he's endured. It's more important that he gets what he needs and is able to develop into a typically functioning child.

We have 15 hours a week with a behavior therapist in our home along with some other support services. My mom has cooked for us a couple of times and Darren's co workers are providing dinner once a week. It's crazy how much that helps!! Our family and friends have been great to us and as I said before, We're at least keeping our heads above water. We are plan on getting back to church this weekend, I really need to be there. We all do.

I highly suspect that Dailon will act out some when Aezy leaves, but he'll be okay too. It's amazing how much we already loves these three little people.

Ayla has been struggling some too. It's hard for her to see all of the behaviors from the boys, not to mention the amount of time we have to spend redirecting and giving consequences to them. It's been very helpful to spend one on one time with her when we can. She's also greatly benefited from spending time with my parents and other friends/family to get a little break from the chaos that is our home. All of that said, everyone IS okay. We are all adjusting and in time will be just fine.

Please continue to pray, not only for us but for these amazing little people in our home as well. As we all know, God is good and He is looking out for us all.