REAL

Yesterday we spent a lot of the day reorganzing / redecorating Bella's room, which looked very empty after moving the girls' things out!  We moved in a bed for Eden, made it up, and hung up the new valances which I found with a whole crib set (Pottery Barn -I LOVE)from a thrift store for Bereket's crib and eventually can be used in a toddler bed as well!  We did some touching the paint up, since I decided I like the colorful room and it will still work with the valances.  Anyway, it is really neat to see Bella get so excited to set up Eden's new bed, put Eden's clothes in her dresser, and organize Bereket's clothes into his dresser! 

Last night Bella was in bed, settling down for the night and I was giving her kisses and then she says, "Mommy, I wish Eden and Bereket were here!"  WOW, my sentiments exactly!!  The thing is, this is coming from my three year old, who I feel will be impacted the MOST out of all of my kids!!  Yet, even when I have my concerns about how she will adjust, she blows me away with the things she says about Eden and Bereket and how much she understands!!  Then, I told her that soon Mommy and Daddy would fly on the airplane to get them and bring them home.  Then she said, "But last time you didn't bring them home!"  I told her that was true but this time we WOULD bring them home.  Then, she told me she didn't want to stay home while we went on the airplane again for a long time.  I asked her if she had a fun time with Grandpa Jeff while we were gone and she nodded her head, seeming satisfied for the moment.

Sweet dreams, sweet Bella-Boo!