So at this morning's dermatological appointment for the lovely Malka (who had a FANTABULOUS time with Jen, Cait and Natalie, and also got to meet the ever lovely MsBri - will write more on those fun meetings later) they decided to do a skin biopsy on her back, as they DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG … Continue reading Biopsy…

I KNOW i'm WAY lame in my updating. And I'm sorry oh blogosphere. My hit counter has never been so low, and here I am on the PRECIPICE of 100,000 hits! (zoink, zowie and all of that)! SEE, lookie there! WOW.And I thank you for reading, I really do. And because you've been reading, or … Continue reading Birth mom visits, Tinea, playdates and more!

I KNOW i'm WAY lame in my updating. And I'm sorry oh blogosphere. My hit counter has never been so low, and here I am on the PRECIPICE of 100,000 hits! (zoink, zowie and all of that)! SEE, lookie there! WOW.And I thank you for reading, I really do. And because you've been reading, or … Continue reading Birth mom visits, Tinea, playdates and more!

At long last - the interview questions - SORRY it took so dang long, folks - there's a lot going on at the house of Hydrangeas. Good, fun, hard and tough times, but all so good in the end. I owe updates on the awesome meeting with "birth mama V" and about all of this … Continue reading Questions, everyone has questions!

At long last - the interview questions - SORRY it took so dang long, folks - there's a lot going on at the house of Hydrangeas. Good, fun, hard and tough times, but all so good in the end. I owe updates on the awesome meeting with "birth mama V" and about all of this … Continue reading Questions, everyone has questions!

So Narda, Malka and I had a great meeting with Malka's birth mother today, and I'll write more about that later...But we came home, and as I'm un-hooking Malka from the stroller, Narda screams from the bedroom, "great, there's feces on our bedroom floor." I go in to investigate, as the chief litter box scooper, … Continue reading It was HUGE!

In honor of , Blogging for LGBT Families, Malka rolled over from tummy to back this am - BY HERSELF.Narda was holding her on the sofa, and I sat down at the table to eat my grits that I made for breakfast (YUM), and I open the magazine sitting on the table, and Narda says: … Continue reading Roly Poly Malka

In honor of , Blogging for LGBT Families, Malka rolled over from tummy to back this am - BY HERSELF.Narda was holding her on the sofa, and I sat down at the table to eat my grits that I made for breakfast (YUM), and I open the magazine sitting on the table, and Narda says: … Continue reading Roly Poly Malka

Malka's vist to the allergist this am showed that she is NOT allergic to ANYTHING! Now granted, the allergist said that skin tests can be false. We need to bring her back in 6 months to follow up with blood tests, but for now, the kitties can stay! (I'm crying with relief!)We were also told … Continue reading The cats can stay!

Malka's vist to the allergist this am showed that she is NOT allergic to ANYTHING! Now granted, the allergist said that skin tests can be false. We need to bring her back in 6 months to follow up with blood tests, but for now, the kitties can stay! (I'm crying with relief!)We were also told … Continue reading The cats can stay!