My parents were kind enough to take us in when we arrived in Indiana to begin looking for a home (Dwayne didn't come permanently until 6 weeks later). This might not seem like a big sacrifice, but the whole time we were there, they were trying to sell their house (and still are), so they/I had to deal with cleaning up after 3 little boys whenever there was a showing. Fortunately there really weren't that many, but I think it was always living in anticipation of one that got a little stressful. The boys were great considering all of the transitions they'd been through. Here they are dressing up as some sort of superheroes.


One of my survival mechanisms was PBS Kids. The concept of continuous TV was new to my boys, and once they realized that the shows just kept coming (we only had DVDs and videotapes in CA), they got pretty hooked--which was easy to do with a tired mother of a newborn who was happy to have them sitting in one place instead of potentially messing up a "showing-ready" house. We didn't let it get too out of hand, but they got really excited when a family friend gave us VIP passes to a special breakfast before "PBS Kids in the Park," an annual event in downtown Indianapolis. They even got their pictures with Super Why and Wonder Red. We've enjoyed lots of activities and games on the website since.