Child Proofing Your Home vs. Home Proofing Your Child

Michael and I were laying in bed last night talking about installing plug covers and cupboard protectors to child proof our home.

Then I had this funny thought, "What if we Home Proof our Child instead of Child Proof our Home?"

I had a funny image in my mind of a little person wearing a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and oven mits. That was funny!

This is the closest thing I could find to it.

(For the wobbly walker.)

We had our home study today and it went well. I think we will be approved to adopt in a week or two. This was record time! Two and a half months!

Christopher, Elisabeth, Emma and Makayla Wozniak

Elisabeth is one of my dearest friends. We got to stay with them for a few weeks when Michael was working in Sarasota. She was the best person I could have been with at that time because that was when I found out that the NYC treatment had failed. She was everything a friend should be to help me get through it. I also very much enjoyed spending time with her little girls.

Christopher chose a fabric with stars. He sent a lullaby that his mom used to sing to him and he now sings to Emma and Makayla. The girls call it "Daddy's Lullaby" The first line is, "The stars are out, the moon is up."


Elisabeth chose a Winnie the Pooh fabric because she fell in love with the characters and simplicity of the story when she began buying things for her babies. She sent a sweet quote by Christopher Robin.


Emma sent a scrap with lions on it because she has a lion blankie that was passed down to her from her mom (it was originally a gift to Elisabeth from her great uncle).


Kayla's Grammie recently found a blanket that had belonged to Elisabeth when she was a little girl and she gave it to Kayla. Kayla was instantly attached to it and she sent a square that looks just like the material from her special blankie.

The Home Study is Scheduled!

Our case worker is going to do a walk-through of our home next week to determine that there is adequate space for a child and that they will be safe here. So, I have to do some child proofing. I've already done the plug covers and put the medicines and cleaners up high. I still have to buy a fire extinguisher and put on my little cabinet guards. And of course clean, clean, clean!

James, Jane and Nico Yap

Jane is another friend from our website. She sent her square in the mail with a sweet note. The quilt square they chose comes from the bedding that baby Nico's great grandmother made for him.

Shelley, Jerry, Davis and Jessa Gray

Shelley is another friend from our website. She has been wonderful in helping me to manage it and all even with her twins arriving. They are getting so big now!

Frank and Teri Remsen

Teri is another friend from the website who is pregnant with her first little one as well. Frank and Teri got a package of quarter flats for the quilt. This will be good for me to tie everything together in the quilt.

Thanks guys!

Justin and Lynn LeVaughn

I had lunch with my friends from the infertility chat website that Michael and I created. Some of them brought squares to the lunch. This square is from my friend Lynn. She and her husband visited us in NYC the last day we were there. She was there for a quick procedure. She is now pregnant with her first little one through treatment in NY. I can't wait for our future play dates!