Getting Ready

We are getting ready to drive down to Florida to see my family for Thanksgiving. Fortunately, it feels like we are finally recovered from all the illnesses that crept upon us. To say the least, it was a whirlwind with the last placement. It was really hard because the baby stopped sleeping through the night and was depressed. It seemed like she had a close bond with her family. When I talked to them I found out she stayed home with her grandmother. Hence, daycare was not a fun experience for her. It did get better towards the end and she probably would have adjusted. It just goes to remind me how different every child is in how they deal with loss. These are great lessons for me as an adoptive parent because I am prepared for anything. With Kay, it was such an easy adjustment but I can’t expect that every time; this little girl reminded me of that. They moved her back home last week. I was happy she could be reunited with her family. I just hope they take better care of her and I pray no harm ever falls on her because of her mother’s neglectfulness. We are moving on and getting ready for the holidays. Our foster son will be with his dad and sister. Then he will be with us for two more weeks before his court case to go home. I really can’t believe he is going home for good. The case worker thinks that they will require him to stay until the school break. Of course, I wouldn’t mind! I also wouldn’t be surprised if they say he can go home December 7th. I will try to be prepared either way.

One month down!

We have been officially waiting for one month as of yesterday. I am excited that we are one month closer to our first child!! It went fast…especially with our new arrivals. Yes, I said arrivals. Last Sunday we agreed to take another foster child. She is two years old and is having quite the time adjusting. It is heart wrenching to watch a depressed toddler. I know we said no more but I hadn’t told them to stop calling. When they called they said they had an abandoned one year old girl. How could we say no? By the time she came to the house, they had found her family. I guess it was some sort of a mix up. Anyway the investigator said she would go home on Tuesday. We packed her up and said goodbye. That afternoon, he called to say she was staying, the judge did not grant her permission to go home. I was freaked out because I do not want to go through what we did with Kay. It seems like a very similar situation and they dragged her placement out to the point that it was difficult for everyone to say goodbye. For the time being she is here for bit. I really enjoy her, she is quiet and sweet. She is sick right now…probably from daycare (I don’t think she had gone to one before) and has gotten the hubby is sick. As you can see, I haven’t had much time to watch the clock tick away. Which is a good thing…I would make myself crazy!