Robin's Nest - Homeschool Blogger

Birthday Party and Ugh!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:01:00 -0500

Logan's birthday party went well. They were predicting rain, so we did not do the water guns and balloons. He had a car's theme to his party, so we got some little ceramic cars and he kids got to paint them. It seemed to go over really well. Logan had a great time.
The Ugh! is that it is been 2 months with no new foster kids. At the end of August, I checked with our caseworker, and everything was fine, there just had not been any calls for the age we are open for. I called again today. I did not want to be a pain, but I wanted to make sure that there was nothing on our side holding up a placement. Our caseworker checked, and our family was listed as "on hold." - that means they were not calling us! He is supposed to get that changed ASAP. I hope we do get a call soon. Not that I want kids to get removed from their homes, but I want to be able to provide a good home to a child that needs it.

Birthday party!

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:40:00 -0500

Logan will be turning 4 soon. We're having his party this weekend. It's not on his actual birthday, but the weekend is better, of course. It's supposed to be nice this weekend, so we are thinking about having it outside and letting the kids have a water gun and water balloon fight. I think that would be fun.

Remodeling

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:19:00 -0500

Our house needed some work when we bought it. That's why we were able to afford it. So far we have remodeled one room. But, it was a room we were not using at the time anyway, so it was not a big deal. Now, we have begun the process of remodeling the master bedroom, master bath, and closet. Part of the project involves moving the wall between the dining room and our bedroom. The dining room is painfully narrow and we can't even pull the table away from the wall, which obviously limits seating capacity. So, we are moving the wall a few feet so the dining room is more usable for us. So, right now, the dining room, the master bedroom, master bathroom and the closet are all off-limits to kids because of the construction. The kids are eating at the little kid table in the kitchen, and hubby and I eat wherever we can. Also, this affects the foster children we can take. With the pregnancy, I am not supposed to lift over 20 pounds. I don't want to risk getting another baby like Junior - he was almost 30 pounds! And, because we have less bedrooms available, the only place a foster child can go is to share a room with Star. So, we are limiting who we can take for foster children to 1 girl, age 18 months to 3 years. It is a possibility that it could take longer to get a foster child since we are being very specific, but that is all we are able to handle right now with our circumstances.

Sat, 3 Apr 2010 14:43:00 -0500

Back to 3 children

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:11:00 -0500

Junior went to a relative yesterday. CPS told me from the start that his plan was to go to a family member, as soon as they got the homestudy done. Homestudies typically take 30 days. He was here 3 months. Yeah, a few people dropped the ball along the way. We are sad to see him go. He was such a happy baby, and he made a lot of progress while he was here. When he came at 8 months, he could roll around on the floor and sit if you propped him up. When he left at 11 months, he could crawl, babble, make actions for a reaction, pull up to his knees, and get himself into and out of a stable sitting position.

Quote

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0500

"Stability, stability, stability. They don't have it on the inside so they crave it on the outside."
Quote from Katie Bettendorf on blog post October 30, 2007 Read the Bettendorf's blog here. (Note: I don't agree with all their opinions, but she does give food for thought. )
This made me think of Logan. He seems to need more reassurance and more advance notice of any change or deviation from routine.

We're still here

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:45:00 -0500

We're still here - just busy :)
Junior is still with us. He's a very happy baby. He has the cutest giggle. He's doing well. He's got some delays, so he will be starting Early Childhood Intervention soon.
We're not sure how long he will be here. He has some family who is interested in taking care of him, and they are working through the homestudy process. If they are approved, he will leave pretty soon probably. If they are not approved, I think Junior will be here for a while so his parents can work out what they need to. I hope to know something either way soon, maybe by the end of the month?
The other kids are doing well, too. Star is talking so much more now. DH said tonight it was a mixed blessing. We love to hear her expressing herself, but it means she's growing up. :(

A new child!

Sat, 9 May 2009 14:36:00 -0500

We got an 8 month old boy on Monday, 5/4. He's doing well with us. He's generally a happy baby. He has the cutest smiles and giggles. He sleeps through the night, which is a blessing to us The goal is reunification with his parents, so we don't know how long we will have him. It might be a couple months; it might be more than a year.
Sorry it took me so long to update - when a child first comes it is really crazy with all the paperwork, getting clothes, bottles, caseworker visits, etc.

While I'm Waiting

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:33:00 -0500

I am getting discouraged waiting for the next child. I am trusting that God knows who and when. The child that needs our home must still be in his or her current home. That's hard to think about. All I can do it pray for the children in bad situations, and for God to prepare our family.
I am listening to the song "While I'm Waiting. You can listen to it on you tube.

A call

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:22:00 -0500

We got a call yesterday. A 6 year old girl with a medical problem. I did some research on the medical problem, and then tried to call my husband. He had accidentally turned his phone off, so it took me 45 minutes to an hour to be able to talk to him. When I called back, the girl had already been placed with someone. So, it was not meant to be. It gave us some motivation, though. We are re-doing one of the bedrooms. It was supposed to be done by February, but everything goes slower than anticipated. It has actually stalled for a while while other projects were tackled. But, this reminded up that we need that bedroom to be finished soon. It is now our top priority project for this weekend.