The Journey in Progress

Well it's been quite a while since my last post. For a while things were slow in "placementland," which was a good thing I thought because more children were staying with parents or relatives. Then on March 10, I got a call for a 10 month old (really nine months) girl. After talking with my husband, we said yes! I am so glad we did! Her codename is "Babykakes." I will share more about her in follow-up posts, but I will say she is a pleasure to have around.

If you think that was the end of it, in June, we received another placement, actually two. It was a sibling placement of two boys. This case was slightly different and required a lot of our training to be utilized to get things in order. However, I'm happy to say that the "Brothers S" (2 and 3) are finally getting it together. I will also talk about them in future posts.

So you've been updated. Stay tuned for the adventure.....

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Random Thoughts

Well it's been a little while, but the journey still continues...

My husband and I looked into the possibility of adding an older child to the household. That may not pan out, but at least we tried...

No new placement calls since the last one. My understanding is that they're not removing as many, which is not a negative. That just means that we're not needed at this moment, but when they do, we'll be ready...

The country's in an uproar about the single woman in California who had octuplets. Everywhere I turn, there is an opinion (not a very nice one I might add) about her and the doctor's decision to implant (however many) embryos were implanted, without considering how many children she currently had, financial and mental status (yes, they went there too!). I will not be her judge; but I just hope that she can successfully take care of these children, for it's not going to be easy.

I watched a show on TLC yesterday with a woman with a husband and eight children (a singleton, quads and triplets) and while they were getting support from their family and maybe some friends, the task was daunting. Imagine... eight screaming infants and toddlers all needing your attention. Having to feed, clothe, stimulate, bathe, put to bed several times a day. Having to wash and dry clothes, bottle, bowls, spoons several times a day. Take to doctor's appointment, take shopping with you, stay up with when they can't sleep or are sick. The list of tasks can go on forever, and you haven't even taken care of YOU!!! Now imagine that with 14!!! I know people can come up with systems to make things work, and I hope she does. God Bless her. The world will be watching....

Well that's all for today, but I look forward to posting again soon!


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Our First Call!

Happy New Year!!

I know it's 15 days late, but it's still never too late.

Well we got a call today for a sibling group. Unfortunately, we had to turn it down because the group was too large for us at this time. However, this call has shown that no matter how much you prepare, you can never be totally prepared enough for each situation you may be called for.

In a previous post, I outlined the process my husband and I would take when a call comes in so we could make a decision on the spot based on our criteria. That didn't work for this call. After talking with my worker about the case, I felt that it was important for me to discuss this situation with my husband. It was really important for us to be on the same page prior to accepting the placement. Right now I am imagining his reaction had I accepted the placement and he arrives home to a house full of children...he turns the keys, walks in and says "Hello." He looks at the children. The children look at him. He looks at me, then he gives me the blank stare that says "What the.....(you fill in the blank) Funny!!!

Well I decided that we can keep our criteria, but determine how we choose our placements on a case by case basis. In the meantime...we'll await our next call.

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