On Friday night, we were blessed with the placement of a 4-month-old baby boy for foster care. He was brought as a temporary placement for a few days that has now been extended for a number of months.
As much as it breaks my heart, we cannot keep him and requested that he be moved to another foster home. As a 2-parent working family, we are just not equipped to have another infant in our home.
It took a few days to find the baby another foster home – we are the ONLY foster home in our area that is licensed for infants! Would YOU consider opening your home to children???
NEW FOSTER BABY Friday night was date night! We had child care arranged and were looking forward to a nice dinner together. Something Foster Dad and I rarely get to do having 3- and 1-year-old boys. I also had a very busy weekend planned. But when you are a foster home – your plans (and sometimes your entire life) can change with 1 phone call!
A 4-month-old baby boy needed a place to stay! I just couldn’t say “NO”! He has been a challenge: the wailing the first night in unfamiliar surroundings is the absolute worst. However, he is now adjusting well (since we began feeding him with a Dr. Brown’s bottle) and giving us smiles and giggles! He will be moving to another foster home in a few days.
I HEART FACES On Saturday afternoon, I had the privilege (by winning) of attending the I Heart Faces Dream BIG photography workshop. (Foster Dad had to juggle 2 little ones – as Stinkpot spent the day with his cousins in Fort Worth) I learned how to actually use manual mode on my DSLR Canon Rebel XS. Thanks, Michelle!
If you follow this blog, you know that I like to participate in the I Heart Faces weekly challenges. This week’s challenge is orange. To make it fun – see the last 3 years of Stinkpot at the pumpkin patch.
SHUTTERFLY HOUSE PARTY On Sunday, I hosted a House Party sponsored by Shutterfly. Here’s my BEAUTIFUL niece, Jennifer, giving a BIG shout-out to Shutterfly for the FREE photobook!
HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS We had 26 entries in our Halloween costume contest and the winners (as chosen by Foster Dad) are…
GIVEAWAYS Keep posted this week as we will have spontaneous giveaways to our readers and Facebook fans!
You can win a free photo book by entering our Adoption Celebration giveaway! We have only 25 entries so far! Remember if you follow on Google, subscribe to our newsletter, are a fan on Facebook, – be sure and LEAVE A COMMENT (or 2) HERE to enter!!!
NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH!!! Here at Foster2Forever, we are celebrating theadoptionof our Stinkpot and future adoption of our Lil Bit through our state’s foster care system. You can join in the celebration in a number of ways. ADOPTION BLOG HOP For the entire month of November, you can join our Adoption Blog Hop with [...]
ADOPTION NEWS Last Tuesday, we went to court…again. All the paperwork had been signed and sent to the DA for the State. The birthmom was voluntarily relinquishing her parental rights. When I show up for court, something was amiss. There was NO parking. I walk into the courtroom 10 minutes early. It was PACKED. There [...]
ADOPTION NEWS!We are going to court tomorrow! Yeah! We are moving, albeit, slowly, toward adoption of our 1-year-old foster boy, Lil Bit. The birthmother has signed the paperwork for relinquishment of her parental rights. Everyone except her and the district attorney has signed the agreement for birthmother contact. [With advice from our attorney, we will [...]
Dr. Laura Schlessinger I cannot say that I am a fan of Dr. Laura. She really grates on my nerves with how rude and condescending she can be to her callers. I am not sad at all for her to end her talk show. (If you haven’t heard, she is quitting her show by not [...]
) and giving us smiles and giggles! He will be moving to another foster home in a few days.
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