Making a difference...One Starfish at a time

Our family started fostering back in 2005. We have been blessed to love on many babies. There has been many twists and turns throughout our journey and in December of 2010 we were called for placement of a newborn baby boy. His biological mother worked a case plan for 18 months and after 23 months she surrendered her rights and we adopted 'Sprout' in December of 2012. Our faith has been tried and tested and we are still certain that God is faithful!

August 13, 2014

Calm, quiet, sick...

Smiley left and Spicy girl came for respite for 10 days.  Such a sweet baby girl.  My friend has been fostering her for the past 7 weeks and no one knows this but it's a pretty high profile case in this area.  Spicy girl is 9 months old and SO independent.  She is VERY tiny and LOVES to chatter.  She adjusted well to the chaos in our very busy home and definitely bonded with Sprout.  My friend came to get her on Sunday and it was sad to see her go.  I get her again next weekend for the night and we are all looking forward to having her back even if it's only for a day.  Little Train's foster mom contacted me this week to ask if I's take him for respite at the end of the month.  I told her that as long as the agency says yes, of course we'd LOVE to have him here. 

It's not easy being babyless.  I am constantly thinking I left someone upstairs or outside and it's only my imagination.  Sprout is potty trained (yeaaah) and so when I leave the house I'm always rethinking the diaper bag...do I need it or not?!
I've been cleaning and reorganizing my baby items and trying to purge the things I don't need.  I've also been sick since Spicy girl left.  So I'm kind of happy I haven't been called for another baby...not that I would say no...  :)

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