January...It seems like everyone chooses a new beginning because its the start of a new year. I don't think it makes a difference WHAT month it is...every day is the chance for a new beginning. With that said...
Catching up with life. We haven't had a call since Baby Doodles first call for preventive respite back in January of 2016. If you remember, she came and left for a few months before she actually was placed in care. After my surgery in June of 2016 she was placed with a pre-adoptive family (The Smith's) and she is thriving. I see her quite often and I am completely smitten when we are together. She has come so far. She is walking and babbling and always puts her hand out and says "hi" when I see her. She makes my heart so happy. I also am able to love on another foster mama's foster baby once a week. He is a preemie who was born 2 months early but is 5 months old now and doing well. He is starting to make great eye contact and coo and he just me. These babies fill my heart while we wait for out next placement. We are considering changing our certification from our current county to a county an hour away. It's a much bigger city and they have a need for baby geared homes. With our experience with medically fragile babies the adoption worker from that county said she thinks we'd be an asset to them but the only thing that may hinder our switch is the drive. I put in a call to the home finders in that city and will wait for a call back. I know that Christmas (2016) week they had 2 newborns that they had a very hard time placing :/ (My friend who is with the agency we used to be with is now fostering one of those babies)
Anyway, Sprout turned 6 a few days before Christmas and is THE MOST amazing boy EVER!! He's thriving in kindergarten and making friends. Watching him learn to read and write is just amazing and he is so much fun to be with. My older kids are LOVING every stage with him. They adored him as a toddler and now they take him out with their friends and he is just such a social kid. Just when I feel like it can't get much better than this...it does :) There's not a day that goes by that we are not SO THANKFUL for the opportunity to parent him. And just so you know...he's asking for a brother!
