Imani-Rose will be her new middle name

I will be adopting my baby girl that I have had since she was 3 months old she is now 21 months... Adoption should happen in November

I have had it.

I am so through with my agency. They want to play GOD. I am not having it

Wow

So 3 weeks have gone by. The baby is so sweet and she is progressing so much. I am amazed. I love her dearly. My case worker called herself playing the devils advocate and asked if I would be changing the babies name if I was to keep her. I don't think so as all the names I have picked out are African American names. I will see.

Two weeks

Wow, 2 more days and I will have had the baby for 2 weeks. I am amazed at how much it has changed my life. She is beautiful. She is a good baby. She does not sleep through the night but she goes right back to sleep. She has already had a couple of firsts. She rolled over 3 times in one day. She has yet to do it again that I know of but she did it 3 times. The little toy that you put on the car seat that makes noise and moves. She actually reached out and touched it and was playing with it. She also is doing much better with tummy time. She loves the swing, loves the little chair that I got that is similiar to the bumbo and has toys around it for her to play with.

The time I used to spend on the internet reading others blogs and searching the available for adoption listings and dreaming of having a child are gone. It is not often that I get to read the blogs of others as I spend my time with the baby or running to bed behind her to get a couple of hours of sleep while she sleeps. She is good about not dirtying laundry but I still have the never ending laundry pile. Just when I think I aught up there is a ton more clothes to wash. Oh well. Such is the life. I would love to be like some other bloggers and have a house full of kids. I would also love to have the ability not to have to work. That is not possible. I like to dress them so cute and spend so much money on them.

She had her first visit on Monday and she has been a bit of a pill since then. She has been un consolable and will cry no matter what. I will talk to her attorney today and will call the worker to share with her as it has been 2 nights that this happend. She was like this the first night I had her but she would sleep on me. This went on for an hour and then when she fell asleep she did not want to be put down. She grabed my chest tightly so that I could not put her down. She is only 3.5 months so I am hoping that this is not due to the visits. I will have to see what happens after the next visit whenever that happens to be. I guess time will tell. I go to court tomorrow and we will see what happens then.

Gotta go she is fussing and need to get her.

New placement 2-22

Yes, I got a call for a baby girl. She is 3 months old. I don't know much and she has not been given a worker as of yet. I am hoping early Monday she will. She was receently in the hospital and I would like to know where and why. I have not had any luck finding that this weekend. The weekend overnight worker did not know anything. She is a good baby she slept all night last night. She doesn't like to eat though. She eats a little at a time. Trying to get her to eat more has proved to be challenging.

He's gone

Wow. It was only a short period. I busted my but and got him things he needed and everything in order.
I got a doctor's appointment even though he just had a physial with his primary care who happend to be the one that I was going to use for my kids.
I got his shot record which was up to date.
I also got a copy of the previous physical.
I got a copy of his birth certificate.
I switched his school information to my name.
I got him in daycare.
I put in the request to change his transportation pickup point.
I got him a couple of outfits and undergarments.
I called the worker to tell her to put in the daycare.

She told me that she was on her way to get him as she is going to move him to his grandma. I am happy that she was able to move him to family but she could have given me some warning.

Placement.

I got my first placement. I wanted girls and preferred African American. I got neither. I got a 4 year old boy. He is the sweetest thing. He was quiet and calm then when the worker left he went crazy. I got him to calm down by asking if he wanted McDonald's. Not very healthy but it worked. I had to pick up some stuff for him. He fell asleep on the couch and when I went to move him to the bed woke up and started crying "I will be good I will be good, I promise. I want to go home." Very sad. I had to lay with him to go to sleep but he has been down for a bit and no sound from the room. Tomorrow I will spend my day running to get everything set for him to stay at the program he is at as the worker thinks this would be safe for him and getting info from the doctor. She is the primary care I was going to use anyways so this will be nice. I need to get a daycare and wait for the emergency evaluation that should come tomorrow. Wow. Excited and don't want to go crazy with the clothes as may go to family if there is any. He had an accident at the office and they gave him a 2t outfit to wear. with a 7-8 shirt. This was weird. He is small but still fits a 4t. Well thought I would share as was so impatient waiting for the call.