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Progress
The cast is gone! Started physical therapy yesterday. I think that it will be a slightly slower road than I originally thought. The sum total of my therapy yesterday consisted of forward and backward...
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Cuteness
Tonight, before the girls went to bed, all three of them came in to my room, crawling on their bellies, chanting, "Traveling like fishies, traveling like fishies."I assume Lily was behind the word choice.
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Sniff
Photo removed - email me and if I know you I'll send it.And yes, she picked out her back to school outfit :)She loves it, and wants to know when she gets to go on stage. Perhaps I can live my live...
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Funny Lucyisms
Lucy sounds like a hippie on hallucinogenic drugs lately. To wit:"We don't lick diapers.... Noooo""We don't eat wipes.""Hercules, sparklies, hercules" - while looking at a donut?"I eat you, Mama. I got...
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Quick updates
Well, hello there. Things are going well at Chez Psychic. Lily and Brooklyn are in preschool now - both are loving it. Halloween is afoot and a Madeline theme has been chosen, Lily is Madeline, Lucy is...
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Hmm...
Thought I should check in and let you know that we are all, in fact, still alive. Here are some drive by updates on my girlies:Lily - Will be FOUR in March - how f'ing crazy is that? I am continually...
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Second crappiest foster parent moment ever?
Answering, "I am sorry honey, I don't know" to Brooklyn asking SIX times "Where she at?" as we waited outside her mom's apartment for the visit she missed.No one has heard from her since before our...
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For those who are still interested....
First of all, happy birthday to my sweet Lucy. Breakfast cake was enjoyed with Gusto at Chez Psychic.Brooklyn is obviously still with us. After making lots of progress, including getting a job, and a...
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In case any of you don't follow fosterhood
Go show Rebecca some love. Her FD, Jacket, is about to go home permanently with basically no transition. http://fosterhood.tumblr.com/
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Will we adopt her?
The short answer is Yes.The long answer is Yes, but I feel a little guilty about it. Here's the thing, Brooklyn has been with us for 18 months so far. When she came to our house she was mostly...
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Welcome to BB
Yeah, I know this blog name is close to BeBe, who was our second placement but I'm not feeling that original now and we actually call him B.B. IRL as a nickname for his real name.Here's the scoop.Just...
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Brooklyn is officially staying (well almost)
Yesterday was Brooklyn's review hearing. The county went for P.C.C. and it was granted. Pending a 30 day appeal process, her case will be transferred to adoptions.Court was so bizarre. On the one hand...
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Fastracked
So with regard to Brooklyn, my mixed feelings have more to do with the loss I know she and her mom feel rather than mixed feelings about whether or not the outcome was the best / right one. I...
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Mr. BB
BB is now army crawling - happened sometime last week (I was away on a business trip). He is also still very personable.Ironically enough, BB's mom is in the same treatment home as Brooklyn's mom was....
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Twice in one month? Wha? Wha?
You know, I used to think that once you had three kids, more kids wouldn't matter. I'm not totally sure that's still true. What I do know is that for us, the transition from 2 to 3 was MILES easier...
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He waves!
B.B. waved for the first time today - at my coworker Alison. PB dropped by with the baby so he could sign the last bit of paperwork for Brooklyn's adoption, which is slated for National Adoption Day...
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You know that this means?!?!?
Photo removed. Contact me if I know you :) Introducing Brooklyn :)
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Tap, tap... hello?
So, yeah. It's been quite some time, huh? Before I get into anything else a quick update. Lily is FIVE years old. Isn't that completely insane? I feel like I'm missing everything - I am definitely...
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Popping back in to type a sentence I never thought I would write
There is very high likelihood that tomorrow I will be a mother of five. For the love of all that is holy.
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And then there were five :)
So, Friday @ 12:30 I picked up BB's little brother from the hospital. He was 7lbs, 1 oz at birth and we should have a current weight after his first ped appointment today. He is a cutie. He doesn't...
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Five updates
Baby K is up to 7.5 lbs as of his appointment yesterday. The doctor said he looked to be healthy and happy which is good news, of course. He is so tiny - I know my kids were that small (Lily was way...
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So, having five kids has been tough but I think we are over the hump now. Little man sleeps through the night most days, which is a big help. The first three months are kind of a blur at this point,...
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Fin!
So, it's done. Our foster / adoption journey is officially finished with these two wonderful additions to our family. Introducing my sons:And a more recent picture of littlest man:
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A name change may be in order
So, it turns out I am definitely, in no way psychic.Here are words I never thought I'd type or say:I'm pregnant.Yes, you read that correctly. 33 weeks to be exact. Due in early September. At 38.And the...
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