Foster Care Update

It is quite possible that we may get to watch those little feet learn take off on their own.

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The baby.....when she came she was not able to sit up and had no attachment. She is now at the cruising stage and is firmly attached. She is babbling and interacting great.
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She loves to do a little dance when you sing to her and she doesn't mind at all if you really can't sing at all.
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She was fussy a day last week and I thought that she was getting sick. Instead she was getting two new teeth, she now has 6. With those teeth she loves to eat. She loves Mexican food (specifically San Jose).
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I consider her to be on target emotionally and developmentally.
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Kiwi......she has been a harder nut to crack. No attachment and a very flat effect. We were seriously concerned about the flat effect and then all of a sudden last week she started to open up. She has become more animated and is interacting better.
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I have some concerns developmentally. I do not think that her language is progressing like it should. We have requested an evaluation by Babynet to see if she qualifies for early intervention services.
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She plays well with Larissa and tries her best to keep up with her. Larissa does talk to Kiwi quite a lot, her selective mutism does not exist inside of our home.
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She no longer fears the dog or cat! No more screaming every time a pet comes into her eyesight.
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Because of her language delays she quite frequently expresses herself with a piercing cry. We have been trying to break her of that habit and encourage her to communicate. She is pointing more frequently.
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I consider her to be progressing with attachment and possibly exhibiting developmental delays.
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When will they go home? MAYBE March. Mom and dad are battling over the kids right now. In March there is a trial scheduled. However, this is foster care and that could change.....several times.
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We are actually in a precarious place right now. In our state, as a foster parent you are only allowed to have 5 children under the age of 18 in your home. When Joselin came home that put us at 6 children. We have requested that the children stay in our home because moving them would be harmful to them. We don't know that status of that request. As of now there seems to be no movement to move them. But, once again, this is foster care, it could change tomorrow. It has taken Kiwi so long to settle in here, a move before going home would be detrimental for her.
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Sometimes, no news is good news. Things change so quickly in foster care and you have to learn to bend with it or it will tear you up. OK, it tears you up anyways. Sometimes they really do not do what is in the best interest of the child and knowing that doesn't make it any easier.
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I have posted a picture of Larissa. She wanted to share with you her new hairstyle with beads. We don't do beads too often but she loves the sound they make when she shakes her head.

Doesn't she look so pleased? With this child and her brother, I KNOW without a doubt that they are in a much better place because of their adoption. Foster care really did rescue them.

On that positive note, I am off to do laundry. I wish everyone a joyful evening.