It's been quite a while since my last blog and a lot has happened so I'll start at the beginning. First, I'll reminisce about life with 3 kids. It was fun! Busy, tiring at times, but for the most part it went pretty well. When I look back now, things were kinda a blur, but I think everything went really well. Dropping Christopher off at his new family's house was really sad, mostly because Christopher was so upset. I swear he knew all along what was happening. From the moment we found out that we weren't going to be able to adopt him, he became really needy and wanted to be held a lot, and it just got worse once we started transitioning him to another family. I've surprisingly been able to hold it together though. I think Heavenly Father has been blessing me tremendously. I miss him, and think about him often. What makes me so sad, is that he had such a hard time once he went to live with the new family that they had to move him and his brother to yet another home. I've written letters and made phone calls to practically everyone at the foster care office to try and get Chris back with us, but they insist on keeping the brothers together. The foster care system is so difficult, all about policy and procedure and not what is best for the child. But I feel I've done what I can, and hopefully we made a positive difference to Christopher. Dustin had a few rough days after Christopher left, but he seems to have adjusted pretty well. He loves our new foster baby, Liz just as much as he loved Christopher. He gives her kisses frequently, and likes to help me burp her. She is the best baby I have ever seen. She hardly ever fusses, she sleeps through the night, and she lays on the floor and coos and smiles
all day long. It's wonderful. The most recent event was the morning we woke up to find everything covered in snow!!! We bundled the kids up and took them to the park and Dustin had a ball!! He was throwing snowballs and catching snowflakes on his tongue. So cute. This is just a fun little father son moment I posted below.
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LOVE the snow pics Jen! That was fun, wasn't it? I hope it snows more and more...I loved being snowed in on Sunday...a fire in the fireplace, hot cocoa on the stove and no place to go! It was perfect!
How fun! I'm so sad that I missed the snow. I would have played in it ALL day on my birthday!! I'm sorry that the Christopher thing was rough, but I'm so happy for you and your family and the blessings that have come. Miss you tons.
It's January 28th, and it is snowing! Yes! That will be a day to be remembered. I begged Derek about the ski trip. I think it's a negative. But, I did try!
I miss Christopher too! He was such a good little baby! It's not right what they're doing to that kid! Anyway, that video with Dustin is really cute. I think David and I are going to come home the end of February. I think David's parents are going to come visit the middle of the month. So...I think the next week we will come home and see everyone :)
That is so sad about Christopher. I don't know how you and your family got through it. But what a cute baby girl! So what's it like to have another girl in the house? I have to tell you that video clip made me grin. I think my favorite sound in the world is the sound of the kids laughing when they are playing with their dad.
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