So, after months of not posting I'm trying to get one done this morning in the midst of PARENTING. That's right. Tres and I are parents. At least temporarily. We don't know how long it will last for, but while it does we have our hands full!
Last Monday night we got a call from our Foster Agency saying there was a 3 year old boy and 3 month old girl who needed emergency placement. I was out when I got the call, Tres was not with me, and for some reason I said yes that we would take them! Call it a weak moment perhaps. At 10pm that night, the case worker brought the kiddos. They were exhausted, scared, sad, wanting to go home. Well, the 3 year old was anyway.
But I have to say with a week under our belts, we're doing great. The 3 year old, is very funny, very sweet, polite, and for the most part agreeable. He has his moments as all 3 year olds do, but for the most part he is nothing but a joy. And especially in the last couple of days because he and Tres have really connected. The kid will get up into his lap and ride around with him. Tres is mostly totally independent with him because he can do so much for himself. Totally potty trained and very independent. Pretty much the only thing he can't do is buckle himself in the car, but he can unbuckle himself! So they've been doing all sorts of things together lately.
Baby girl is very sweet and very easy going as well. Her biggest issue was that she was used to being held CONSTANTLY. I mean constantly. Even to sleep. I'm happy to report that in the last week I've retrained her pretty well. Of course she still gets held a lot, she is only 3 months old (don't want anyone to think she isn't getting held) but she is learning to be content in a bouncy seat and to be laid down before she is asleep and she is doing very well. She's sleeping most of the way through the night! Most nights she's gotten up around 3 or 3:30 to eat, but today she didn't wake up until 5:30! So that was exciting. Of course, 5:30 is right in the middle of Tres' morning routine, so it isn't ideal, but it's a step towards all night sleeping. Thankfully Ira has been here every morning to help with Tres. It makes a huge difference.
So we are doing great, we are loving being parents for however long this lasts. We'll know after this Friday what the outlook is so I'll try to update the blog again after that. I wish I could post pictures of the kids so you could all see how cute they are! But unfortunately we aren't allowed to show their faces on the internet, so I guess you all just will have to come and visit! :)
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