Saturday, July 31, 2010

it went great

We had a great visit with the boys today. They were wonderful! The foster mom and dad dropped the boys off at the park with us, they did not run to greet us but were happy to see us. They also had no problem saying goodbye to the foster parents, there was no crying or clinging. They ran to the playground and started playing. They climbed on the equipment, went down the slides and loved the encouragement and praise they received from both of us. We pushed them on the swings for what seemed like forever!lol They loved them. We sang songs, made music and had snack. We bought the boys trucks and they played with those for a long time. They found some sticks and they were all digging in the mud and playing with their trucks, and when i say all i mean all - brian enjoyed himself! We ate lunch and then broke out the crayons and paper. We were left with them at the park for 4 hours! I can't believe how well they did for all that time, we were able to keep them occupied and happy for most of the time. From what we were told they normally eat at 11:30 and all three take a nap after lunch. The youngest was definitely getting tired after lunch but luckily we only had about 30 to 45 minutes left after lunch. The caseworker was there at the beginning and at the end, unfortunately the only time any of them got upset was as soon as she pulled up, the youngest one started to cry when i went to change his diaper. Luckily he calmed down quickly and she understood that he was just tired. The visit went incredibly smooth, i couldn't believe how well the boys did at the park with us for four hours! I am encouraged by this.
The foster mom was incredibly rude and wanted nothing to do with us. She is having a hard time and i totally understand, however i also know that i would never act that way.....i have never acted that way. I know that when we had our lil' love bug, at one point they were looking at the grandma to take her. I was never rude to her and tried to be friendly even, i would never have acted the way the foster mom did today especially in front of our lil' love bug. She needs to get over herself and do what is best for the children. This is not about her and it is not about me and brian. These boys need a home to be their forever home and whatever home they go to, i know that it is God's will. For the sake of the children i hope she will realize this and grow up!
We will go to grand junction again next weekend. We plan on having another 4 hour visit with the boys at the mall on saturday and then we will decide when and where we will have a visit on sunday.

2 comments:

  1. so you get TWO 4-hour visits next weekend? that's awesome that it went so well. i'm sure the case worker knows his fits by now and knows how to read when he's tired compared to when he's truly upset about something. i love this post! :D LOVE IT!

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  2. do you think he started to cry AFTER he saw the case worker? or did he not realize she was there yet. just wondering if he's starting to connect the case worker with the visit ending.

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