Foster Babies- Round 2

We decided to take a break from getting kiddos for about a month. S had some travel planned, and we needed to reconnect and regroup.

We also decided maybe we jumped a little too deep with 2 kiddos at the same time. When we "opened" our home again, we decided to ask for 1 child under the age of 18 months.

After 3 weeks of waiting, we had a baby girl placed with us in early November.

During the 3 week wait, we got several calls for children needing homes. Some were older (like 2-5), and several were sibling groups of 2-4. It was absolutely heartbreaking to have to say no. I cried every single time. I wanted those babies to have a safe, loving home, Ultimately, I had to recognize our limitations. It isn't fair to the children to bring them to our home, and not be able to be the stable, boundary setting parent they need.

So we waited for what seemed like forever to get a child that matched our abilities.

We finally got The Call on a Monday in November.

She is a great baby. Easy going, happy, well fed, well loved.

We have so much empathy for her mom. It is a hard, sad situation. (I can't and wouldn't share details. Not my story to tell.)

We don't know what will happen with her case. For now, we love her, snuggle her, and kiss her face one day at a time.