Today was....amazing! I woke up anxious, nervous and with butterflies in my stomach. So many things going through my mind. What if they don't like us? What if we aren't what they expect? What if we can't keep them happy during the visit? How will it be to visit with these children with a social worker, an adoption worker and their foster mom there? What what what...... the questions racing through my mind on the 1.5 hour drive there never seemed to stop.
Thank goodness for the calmness of M, and the beautiful sunrise on the drive. Ok....and maybe the crochet dishcloth for keeping my hands occupied while I made it.
The very first thing we saw when we opened the door to the foster mom "C"s house was "Star R". He was holding his welcome book from us. Pointing to a picture of M and I saying "you're here" "you came, you came"! He was so excited and so happy! Next "Star J" came bounding around the corner to see us. They were so impressed that we were the people in their books. We sat with them on the couch as they shared with us the books, and the pictures. What a neat experience to see ourselves through their eyes. While at their house we got to color with them, play dolls and dinosaurs, read books, and ask about all their favorite things. Then the workers and us took the kids out for lunch. Would you believe they already wanted to hold our hands and be right beside us! (We were told not to expect them to want any contact...but they did!) "Star R" told us about Pokemon and Bakugon (sp?) and "Star J" told us about Dora. "Star J" had the funniest eating habits sitting across from M...lol. She would take a bite...then make smilie faces at him. It was rather adorable.
Both kids were so full of smiles! When we were leaving "Star R" asked "will you stay for supper with us?" Oh, how we wanted to. We told him we couldn't tonite but would love to visit him on tuesday. So "Star R" asked if we would have supper with them tuesday instead. lol. (I think they actually liked us!) When we walked them out to their social workers car....it was really hard to say goodbye. (Good thing tuesday isn't too far away.) As we each buckled in a star, and gave them high-5's "Star J" asked M for a "huggie". How cute it that!
We really could never have dreamed or hoped that our first visit with them would have been so phenomenal! It really could not have gone any better.
So, the next step....is 3 more visit just M and I going to their house. Then one visit with "Star A" going with us to meet them.....then the visit move HERE! It sounds like if the visits keep up like this...they could be living with us by the end of February! We would have brought them home today if we could have. But...placement protocol as it is....we have to be a tiny bit patient.
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