Well folks, we just found out that we are not supposed to post details about our specific foster children anywhere online. We are also not supposed to put pictures up for people to see, so I had to go ahead and remove everything from my Facebook page and this blog that says names or has pictures of our foster children. I'm a bit sad about that because some of our old blog posts would have been nice to keep to look back on, but I also understand the reasons behind why they ask us not to do it.
So, from now on, we can talk about foster care, but we just have to exclude names and specific details about the children. We want to give you an update on how things are going with our sweet girls and the most recent info we've been given about the case.
First, the girls are doing really well. They are growing and thriving and have just started eating 3 meals a day of solid food. Most of the time they love food but boy do they make a mess! They always want to put their hands in their mouths and then of course the food gets everywhere. I am working on teaching them to keep hands down, but I know that will take while since they are not even 7 months old yet.
We have recently been encouraged by some new information we've learned about the case. We are waiting to see if the girls' paternal grandmother wants to try and get custody of the girls or if she is open to letting us keep the girls as long as she gets to have a relationship with them. We are really praying that she will have a soft heart toward us and also be able to make loving decisions for her grandchildren. We would love for her to have a relationship with the twins because we realize that it is important for kids to identify with their biological families if at all possible. The fact that our caseworker is even bringing this conversation up to us and to the grandmother is a really good sign. We know that God is in control of everything that happens and we will just wait and see what happens.
The past few weeks, before hearing this encouraging news, have been really difficult for me. I have had a lot of anxiety about the girls possibly being moved to the grandmother's home. I have struggled to have peace and found myself waking up with a big knot of fear in my gut because I thought for sure that we'd be getting bad news any day. Now that we have been given some hopeful news, I feel like a weight has lifted off of me and I can once again fully enjoy each day with the girls.
We have come to love these little girls so much and can't imagine having to say goodbye. They are truly part of our family and will be for however long God sees fit to bless us with them.
