When it comes to foster families, we lucked out
Today, we had The Kid's foster family over for lunch. It was the first time since she was placed in our house that they've seen her and the afternoon went well. The girls played until they were all tired and Barney has been asleep since the minute they left, which is the definition of a great visit to me. We've heard several stories of foster families and adoptive families who didn't get along, so I consider my little family blessed that we never had those conflicts. In fact, they have been very helpful as we transition from being DINKs (dual income, no kids) to having a bubbly 10 month old. The foster mom helped Gladys learn how to change diapers, showed us how to give The Kid a bath and let us feed her a few times at their home before we brought her to ours, giving us a chance to get use to the process in a place The Kid was comfortable. For our first overnight visit, the foster mom gave us a handwritten note, detailing The Kid's night-time and breakfast...