Saturday, February 13, 2016

Worst Fears



It happened again. One of my worst fears came to pass. Jonathan was told that he doesn't have a job to go back to. This is terrible. We can't afford to make less money. Thankfully we know God has a plan even when we don't. We trust Him and that His plan is good. 

Tomorrow is a Valentine's Day race benefitting adoption. Last year I ran and they spectated. This year, both J and I are running but A is at a visit, so the stroller will be conspicuously missing.

We are so tired of these visits. 3 days a week he has visits because the court ordered one month of overnight visits back in December. Then the judge wasn't in the mood to hear us in January, so we had to maintain the status quo😩. Continued overnight visitation till next trial which is set for March 7. 

I read a CPS training about trauma, that stated children get traumatized by having multiple care-givers, or unfit care-givers, and that attachment problems happen when this type of trauma is experienced. That's exactly what we have been noticing. They are traumatizing and confusing our baby and they act like it doesn't matter. 

But

We are grateful for all the wonderful smiles and moments we share. He has been with us for 519 days5 hours19 minutes53 seconds and his little 17 month old voice is being heard. We are giving him a voice by fighting for him.