She is still here

Miss J is still with us. She is adjusting well and seems to be fitting in pretty nicely. Still lots of ups and downs but pretty darn good for a kid that has been through so much in three short years of life. Oliver likes her and they are learning how to get along. The play together endlessly and seem to be fighting less each day. I have been working hard today on getting her doctor, dentist and speech appointments. All things that should have been done in the 5 months she has been in foster care. Very sad that it didn't happen that way but I won't let grass grow under her feet any longer! Matson is a free man. He saw the craniofacial doctor on the 30th of March and looks wonderful. He has 8 more weeks of physical therapy and then hopefully we can move on to bigger and better stuff. He will be 10 months old tomorrow. So hard to believe!!! Oliver has his 4th birthday coming up. We were at my mom's last weekend so we did a little early celebrating with them. He got a Thomas cake and two floor puzzles. Oh how he loves puzzles. Not sure what I am doing for his birthday. Maybe I should work on it. Brynn is learning the not so wonderful realities of being an adult and living on your own. Work, work and school.....But, overall she seems happier. She has started stopping by more to see her brothers and I enjoy it too. Stephanie is counting down the days in the semester and really working hard on her grades this semester. Hard to believe she will be a senior in the fall.....She has also been working more than she would like but knows to take it and run. Michelle is working and working more. And, sadly it sounds like she may be leaving the sunshine state in August to follow her boyfriend to Brooklyn, NY where he is going to be doing his residency in orthopaedics. I hate to think about it but so want her to experience all this world has to offer. Love my kids more than I think they really know!