So busy

Things have been so busy around here.  Our kids moved in on the 29th of January, and things have not calmed down since. 

We have a girl who is 8, and a boy who is 6.  They are with us with the intent to adopt, and parental rights are being terminated by May.  The "rule" is that we have to foster for at least 6 months before we could schedule the adoption hearing.  I was told today that we are looking at July-August before they would become officially ours.  The goal would be to have it happen over the summer break so they could start the new school year adopted and with their new last names.  Pretty exciting and I know that every single one of us is on the same page and wants to see that happen. 

The birth mom has requested to meet us, and may actually sign off rights instead of have them terminated by the courts if she feels more comfortable with us than she did at their last home.  Things were pretty bad at the last foster home, to the point that the agency has decided to drop them.  CYS has also been notified and these people will not be allowed to foster ever again.  They are lucky their own children are not removed from their home.  But enough on that. 

Both kids have ADHD, and I now have all 3 established in therapy.  We've been having some struggles with K for some time, and I finally had his big evaluation on Monday.  We have a few more appts this month before getting a formal diagnosis, but it appears that he has clinical anxiety, and also asperger's syndrome.  Possibly some ADHD in there as well.  Things got pretty bad with his anxiety in the past few months, that we had to put him on medication to help with that.  It really does seem to help him, but it's kind of soon to know for sure.  I don't know 100% that it's the med, or the fact that he believes that it will "take all his worries away".  Either way, we're starting to get better sleep and he's doing better.  Next week he has an evaluation with a feeding clinic to meet with a dietitian that will go over pretty much how the entire digestion system works, how what you eat effects your body, etc.  Also to discuss some sensory issues with food that we've discovered over the past year or so. 

So between getting the new kids established, Kristopher's appts and life in general, we've been pretty busy and I've been spending less and less time actually on the computer.  I still check other's blogs through my phone while sitting in the said appts waiting rooms, but commenting has taken to the back burner for now.

And back to the kids....The girl has already started calling us mom & dad because she desperately wants to be apart of a real family and to be ours forever (her words) and within a week had started it.  The boy is mixed and a little more guarded because it's a little confusing to him and he's moved a lot with being so young.    It's pretty cool though when they get excited about something the way K does and gives us a giant hug and calls us mom or dad.  :) 

I'm in a much better place mentally now and love our new family.  I promise to update more because I know I want to look back on this experience later and remember all the early details.  I actually  miss the blogging and even if no one is still around to check in, it is an awesome journal of the entire experience.  Plus I want if anyone out there comes across this, to hopefully be of some support and to know that you are not alone out there.....Anyway, better run.  Just wanted to finally update. :)